Department of Labor information shows that 8 of the 10 highest paying jobs, in the U.S., are in the medical field:
The Highest Paying Jobs in the United States
(Non-medical salaries in bold)
- Surgeon — $181,850
- Anesthesiologist — $174,610
- OB/GYN — $174,610
- Oral and maxillofacial surgeon — $169,600
- Internist — $156,790
- Prosthodontist — $156,710
- Orthodontist — $153,240
- Psychiatrist — $151,380
- Chief Executive Officer — $140,880
- Engineering Manager — $140,210
- Pediatrician — $140,000
- Family or general practitioner — $137,980
- Physician/surgeon, all other — $137,100
- Airline Pilot — $134,090
- Dentist — $132,660
- Podiatrist — $111,130
- Lawyer — $110,590
- Dentist, any other specialist — $106,040
- Air Traffic Controller — $100,430
- Computer and Information Systems Manager — $100,110
- Marketing Manager — $100,020
- Natural Sciences Manager — $97,560
- Sales Manager — $96,950
- Astronomer — $96,780
View job descriptions and job listings for this list at Careerbuilder:
America’s Highest-Paying Jobs. [Careerbuilder - Laura Morsch]
Additionally the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ has listed the estimated pay of the 10 fastest-growing jobs through 2014:
Average pay for the Fastest Growing Jobs
(Non-medical salaries in bold)1. Computer systems software engineer — $81,140*
2. Computer applications software engineer — $76,310
3. Biomedical engineer — $70,520
4. Physician assistant — $69,250
5. Environmental engineer — $67,620
6. Computer systems analyst — $67,520
7. Database administrator — $61,950
8. Physical therapist — $61,560
9. Network systems and data communication analyst — $61,250
10. Hydrologist — $60,880
*Median annual salary, according to November 2004 BLS data.
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2 responses so far ↓
Highest Paid in US « A Mind of My Own // November 20, 2006 at 6:55 am
[...] When you go US, be sure to be one of the highest paid such as surgeon, gyn or just be in the medical field and climb up to being a surgeon. It’s one of the highest paid in US. Based on MSN Career Builder, that is. I’m not sure how accurate it is though. Anyone can confirm on that? [...]
Pradeep // March 24, 2007 at 8:22 am
Of course, looking into Non-Medical field, it seems and is for sure that IT and computers related jobs are the highest paid ones.Computers related jobs are growing faster more than 20% each year.This shows our future folks!