Top 10 Paying Careers and Professions
What are the top 10 paying careers and professions? If you want to know, we have the answer. If you happen to be in any of the fields, then you are very lucky. Not only are you getting a lot of money every year, you are also likely to experience a good pay increase annually. But if you are still wondering what career will pay well, knowing these top 10 paying careers and profession might help you choose a degree or program to take. These careers are:
- Surgeon
- Anesthesiologist
- Orthodontist
- Obstetrician and Gynecologist
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
- Internist, General
- Prosthodontist
- Physician and Surgeon (outside of main specialty)
- Family and General Practitioner
- Chief Executive
If the national average salary is only a little over $40,000, the yearly pay of the professions listed above is more than quadruple the amount. For surgeons, their yearly salary is over $206,000. Anesthesiologists earn over $197,000 every year while orthodontists receive more than $194,000.
Obstetrician and gynecologists receive an average yearly salary of more than $192,000. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons or surgeons that work on the mouth and jaw receive a yearly salary of around $190,000. General internists, on the other hand, earn as much as $176,740 every year. Prosthodontists can earn up to $169,810 every year. Physicians and surgeons outside of main specialties receive $165,000 while family and general practitioners rake in as much as $161,490.
The first 9 of these top 10 careers are in the medical field. If you do not like the idea of studying to be a doctor, you can always go to the business route. If, one day, you end up as a Chief Executive Officer, you will be earning as much as $160,440 every year. That amount is still more than 4 times the average national salary.
“Source: Forbes”