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These could be the 5 highest paying jobs in India

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Jan 30, 2022, 12:00 IST
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5 highest paying jobs in India in 2022

A sound job that pays well, gives a sense of peace, respects boundaries is something we all want. However, it is not at all an easy task. If we procrastinate and think about the jobs that we could have had or can have that pay well, then here is a list of top 5 highest paying jobs this year.

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Business analyst

Striving to be a business analyst would be excellent for you. In this profession, you evaluate past and current business data and help the company improve the decision-making in the organization. You will be evaluating acquisition, storage, apply methods of data science for measurement of effectiveness. Your work is more technical like sifting through data, drawing conclusions. The salary ranges from Rs.800,000 – to Rs.17,00,000 Lakhs per annum.

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DevOps engineer

In this profession you introduce processes, tools and methods that help balance the whole lifecycle of Software development. DevOps engineers get good job profiles with attractive salaries. In general, those who become DevOps engineers, make around Rs 20, 00, 000 lakhs per annum.

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Data scientist

A data scientist’s job is to interpret and analyse complex data like the usage statistics of a website. They gather both unstructured and structured data from sources like smart devices, social media feeds, etc. If you become a data scientist, you can earn upto Rs. 60, 00, 000 to Rs . 70, oo, ooo lakhs per annum.

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Software architect

If you want to become a software architect, your job will be to make high level design choices to enforce technical standards like coding. The salary that you will draw eventually will be about Rs. 45, 00, 000 lakhs per annum in India.

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Commercial pilot

Last but not the least, a commercial pilot cannot be forgotten. It is a well paid and a very glamorous job as well. Commercial pilots have to deal with international air services, passenger airlines, cargo planes, charter operations etc. The average salary of a commercial pilot is Rs 1, 00, 000 to 2, oo, ooo lakhs per month, depending upon the company.


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