Education Editorial

^{^{High Paying Occupations Mith Many Openings


College Prep

Not College Prep

Median

People
Academic
People
Not
Annual

Occupation
Oriented
Oriented
Oriented
SO
Earnings 2002

RN

110,119

$
48,090

Postsecondary
T.

95,980

$
49,090

Managers

68,210

$
68,210

Sales
Reps


66,239

$
42,730

Truck
Drivers


62,517
$
33,210

Elementary
T
54,701

$
41,780

Retail
Sales Managers


48,684

$
29,700

Secondary
T.
45,761

$
43,950

Maintenance/Repair

44,978
$
29,370

Ex.
Sec./Admin.Asist.


42,444

$
33,410

First-
Line Supervisiors


40,909

$
38,820

Accounting

40,465

$
47,000

Carpenters


31,917
$
34,190

Aotmotive


31,887
$
30,590

Police
Patrol Officers


31,290

$
42,270

LPN,LVN


29,480

$
31,440

Electricans


28,485
$
41,390

Management
Analysts

24,470

$
60,340

Comp.
System Analysists

23,735

$
62,890

Special
Ed Teachers

23,297

$
43,450

Column
Total
168,672

207,947

369,165

199,784

Sub total

       376,619

    568,949
           945,568

Column
Percentage

0.18

0.22

0.39

0.21

1.00

College
Percentage


0.40


0.60}}

	High Paying Occupations Mith Many Openings
	College Prep		Not College Prep		Median
	People	Academic	People	Not	Annual
Occupation	Oriented	Oriented	Oriented	SO	Earnings 2002
RN			110,119		$ 48,090
Postsecondary T.		95,980			$ 49,090
Managers	68,210				$ 68,210
Sales Reps			66,239		$ 42,730
Truck Drivers				62,517	$ 33,210
Elementary T	54,701				$ 41,780
Retail Sales Managers			48,684		$ 29,700
Secondary T.	45,761				$ 43,950
Maintenance/Repair				44,978	$ 29,370
Ex. Sec./Admin.Asist.			42,444		$ 33,410
First- Line Supervisiors			40,909		$ 38,820
Accounting		40,465			$ 47,000
Carpenters				31,917	$ 34,190
Aotmotive				31,887	$ 30,590
Police Patrol Officers			31,290		$ 42,270
LPN,LVN			29,480		$ 31,440
Electricans				28,485	$ 41,390
Management Analysts		24,470			$ 60,340
Comp. System Analysists		23,735			$ 62,890
Special Ed Teachers		23,297			$ 43,450
Column Total	168,672	207,947	369,165	199,784
Sub total		376,619		568,949	945,568
Column Percentage	0.18	0.22	0.39	0.21	1.00
College Percentage		0.40		0.60