Mar 29, 2023

Question of the Day: What is the highest paid profession in your state?

Feeling sick? No matter what state you're in, someone's got you covered (and is paid well for it).

Answer: Varies by state (in the interactive, hover over each state to see its highest paying job)

 

Questions:

  1. What common characteristics do you notice about these jobs?
  2. What training/education is required for these positions?
  3. What jobs do you think can be done by robots in the future?
  4. Are any of these jobs of interest to you? Are they any that you want to do further research on?

Click here for the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in your classroom.

 

Behind the numbers (Credit Karma):

"Jobs in the “healthcare practitioners and technical” occupations group, which includes physicians, dominate nationwide in terms of having the highest pay. In every state, the top-earning job is a doctor of some kind."


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About the Author

Ryan Wood

Ryan grew up with and maintains a love for learning. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay with a degree in Business Administration and worked in sports marketing for a number of years. After living in Texas, Colorado, Tennessee, and Minnesota, the call of education eventually brought Ryan back to his home state of Wisconsin where he was a Business and Marketing teacher for three years. In his free time he likes to spend time with his wife and daughter, play basketball, read, and go fishing. Now with NGPF, Ryan is excited to help teachers lead the most important course their students will ever take.

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