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Highest Paying Jobs In The World by baruzeez(m): 7:40am On Oct 30, 2014
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
Re: Highest Paying Jobs In The World by olagockay(m): 7:54am On Oct 30, 2014
1. NIGERIAN PRESIDENT
Median starting salary-$100,000,000
Mid-career average-$1,000,000,000 (or more)

In a country where some people live on less than $1 daily, Nigerian President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been named sixth richest president in Africa by Richest Lifestyle, a US-based website. The online portal in an article entitled, ‘Richest African Presidents 2014′, compiled a list of the ten richest presidents and kings in Africa. The report says President Jonathan is worth $100million.

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Re: Highest Paying Jobs In The World by sseunth(m): 9:50am On Oct 30, 2014
2. NIGERIA SENATORS
Re: Highest Paying Jobs In The World by Adesam09(m): 9:59am On Oct 30, 2014
no
Re: Highest Paying Jobs In The World by tmanis(m): 11:19am On Oct 30, 2014
where are the medical doctors, politicians, lawyers, bankers.....


NA only engineering waka come?
Re: Highest Paying Jobs In The World by baruzeez(m): 8:48am On Nov 04, 2014
na d world no b Nigeria
tmanis:
where are the medical doctors, politicians, lawyers, bankers.....
NA only engineering waka come?
na d world no b Nigeria

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