17. Instructional coordinator
Average annual salary: $64,040
Multitasking importance: 53
Coordinators are responsible for creating instructional material, arranging educational content, and bringing current technology into fields to help educators and instructors that are responsible for developing a curriculum for a course. They are also considered educational consultants and instructional material directors.
16. First-line supervisor of mechanics, installers, or repairers
Average annual salary: $64,670
Multitasking importance: 53
These first-line supervisors supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers.
15. Food scientist or technologist
Average annual salary: $66,870
Multitasking importance: 53
Food scientists and technologists analyze food to determine nutritional makeup. They study what causes food to deteriorate and research ways to process and package food. The job combines knowledge of chemistry, microbiology, and engineering.
14. Gaming manager
Average annual salary: $75,590
Multitasking importance level: 53
Gaming managers plan, direct, and coordinate casino operations They're responsible for regulating gaming rules.
13. Nuclear technician
Average annual salary: $75,960
Multitask importance: 53
Nuclear technicians work on power plants with physicists and engineers to monitor and research the production of nuclear energy. They work mostly with computers and special equipment to measure levels of radiation.
12. Ship or boat captain
Average annual salary: $79,180*
Multitasking importance level: 63
Ship and boat captains command or supervise operations of ships and water vessels, such as tugboats and ferryboats. They need to be licensed by the US Coast Guard in order to perform those duties.
*This is the average annual salary for "Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels," according to the BLS.
11. Criminal investigator or special agent
Average annual salary: $80,540
Multitasking importance level: 53
Investigators and agents can work on the federal, state, or local level to examine a crime.
10. Commercial pilot
Average annual salary: $82,430
Multitasking importance level: 63
Commercial pilots fly non-scheduled air carrier routes or helicopters.
9. First-line supervisor of police and detectives
Average annual salary: $84,260
Multitasking importance level: 53
First-line supervisors of police and detectives oversee and direct all of the force's members.
8. Industrial engineer
Average annual salary: $85,110
Multitasking importance level: 53
Industrial engineering is all about eliminating waste in any industrial production process. Some factors that these engineers need to take into consideration are: workers, quality control, inventory, logistics, cost, materials, and production coordination.
7. Director — stage, motion picture, television, radio
Average annual salary: $90,300*
Multitask importance: 63
Directors are involved in the production process of a piece art. They interpret scripts or an idea to present in front of an audience.
*This is the average annual salary for "Producers and Directors," according to the BLS.
6. Education administrator, elementary or secondary school
Median salary: $91,780
Multitasking importance level: 53
Elementary or secondary school administrators roles include: principals, athletic directors, or superintendents.
5. Air traffic controller
Median salary: $118,780
Multitasking importance level: 78
Air traffic controllers have to keep an eye on air traffic. They usually spend their days in control towers within the vicinity of an airport to make sure airline flights are following government or company rules and regulations.
4. Airline pilot, copilot, or flight engineer
Median salary: $131,760
Multitasking importance level: 72
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers fly air crafts that have scheduled routes and carry passengers. They're able to fly regionally, nationally, and internationally.
3. Petroleum engineer
Average annual salary: $147,520
Multitasking importance level: 53
Petroleum engineers work to come up with the best methods to improve oil and gas extraction. They oversee drilling sites and offer advice on petroleum production. They also determine if there is a need for new or modified tools for the field.
2. Nurse anesthetist
Average annual salary: $158,900
Multitasking importance level: 53
Nurse anesthetists help anesthesiologists with the induction of anesthesia into a patient during major surgery. They're responsible for monitoring the patient's vital signs and checking the patient's progress post-surgery.
1. Preventive medicine physician
Average annual salary: $194,990*
Multitasking importance level: 53
Physicians work to find and treat a person's illness or injury. A physician's job includes examining a patient's medical background, prescribing medication, and ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests. They also counsel a person on their well being and physical health.
*The is the average annual pay for "Physicians and Surgeons," according to the BLS.