Krillion prompt · October 22, 2026
Name a job with median annual pay over $100,000 in the US
Krillion accepted 1,456 answers for this prompt in Dive #99. They’re all below, starting at the trench floor with the gem and rising to the Plankton everyone thinks of first.
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Notes on this prompt
- With 1,456 accepted answers, this prompt is about 2.5 times wider than a typical Krillion prompt (about 578).
- 1,184 answers (81%) are Deep Cuts and 259 are Rare, while 8 sit at Plankton.
Quick picks
The shortest Rare or deeper answers, easy to type before the timer runs out.
Dean +60 Judge +60 Mayor +60
Also accepted elsewhere
The same answer counted for a different prompt in the archive.
Every accepted answer
One in a Krillion
The gem picked for each prompt. Trench floor.
- Elevator mechanic
Median pay is about $110,000, more than architects earn.
Deep Cut
Real obscurity. This is where the list gets long.
- Accelerator Operator
- Accreditation Manager
- Acoustic engineer
- Acoustician
- Activity Therapy Teacher
- Addiction medicine physician
- Addiction psychologist
- Administrative law judge
- Administrative services manager
- Admiralty Lawyer
- Admissions director
- Adolescent medicine physician
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
- Aerial firefighting pilot
- Aerial survey pilot
- Aerodynamicist
- Aeronautics Commission Director
- Aerophysicist
- Agent-Based Modeler
- Agricultural Services Director
- Airport manager
- Airship pilot
- Allergist
- Anatomist
- Andrologist
- Animal Ride Manager
- Animation director
- Antitrust lawyer
- Apparatus Lineman
- Appellate lawyer
- Applications Engineer
- Applications Scientist
- Applied Scientist
- Architectural engineer
- Architectural manager
- Armored Transport Service Manager
- Arts Administrator
- Assistant secretary
- Astronomy Professor
- Athletic director
- Audit Manager
- Automation engineer
- Automotive engineer
- Automotive Services Manager
- Aviation psychologist
- Avionics engineer
- Balloon pilot
- Bariatric surgeon
- Bariatrician
- Battery engineer
- Behavior analyst
- Behavioral Psychologist
- Behavioral scientist
- Benefits manager
- Biogeographer
- Bioinformatics Engineer
- Biomathematician
- Biometrics Instructor
- Biophysicist
- Biopsychologist
- Biotechnology engineer
- Blending Coordinator
- Blockchain Analyst
- Blockchain engineer
- Blockchain Threat Investigator
- Board of Education Secretary
- Boards and Commissions Director
- Bond Analyst
- Booster Operator
- Boston Symphony Orchestra musician
- Branch Chief
- Branch Office Manager
- Brand Analyst
- Bridge engineer
- Bridges and Buildings Supervisor
- Brief writer
- Brownfield redevelopment manager
- Building services engineer
- Bureau Chief
- Burn surgeon
- Business Coordinator
- Business Development Analyst
- Business Enterprise Officer
- Business intelligence analyst
- Business unit manager
- Cabinet secretary
- Cable Engineer
- Cadastral Engineer
- Calibration engineer
- Call Center Manager
- Campaign Manager
- Campus Director
- Campus Safety Director
- Canal Superintendent
- Cancer Program Consultant
- Canvass Director
- Car Construction Superintendent
- Car Inspection and Repair Manager
- Carbon Analyst
- Cardiac Anesthesiologist
- Cardiac Device Specialist
- Cardio-oncologist
- Cardiothoracic radiologist
- Cargo and Ramp Services Manager
- Cartographic Engineer
- Cash manager
- Category Manager
- CDC director
- Cell Support Operator
- Ceramic engineer
- Certification Engineer
- Certified Document Imaging Architect
- CGO
- Chamber of Commerce Division Manager
- Channel Manager
- Check Airman
- Chief Administrative Officer
- Chief AI officer
- Chief brand officer
- Chief clinical officer
- Chief commercial officer
- Chief customer officer
- Chief data officer
- Chief digital officer
- Chief Diversity Officer
- Chief human resources officer
- Chief Innovation Officer
- Chief investment officer
- Chief medical information officer
- Chief Nursing Officer
- Chief scientific officer
- Chief Security Officer
- Chief sustainability officer
- Child abuse pediatrician
- Child Custody Evaluator
- Chiropractic Teacher
- Circulation Manager
- CISO
- City attorney
- City manager
- Clean Energy Site Manager
- Clerk of court
- Client Services Director
- Climatology Teacher
