Last month, I wrote a post about 50 jobs that pay $50,000 or more and a lot of you commented that you wanted to see jobs that pay that amount at the entry level.

I did some detective work and found 20 jobs whose entry-level salaries range from $41,000 to $77,000 a year. Compare these to the national mean of $41,231 for all workers and that’s a nice chunk of change for starting out in a new career.

One thing to keep in mind: While there are jobs that pay well at the entry-level, that pay is usually related to education. If you want a high starting salary, you’ll have to do your homework … literally. Certifications, post-secondary education and baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate degrees are usually needed for these jobs.

Here are 20 jobs with high entry-level salaries, according to SalaryExpert.com, which powers CBSalary.com:

1. Athlete Agent
   Industry: Sales 
   Annual salary: $59,879
2. Compensation Analyst
   Industry: Health care 
   Annual salary: $54,568
3. Computer Information Scientist 
   Industry: IT 
   Annual salary: $65,624
4. Developmental Psychologist
   Industry: Health care 
   Annual salary: $45,241
5. e-Commerce Business Analyst 
   Industry: IT 
   Annual salary: $60,022 
6. ERI Specialist 
   Industry: Health care 
   Annual salary: $41,680
7. Hydraulic Engineer 
   Industry: Engineering 
   Annual salary: $60,729
8. Industrial Engineer
   Industry: Engineering 
   Annual salary: $65,600 
9. Industrial Health Engineer 
   Industry: Engineering 
   Annual salary: $54,716
10. Marine Engineering Machinist
    Engineering 
    Annual salary: $58,177
11. MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) 
    Industry: Engineering 
    Annual salary: $71,935
12. Medical Social Researcher
    Industry: Health care 
    Annual salary: $47,594
13. Product Marketing Engineer 
    Industry: Engineering 
    Annual salary: $53,156
14. Sales Engineering Agent
    Industry: Sales 
    Annual salary: $55,693
15. Scientific Artist
    Industry: Health care 
    Annual salary: $43,053
16. Software Developer 
    Industry: IT 
    Annual salary: $77,511
17. Systems Administrator 
    Industry: IT 
    Annual salary: $63,209
18. Systems Analyst Lead 
    Industry: IT 
    Annual salary: $74,518
19. Veterans Service Officer 
    Industry: Health care 
    Annual salary: $44,319
20. Web Developer 
    Industry: IT 
    Annual salary: $66,861

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Source: http://www.theworkbuzz.com/jobs/high-entry-level-salaries/

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