Highest paying jobs can be by field or by location. Some of the highest paying jobs are currently in the mining industry in Western Australia & Queensland, specially for welders & boilermakers.    

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• In general, many high paying jobs are in the medical field, such as surgeons & anesthesiologists. yet they vary from one country to another.

• Obviously high paying jobs change from time to time. For example, a few years ago jobs in the Information Technology were high paying jobs.

• While many high paying jobs require University degrees, such as surgeons & anesthesiologists, others only require certification, training & experience, such welders & boilermakers' jobs in the mining industry in Western Australia & Queensland. Another benefit of these mining jobs is they offer free food & accommodation while at work at the mine.

• Even unskilled jobs in the mining industry in Queensland & Western Australia usually pay considerably higher than jobs in other areas & in other industries. This is because many of these mining jobs are in remote areas and are fly in fly out jobs. The further away from the big cities, the higher the pay.

• Also, jobs in the oil & gas industry usually offer high paying jobs.

• While in one country the highest paying jobs may be in banking, finance & accounting, in another country that's growing the highest paying jobs could be in infrastructure, building & construction.

• Other high paying jobs are podiatrists, marketing managers, sales managers & lawyers.

 

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So jobs in the mining & oil industries are good examples of high paying jobs not requiring a University degree.