- Clinical Analyst
- Clinical Applications Director
- Clinical Applications Specialist
- Clinical Data Analyst
- Clinical data manager
- Clinical engineer
- Clinical informatics director
- Clinical laboratory science professor
- Clinical manager
- Clinical Research Analyst
- Clinical Research Coordinator
- Clinical Research Monitor
- Clinical Research Specialist
- Clinical Statistics Manager
- Clinical Supervisor
- Clinical Systems Educator
- Cloud Security Manager
- CMC Director
- Coastal engineer
- Cold storage supervisor
- Collateral manager
- College master
- Combustion engineer
- Commercial Attache
- Commercial Director
- Commercial Lines Manager
- Commercial specialist
- Commissary Superintendent
- Communications and Signals Supervisor
- Communications Security Manager
- Communications Station Manager
- Communications Superintendent
- Compatibility Test Engineer
- Compensation manager
- Competitive Intelligence Analyst
- Completion Engineer
- Compliance lawyer
- Compliance manager
- Compositor
- Compressor Stations Superintendent
- Computational linguist
- Computational Mathematician
- Computational Scientist
- Computer Architect
- Computer Artist
- Computer laboratory technician
- Computer operator
- Computer systems hardware analyst
- Computer Vision Engineer
- Computer vision scientist
- Concept Artist
- Concert Manager
- Concrete Engineer
- Concrete Mixing Plant Superintendent
- Condemnation Engineer
- Condensed matter physicist
- Conference center manager
- Configuration Analyst
- Configuration Manager
- Conservation Biology Professor
- Construction engineer
- Consul
- Consumer psychologist
- Contaminated Land Consultant
- Content marketing manager
- Continuing education director
- Continuous Improvement Engineer
- Contract administrator
- Contracting Engineer
- Contracts Attorney
- Control Board Operator
- Control Integration Engineer
- Control Room Operator
- Control Systems Engineer
- Conversion Specialist
- Core Analyst
- Cornea Specialist
- Corporation Secretary
- Correctional Agency Director
- Correctional Facility Industries Superintendent
- Correctional Therapy Director
- Correctional Therapy Teacher
- Corrosion engineer
- Cosmologist
- Cost Accounting Manager
- Counseling psychologist
- Counterespionage Analyst
- Country manager
- County administrator
- County commissioner
- County Ordinary
- Couples psychologist
- Court Administrator
- Court Commissioner
- Court Master
- Craft Center Director
- Craniofacial surgeon
- Credentialing Manager
- Credit manager
- Credit Products Officer
- Criminologist
- Critical care physician
- Crop duster
- Cross Enterprise Integrator
- Cryogenic engineer
- Cryptographer
- Crystallographer
- Crystallography Teacher
- Customer Engineer
- Customer Equipment Engineer
- Cyber IT Knowledge Manager
- Cyber Operations Planner
- Cyber Operations Specialist
- Cyber Workforce Manager
- Cybersecurity All-Source Collection Manager
- Cybersecurity Exploitation Analyst
- Cybersecurity Lawyer
- Cybersecurity Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst
- Cybersecurity Target Developer
- Cybersecurity Target Network Analyst
- Cytopathologist
- Dance Studio Manager
- Data Center Manager
- Data center technician
- Data Coordinator
- Data Governance Analyst
- Data integration specialist
- Data Integrity Specialist
- Data Manager
- Data Migration Specialist
- Data visualization developer
- Data warehousing specialist
- Database architect
- Database developer
- Dealership Manager
- Dean of Students
- Decommissioning Well Site Manager
- Demand Generation Manager
- Demand Planning Manager
- Demographer
- Demolition Engineer
- Dental anesthesiologist
- Dental Assistant Teacher
- Dental Hygiene Teacher
- Dental Lab Manager
- Dental Laboratory Technology Teacher
- Dental Services Director
- Dentistry professor
- Department chair
- Deployment Engineer
- Deputy Chief Sheriff
- Deputy secretary
- Dermatology Teacher
- Dermatopathologist
- Design Director
- Design engineer
- Design Release Engineer
- Design Verification Engineer
- Detective supervisor
- Developmental pediatrician
- Developmental psychologist
- Device Test Engineer
- Dial Equipment Engineer
- Diesel Retrofit Designer
- Dietetics Teacher
- Digital forensics analyst
- Digital Solutions Manager
- Digital Transformation Director
- Dimensional Engineer
