What Are The Highest Paying Careers?

Thinking about getting out of that dead end job and going back to school? Or maybe you're just coming out of high school and thinking of going off to university. Are you looking for a career that pays well? Then you'll want to know just what the highest paying careers are.

Below are the top 20 highest paying careers. Some of these have very close salaries and of course salaries can vary from employer to employer but it will give you an idea of who's making the bucks. Some of these careers are also extremely demanding so although they pay well they take an extreme amount of training.

1. Surgeons - $250,000

2. Anesthesiologists - $200,000

3. Lawyers - $200,000

4. Orthodontists - $195,000

5. Obstetricians and Gynecologists - $190,000

6. Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons - $190,000

7. Internists, General - $185, 000

8. Psychiatrists -: $175,000

9. Prosthodontists - $160,000

10. Family And General Practitioners - $160,000

11. Physicians And Surgeons, All Other - $160,000

12. Pediatricians, General - $160,000

13. Chief Executives - $155,000

14. Dentists, General - $150,000

15. Air Traffic Controllers - ~$145,000

16. Podiatrists - $130,000

17. Airline Pilots, Copilots And Flight Engineers - $130,000

18. Natural Sciences Managers - $125,000

19. Corporate Executive - $110,000

20. Engineering Managers - $105, 000

You can see that many of the medical fields are in the upper positions but they are also often the positions that require the most amount of training. There's a great mix of positions here so no matter what field you feel is right for you, you can quickly see there's likely a decent position somewhere in there.

Of course you need to take into consideration the amount of schooling and the cost of that schooling to decide if you can swing the cost and the commitment. There are student loans and grants available, so be sure that you check out all of your options.

One sure fire way to be sure that you will be able to provide your family and yourself with financial freedom in the future, is to get a good education, and choose a high paying career. Don't spend your life working from payday to payday. Set yourself up for a healthy, prosperous future. The only question is – what do you want to be when you grow up?

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