The 15 highest-paying jobs for people who want to work less than 40 hours a week

They assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing-care plans, and maintain medical records.

Average hours typically worked a week: 37.6

Median earned income: $61,844

They provide rehabilitative treatments and procedures that help build or restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills.

Average hours typically worked a week: 36.4

Median earned income: $62,162

They prepare written material like scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material.

Average hours typically worked a week: 36.1

Median earned income: $62,480

They organize activities to raise funds or otherwise solicit and gather monetary donations or other gifts for an organization.

Average hours typically worked a week: 39.3

Median earned income: $63,609

They instruct students in a wide variety of academic and career and technical subjects beyond the high school level.

Average hours typically worked a week: 37.4

Median earned income: $64,667

They assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.

Average hours typically worked a week: 38.0

Median earned income: $70,012

They assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders.

Average hours typically worked a week: 38.5

Median earned income: $73,528

They provide radiation therapy to patients as prescribed by a radiologist according to established practices and standards.

Average hours typically worked a week: 38.6

Median earned income: $74,297

They diagnose or evaluate mental and emotional disorders of individuals through observations, interviews, and psychological tests and formulate and administer programs of treatment.

Average hours typically worked a week: 36.7

Median earned income: $77,369

They assess, treat, and care for patients by manipulation of spine and musculoskeletal system.

Average hours typically worked a week: 39.4

Median earned income: $93,950

They enforce or ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing financial and securities institutions and financial and real estate transactions.

Average hours typically worked a week: 39.9

Median earned income: $98,662

They dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use.

Average hours typically worked a week: 37.9

Median earned income: $100,437

They diagnose, manage, and treat conditions and diseases of the human eye and visual system.

Average hours typically worked a week: 38.3

Median earned income: $122,024

They examine, diagnose, and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums.

Average hours typically worked a week: 38.4

Median earned income: $181,079