Deciding on a Career? Here are the Highest and Lowest Paid Jobs in Maine

Zippia, a new website dedicated to helping recent college grads with their career choices, found out the highest and lowest paying jobs in every state. You might change your major...

Zippia crunched the numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and came up with the highest paid jobs in every state. What's crazy is that if you aren't in the medical field, you didn't make the list.

But crazy good news, Maine made the top 5 highest paid jobs with the ol' OB/GYN. I know I have probably bought mine a new car...or two:

1. State: North Dakota
   Position: Anesthesiologists
   Salary: $283,200
2. State: Colorado
   Position: Orthodontists
   Salary: $281,470
3. State: Nebraska
   Position: Surgeons
   Salary: $280,830
4. State: Iowa
   Position: Anesthesiologists
   Salary: $280,020
5. State: Maine
   Position: OB/GYN
   Salary: $279,390

Then there is the other end of the scale...the lowest paid jobs in every state:

Good news again for Maine...we did NOT make the bottom 5 states for lowest paid jobs. Our low paying job in Maine is 'dressing room hospitality'. That's a job?

1. State: Wisconsin
   Position: Shampooers
   Salary: $16,960
2. State: Indiana
   Position: Shampooers
   Salary: $17,240
3. State: Wyoming
   Position: Ushers
   Salary: $17,410
4. State: Iowa
   Position: Models
   Salary: $17,460
5. State: Tennessee
   Position: Cooks, Fast Food
   Salary: $17,470