Highest-paying jobs in Watertown

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July 8, 2022
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Highest-paying jobs in Watertown

Stacker collected information on the highest-paying jobs in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by average annual salary with information up to date as of May 2021.

In Watertown, the annual mean wage is $51,320 or 11.9% lower than national mean of $58,260, while the highest-paying occupation makes $202,550. Read on to see which jobs make the list.

#50. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $67,100
- #266 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,590
- Employment: 526,240
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($93,830)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($93,030)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,870)

#49. Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $67,600
- #113 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,530
- Employment: 1,020,240
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($104,010)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($101,980)
--- Bakersfield, CA ($97,490)

#48. Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $67,620
- #85 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,090
- Employment: 187,070
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($102,210)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($92,730)
--- Chico, CA ($88,430)

#47. Speech-language pathologists

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $68,540
- #341 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $85,820
- Employment: 147,470
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($118,260)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,120)
--- Salinas, CA ($107,160)

#46. Social and community service managers

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $68,840
- #203 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,790
- Employment: 156,400
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($100,530)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($98,240)
--- Charlottesville, VA ($98,200)

#45. Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $68,990
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,880
- Employment: 592,000
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bakersfield, CA ($109,060)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,280)
--- Yuba City, CA ($94,480)

#44. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $69,150
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,870
- Employment: 466,910
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,590)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($87,760)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($87,420)

#43. Insurance sales agents

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $69,270
- #99 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,340
- Employment: 422,600
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($104,230)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,470)
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($95,620)

#42. Elementary school teachers, except special education

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $69,470
- #93 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 550

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,080
- Employment: 1,329,280
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($92,860)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($91,430)
--- Salinas, CA ($91,280)

#41. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $70,240
- #178 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,060
- Employment: 665,870
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,820)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($101,210)

#40. Dental hygienists

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $72,390
- #202 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $81,360
- Employment: 207,190
- Entry level education requirements: Associate’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($125,750)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($122,660)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($119,320)

#39. Compliance officers

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $73,980
- #98 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,810
- Employment: 334,340
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,650)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($99,460)
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($96,030)

#38. Instructional coordinators

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $74,070
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,560
- Employment: 184,740
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salem, OR ($93,890)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($93,760)
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($91,430)

#37. Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $74,650
- #105 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $93,260
- Employment: 426,870
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($154,880)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($141,290)
--- Memphis, TN-MS-AR ($121,180)

#36. Network and computer systems administrators

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $75,510
- #263 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $91,250
- Employment: 316,760
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($135,440)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($116,370)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($110,930)

#35. Occupational therapists

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $75,640
- #308 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $89,470
- Employment: 127,830
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($121,190)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($113,210)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($113,190)

#34. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $76,480
- #97 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $81,240
- Employment: 76,890
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Idaho Falls, ID ($116,630)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($109,190)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,710)

#33. Accountants and auditors

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $76,690
- #130 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,980
- Employment: 1,318,550
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,830)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($109,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,540)

#32. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $76,870
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,750
- Employment: 665,380
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($125,960)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($118,450)
--- Napa, CA ($116,010)

#31. Management analysts

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $77,020
- #320 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,530
- Employment: 768,450
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($135,020)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($127,320)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,250)

#30. Registered nurses

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $77,730
- #107 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 800

National
- Annual mean salary: $82,750
- Employment: 3,047,530
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($155,230)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($151,640)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($146,360)

#29. Physical therapists

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $78,820
- #372 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $92,920
- Employment: 225,350
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($123,190)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($118,370)
--- Midland, TX ($116,880)

#28. Diagnostic medical sonographers

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $80,650
- #77 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,680
- Employment: 78,640
- Entry level education requirements: Associate’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($138,110)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($137,140)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($131,080)

#27. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $81,270
- #103 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,270
- Employment: 80,890
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($171,060)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($145,740)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($135,860)

