Here is a collection of world top ten paying jobs, 1. PETROLEUM ENGINEERINGMedian starting salary: $97,900Mid-career average: $155,000 The survey numbers suggest that petroleum engineering can be by far the best paying major available today. According to the Society of Petroleum Engineers, a large number of workers in the industry are expected to retire during the next ten years. Add the global demand for energy and you have a scenario in which petroleum engineering majors should continue to be in-demand and well- compensated for years to come. 2. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Median starting salary: $64,5000 Mid-career average: $109,000 According to the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, professionals in this field are at the forefront of research in fields including energy, biomedicine, food production and electronics. 3 .ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Median starting salary: $61,300 Mid-career average: $103,000 PayScale reports that while salaries for electrical engineers remain high, competition for jobs is expected to be stiff. While job experience is important, having a degree in electrical engineering can be key to filling positions created by retiring employees 4.MATERIAL SCIENCE ENGINEERING Median starting salary: $60,400 Mid-career average: $103,000 As one of the lesser known engineering disciplines, materials science studies, manipulates and improves on materials used in the biotechnology, energy and communications industries. Emerging fields such as nanotechnology also play a role in materials science and engineering. 5. AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Median starting salary: $60,700 Mid-career average: $102,000 From self-guided machines to helicopters to spacecraft, aerospace engineers are involved in the design and creation of any vehicle that travels above the Earth’s surface. The technical skills learned by those with aerospace engineering degrees place graduates in the top five highest- earning majors, PayScale reports. 6. COMPUTER ENGINEERING Median starting salary: $61,800 Mid-career average: $101,000 In a relatively new field, qualified computer engineering graduates are few and far between. “We are desperate to find skilled employees, but simply cannot do so,” says Sander Daniels, co-founder of web start-up Thumbtack.com. With multiple companies vying for relatively few candidates, median starting salaries for computer engineering graduates are high. Sanders said, ‘‘I see supply slowly catching up to demand over the coming years–but at least today, there aren’t enough computer engineers for all the available jobs.” 7. PHYSICS Median starting salary: $49,800 Mid-career average: $101,000 Today, these professionals work in the fields of chemistry, oceanography, seismology and astronomy. Physics is the only major on the list with a median starting salary below $50,000, but by mid- career, the average rises to more than double that amount. 8.APPLIED MATHEMATICS Median starting salary: $52,600 Mid-career average: $98,600 According to the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, employers across a number of industries hire mathematicians and computational scientists. Jobs can be found in the energy, finance, science, health care and publishing sectors among others. 9.COMPUTER SCIENCEMedian starting salary: $56,600Mid-career average: $97,900 In a society that is increasingly dependent on computer technology, computer science graduates can expect to see lucrative starting salaries. Make no mistake, these professionals do more than simply provide tech support and program games. For instance, computer science researchers at Cornell University work in fields such as robotics, artificial intelligence, computer architecture and security. 10. NUCLEAR ENGINEERING Median starting salary:$65,100 Mid-career average:$97,800 Rounding out the top ten on the PayScale list is nuclear engineering. James Madison, President of CoolHandNuke.com, a job site for nuclear professionals, says several factors help boos