Wednesday, 3 February 2010

Compare your business income to the highest paid jobs


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The 10 highest paying jobs (and the 10 lowest)

The annual average wage for full-time employees rose by 2.6 per cent to £25,800 in 2009 Source: The Office for National Statistics’ Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

The data, which covers the average pay for full-time workers covering nearly 300 trades and professions, also found that public sector workers enjoyed average rises of 2.8 per cent last year.

In contrast, employees in the private sector received pay rises of just 0.8 per cent.

Here is the full list of the ten best paid job categories and the ten worst paid. The annual figure is the mean average of all workers’ salaries included in the job categories as defined by the ONS.

Highest paid

1. Directors and chief executives of major organisations.

Average annual salary: £115,576

Job titles include: Chief executive, company director, general manager, managing director (of major organisations).

2. Medical practitioners

Average annual salary: £78,366

Job titles include: Anaesthetist, doctor, hospital consultant, GP, physician, psychiatrist, psycho-analyst, registrar, surgeon.

3. Senior officials in national government

Average annual salary: £68,283

Job titles include: Assistant secretary, diplomat, MEP, MP, permanent secretary.

4. Brokers

Average annual salary: £61,117

Job titles include: Commodity trader, financial broker, foreign exchange dealer, insurance broker, shipbroker, stockbroker.

5. Air traffic controllers

Average annual salary: £60,548

Job titles include: Air traffic controller, controller of aircraft, flight planner, ground movement controller.

6. Financial managers and chartered secretaries

Average annual salary: £58,295

Job titles include: Company registrar, company treasurer, credit manager, finance manager, financial director, merchant banker.

7. Senior officials in local government

Average annual salary: £55,921

Job titles include: Chief executive of local government, town clerk.

8. Police officers (inspectors and above)

Average annual salary: £53,937

Job titles include: Assistant chief constable, chief constable, chief inspector, chief superintendent, deputy chief constable.

9. IT strategy and planning professionals

Average annual salary: £50,143

Job titles include: Computer consultant, software consultant.

10. Solicitors and lawyers, judges and coroners

Average annual salary: £48,908

Job titles include: Articled clerk, barrister, coroner, judge, solicitor.

Lowest paid

1. Waiters and waitresses

Average annual salary: £11,930

2. Bar staff

Average annual salary: £11,930

3. Kitchen and catering assistants

Average annual salary: £12,410

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The 10 highest paying jobs (and the 10 lowest)



Job titles include: Canteen assistant, catering assistant, counterhand, dining room assistant, kitchen assistant, kitchen porter, washer-up.

4. Travel and tour guides

Average annual salary: £12,561

Job titles include: Coach guide, courier for tour operator, escort, guide

5. Launderers, dry cleaners, pressers

Average annual salary: £12,657

Job titles include: Carpet cleaner, dry cleaner, garment presser, laundry worker.

6. Retail cashiers and check-out operators

Average annual salary: £12,736

Job titles include: Cashier, check-out operator, forecourt attendant, petrol pump attendant, restaurant cashier.

7. Leisure and theme park attendants

Average annual salary: £12,767

Job titles include: Arcade attendant, fairground worker, funfair attendant, usher/usherette.

8. Hairdressers and related occupations

Average annual salary: £13,194

Job titles include: Barber, beautician, hairdresser, make-up artist, manicurist, slimming consultant, barber.

9. Cleaners, domestics

Average annual salary: £13,807

Job titles include: Car valeter, chambermaid, cleaner, domestic cleaner.

10. Nursery Nurses

Average annual salary: £13,872

Job titles include: Creche assistant, nursery assistant, nursery nurse

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