- Dimensional Integration Engineer
- Director of Consumer Affairs
- Director of Entertainment
- Director of In-Service Education
- Director of nursing
- Director of Professional Services
- Director of Studies
- Director of Vocational Training
- Display Engineer
- Distribution center manager
- Distribution Engineer
- Distribution Superintendent
- District Commercial Superintendent
- District Customs Director
- District Engineer
- District Manager
- District Plant Engineer
- District Plant Superintendent
- District Traffic Chief
- District Wire Chief
- Diversity Manager
- Division Director
- Division Engineer
- Division Head
- Division Manager
- Division Plant Engineer
- Division Road Supervisor
- Division Roadmaster
- Division Toll Wire Chief
- Division Traffic Superintendent
- Dock Superintendent
- Dockmaster
- Document Controller
- Document Management Specialist
- Document Review Attorney
- Documentation Engineer
- Dog Races Manager
- Donor relations manager
- Drainage Engineer
- Drilling and Production Superintendent
- Drilling engineer
- Durability Engineer
- Dust Control Engineer
- Dynamicist
- E-commerce director
- E-learning manager
- Earth Observations Scientist
- Earthquake engineer
- ECM Consultant
- Ecology professor
- Economic development specialist
- Economics professor
- EDI Analyst
- Education administrator
- Education Research Analyst
- Efficiency Manager
- Elder law attorney
- Electric Power Superintendent
- Electrical Energy Distribution Technician
- Electrical Energy Storage Technician
- Electrical Prospecting Engineer
- Electrical Superintendent
- Electro-optical Engineer
- Electrodynamicist
- Electronic Content Manager
- Electronic Transactions Implementer
- Electronics engineer
- Emergency radiologist
- Employment lawyer
- Employment Research and Planning Director
- Employment Services Director
- EMS coordinator
- Endocrine surgeon
- Endodontist
- Energy engineer
- Energy Manager
- Engine designer
- Engineering professor
- Enterprise architect
- Entertainment lawyer
- Environmental Manager
- Environmental psychologist
- Environmental Test Engineer
- Enzymologist
- EPA administrator
- Epileptologist
- Equipment Engineer
- Erecting Engineer
- ERP Consultant
- Estate planner
- Ethnologist
- ETL Developer
- ETL Tester
- Etymologist
- EVA Engineer
- Evaluation Engineer
- Exchange floor manager
- Experimental psychologist
- Exploration Engineer
- Explosives engineer
- Export manager
- Extension Division Director
- Extrusion Engineer
- F&I manager
- FAA administrator
- Facilities engineer
- Facilities manager
- Failure Analysis Engineer
- FCC chairman
- FDA commissioner
- Federal Reserve governor
- Fermentation Engineer
- Fermentation Manager
- Field Engineer
- Field Services Director
- Financial Aid Director
- Financial engineer
- Fire protection engineer
- Fleet manager
- Flight engineer
- Flight Operations Manager
- Flight Service Specialist
- Flight surgeon
- Forensic engineer
- Forest engineer
- Forestry professor
- Foundation director
- FPGA Engineer
- FTC commissioner
- Fuel cell engineer
- Fuel Engineer
- Fund administrator
- Fundraising manager
- Game artist
- Gamma Operator
- GaN Device Engineer
- Gas Operations Manager
- Gas Well Drilling Manager
- General Car Yard Supervisor
- General Milling Superintendent
- General Road Supervisor
- General superintendent
- Generating station mechanic
- Genetic counselor
- Genetic engineer
- Geochemical manager
- Geochemist
- Geochronologist
- Geodesist
- Geographer
- Geological engineer
- Geological Manager
- Geology professor
- Geomagnetist
- Geomatics engineer
- Geomorphologist
- Geophysical manager
- Geophysicist
- Geospatial intelligence analyst
- Geothermal engineer
- Geriatric psychiatrist
- Geriatrician
- Gerontologist
- Geropsychologist
- Glaciologist
- Glider pilot
- GNC Engineer
- Government affairs specialist
- GPS Technician
- Grants Manager
- Graphic Engineer
- Graphics programmer
- Gravitational physicist
- Grounds Restoration Specialist
- Group Tester
- Gynecologic oncologist
- Hand surgeon
- Headache specialist
- Health Commissioner
- Health information manager
- Health physicist
- Health psychologist
- Hematologist
- Hematopathologist
- Hepatobiliary surgeon
- Hepatologist
- Highway Commissioner
Rare
Genuinely uncommon. A strong pick on any prompt.