#26. Logisticians

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $82,120
- #56 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,230
- Employment: 189,320
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($115,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,740)
--- Kokomo, IN ($101,310)

#25. Construction managers

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $82,700
- #335 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $108,210
- Employment: 284,750
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($160,710)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($149,050)
--- Napa, CA ($145,430)

#24. Loan officers

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $84,530
- #80 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,570
- Employment: 340,170
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($111,830)
--- Bend-Redmond, OR ($106,290)
--- Wilmington, NC ($104,930)

#23. Mechanical engineers

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $84,970
- #224 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $97,000
- Employment: 278,240
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($137,540)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($128,790)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($127,030)

#22. Industrial engineers

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $85,700
- #228 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $95,200
- Employment: 293,950
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($142,770)
--- Midland, TX ($129,440)
--- Billings, MT ($126,170)

#21. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $86,370
- #82 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,060
- Employment: 123,940
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($117,700)
--- Salinas, CA ($110,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($109,490)

#20. Project management specialists

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $86,820
- #181 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,420
- Employment: 743,860
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($133,950)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($130,250)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($125,330)

#19. Civil engineers

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $87,700
- #184 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $95,490
- Employment: 304,310
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,720)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($116,550)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($115,120)

#18. Computer systems analysts

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $93,730
- #115 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,210
- Employment: 505,150
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($141,290)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($131,650)
--- Huntsville, AL ($118,690)

#17. Detectives and criminal investigators

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $97,800
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $90,370
- Employment: 107,890
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,210)
--- Anchorage, AK ($127,070)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($123,460)

#16. Legislators

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $98,480
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,110
- Employment: 44,590
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Yakima, WA ($139,690)
--- Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($136,400)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($132,460)

#15. General and operations managers

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $98,630
- #231 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 750

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,250
- Employment: 2,984,920
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($165,340)
--- Trenton, NJ ($165,030)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($159,210)

#14. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $106,310
- #68 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,760
- Employment: 128,230
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($182,700)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($170,740)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($164,600)

#13. Administrative services managers

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $106,560
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $113,030
- Employment: 224,620
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($149,360)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($142,650)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($141,950)

#12. Software developers

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $107,760
- #97 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $120,990
- Employment: 1,364,180
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($167,420)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($158,320)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($148,220)

#11. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $109,160
- #76 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,650
- Employment: 274,710
- Entry level education requirements: Master's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($144,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($143,450)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($142,330)

#10. Medical and health services managers

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $113,650
- #151 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,840
- Employment: 436,770
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($162,110)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($157,340)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($156,370)

#9. Nurse practitioners

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $117,710
- #112 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $118,040
- Employment: 234,690
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($197,870)
--- Napa, CA ($184,700)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($180,380)

#8. Sales managers

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $119,130
- #216 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $142,390
- Employment: 453,800
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($198,960)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($196,910)
--- Boulder, CO ($182,820)

#7. Lawyers

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $123,460
- #133 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $148,030
- Employment: 681,010
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($231,200)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($191,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($186,610)

#6. Physician assistants

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $128,770
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,460
- Employment: 132,940
- Entry level education requirements: Master's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portsmouth, NH-ME ($167,240)
--- Panama City, FL ($165,000)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($164,150)

#5. Pharmacists

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $130,530
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $125,690
- Employment: 312,550
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($168,640)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($163,840)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($158,420)

#4. Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $136,100
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $142,520
- Employment: 27,790
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($225,610)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($208,310)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($200,980)

#3. Financial managers

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $136,790
- #128 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $153,460
- Employment: 681,070
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($209,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($201,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($188,900)

#2. Dentists, general

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $161,440
- #194 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $167,160
- Employment: 108,680
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Manchester, NH ($276,510)
--- Salinas, CA ($234,410)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($229,800)

#1. Pediatricians, general

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
- Annual mean salary: $202,550
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $198,420
- Employment: 33,620
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Austin-Round Rock, TX ($298,760)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($298,320)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($291,940)

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