Top 8 High-Paying STEM careers in India

November 8, 2024 By Nandini Tyagi Nov 08, 2024 nandinityagi

Product Manager

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Data Scientist

[{"selector":"#anim-2ded4d32-3f9d-4a6c-9e11-020514a0dd76","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-250f541b-1084-4ae1-be46-074f44424a43","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 92.46876%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1fa7f02f-51f5-441e-80a8-6cf1bfdc10b9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fbbf763e-814a-4b95-a082-592035bb1cc8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 176.50553%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e1adda8d-a380-4e58-a238-cb722bac21eb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-20a7980a-00b0-4285-80b4-2f35a45e1d8d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 961.50894%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Data scientists analyse complex data sets to help companies make informed decisions for an organisation. They can earn between Rs 8 to 20 LPA, with roles like data analyst, machine learning engineer and quantitative analyst in this field​ Photo - Freepik

AI Engineer

[{"selector":"#anim-c98b33f0-e3af-4e4d-82ae-b666d90f4d2f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fb12da7c-5660-4fcd-a055-724bf29b2fbc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 92.46876%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-368e30a3-3f23-49c0-b0a5-5e3ba8a8a58b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4b69fdd4-0edc-4154-bca4-a6bfcbb0d9a8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 202.95619%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-58a46983-bccb-468c-bb45-db7784e963df","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aa0898ec-3260-44ec-90f6-29da0a1d8e24","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 961.50894%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Specialising in artificial intelligence, these engineers develop AI-based solutions for software. They can earn around Rs 6 to 14 LPA, with roles including NLP scientist and AI specialist​ Photo - Freepik

Software Engineer

[{"selector":"#anim-b078e7c4-3380-4411-a34c-1c6c9321ab85","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-642316e9-50e3-4154-adc2-acbc7363a89d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 92.46876%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a47cad8e-f23d-49b5-b885-e5eb1d0c4168","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-38e9fd85-6779-431f-a199-a006f2c56fc5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 202.95619%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-746cd5f7-2f9b-4ac4-80fe-d4d20398a57b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9735a2a2-ee0d-4f98-bdbd-41cd6f90c3be","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 961.50894%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Software engineers design and build applications, with earnings of Rs 5 to 13 LPA. The most popular roles in this field include software developer, front-end developer and back-end developer​ Photo - Freepik

DevOps Engineer

[{"selector":"#anim-1d1d2245-1de4-4c48-839f-7588faea3135","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-23249ebe-e078-477c-aa0a-6f7598b9e16a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 86.38973%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5b245498-78ff-4c40-815e-8f8c2d5d711b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-24b23126-ea12-4141-8d80-039225ba7fc7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 304.88220%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f2e3520a-a564-4885-8ce7-6fe594b0aadc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d6064293-424a-4e40-a9b0-85cf5d62a7a8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 890.08021%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Ensuring efficient software development and deployment, DevOps engineers earn between Rs 5 to 12 LPA Photo - Freepik

Data Engineer

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Machine Learning Engineer

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Business Analyst

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