- Actuary
- Admiral
- Advertising manager
- Aerospace engineer
- AI engineer
- Air traffic controller
- Anesthesiologist
- Anesthesiologist assistant
- Animator
- Art director
- Astronaut
- Astronomer
- Attorney general
- Bank manager
- Bankruptcy lawyer
- Biochemical engineer
- Biochemist
- Biomedical engineer
- Biostatistician
- Brand manager
- Business analyst
- Business development manager
- Cardiac surgeon
- Cardiologist
- CFO
- Chemical engineer
- Chief Information Officer
- Chief marketing officer
- Chief medical officer
- Chief of staff
- Child psychiatrist
- CIA director
- Civil engineer
- Clinical psychologist
- Cloud architect
- Cloud engineer
- Colorectal surgeon
- Commercial pilot
- Computer engineer
- Computer hardware engineer
- Computer scientist
- Computer systems analyst
- Construction manager
- Controller
- COO
- Corporate lawyer
- Cosmetic Dentist
- Creative Director
- Criminal lawyer
- CTO
- Cybersecurity engineer
- Data analyst
- Data engineer
- Data scientist
- Database administrator
- Dean
- Defense attorney
- Dermatologist
- DevOps engineer
- Digital marketing manager
- Economist
- Electrical engineer
- Embedded systems engineer
- Emergency medicine physician
- Endocrinologist
- Engineering manager
- Environmental engineer
- Environmental lawyer
- Equity research analyst
- Executive
- Family doctor
- Family lawyer
- FBI director
- FBS head football coach
- Financial advisor
- Financial analyst
- Financial manager
- Flight instructor
- Forensic pathologist
- Forensic psychologist
- Forward deployed engineer
- Full-stack engineer
- Game Developer
- Game Tester
- Gastroenterologist
- General contractor
- General counsel
- General manager
- General Surgeon
- Geologist
- Geotechnical engineer
- GIS analyst
- Governor
- Harbor pilot
- Healthcare administrator
- Hedge fund manager
- Helicopter pilot
- HR manager
- Immigration lawyer
- Industrial engineer
- Industrial-organizational psychologist
- Information security analyst
- Intellectual property lawyer
- Interventional radiologist
- Inventor
- Investment analyst
- IT consultant
- IT manager
- Judge
- Logistics manager
- Machine learning engineer
- Management consultant
- Manager
- Marine engineer
- Marketing manager
- Materials engineer
- Mathematician
- Mayor
- Mechanical engineer
- Mechatronics engineer
- Medical device sales representative
- Medical director
- Medical physicist
- Medical scientist
- Military general
- Mining engineer
- MLB manager
- MLB player
- MLS player
- Mobile app developer
- Nanotechnology engineer
- NBA head coach
- NBA player
- NBA referee
- Nephrologist
- Network engineer
- Neurologist
- Neuropsychologist
- Neuroscientist
- Neurosurgeon
- NFL head coach
- NFL player
- NHL player
- Nuclear engineer
- Nuclear medicine physician
- Nuclear physicist
- Nuclear reactor operator
- Nuclear technician
- Nurse anesthetist
- Nurse Manager
- Nurse midwife
- Nurse practitioner
- OB-GYN
- Occupational therapist
- Ocean engineer
- Oncologist
- Operations manager
- Ophthalmologist
- Optometrist
- Oral surgeon
- Orthodontist
- Orthopedic surgeon
- Osteopath
- Otolaryngologist
- Paleontologist
- Patent attorney
- Pathologist
- Pediatric neurosurgeon
- Pediatric oncologist
- Pediatric surgeon
- Pediatrician
- Penetration tester
- Perfusionist
- Personal injury lawyer
- Petroleum engineer
- Pharmaceutical sales representative
- Pharmacist
- Pharmacologist
- Physical therapist
- Physician assistant
- Physicist
- Plant manager
- Plastic surgeon
- Podiatrist
- Police captain
- Police Chief
- Police sergeant
- Policy analyst
- Portfolio manager
- Power engineer
- President of the United States
- Private equity associate
- Process engineer
- Product Designer
- Product manager
- Program manager
- Project manager
- Prompt engineer
- Prosecutor
- Prosthodontist
- Psychiatrist
- Psychotherapist
- Public defender
- Public relations manager
- Publisher
- Quantitative analyst
- Quantitative developer
- Quantum engineer
- Quantum physicist
- Race engineer
- Radiation therapist
- Regional Manager
- Rheumatologist
- Risk analyst
- Risk manager
- Robotics engineer
- Sales engineer
- Sales manager
- School principal
- School superintendent
- Scrum master
- Security Consultant
- Semiconductor engineer
- Site reliability engineer
- Software architect
- Software tester
- Solutions architect
- Spine surgeon
- Sports psychologist
- Statistician
- Store Manager
- Structural engineer
- Supply chain manager
- Surgeon General
- Systems engineer
- Tax attorney
- Technical sales representative
- Thoracic surgeon
- Transplant surgeon
- Trauma surgeon
- Treasurer
- UI designer
- University president
- Urologist
- US representative
- US senator
- UX designer
- UX researcher
- Venture capitalist
- Veterinary surgeon
- Vice president
- Vice principal
- Video game designer
- Warehouse manager
- Water engineer
- Web designer
- White House press secretary
- Wind energy engineer
- WNBA player
Schooler
Solid, but you’re swimming with the crowd.
- Investment banker
- President
- Radiologist
- Veterinarian
Plankton
The first thing everyone thinks of.
- CEO
- Dentist
- Doctor
- Engineer
- Lawyer
- Pilot
- Software engineer
- Surgeon
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