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Top Ten Most Paid Jobs

Physician
Physician

Not only is this the top-paying job in the U.S., employment for medical doctors is projected to grow 14 percent from 2014 to 2024, twice as fast as the average for all occupations, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

source: cnbc.com
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Lawyer
Lawyer

Law firm administrators typically work fewer hours than most big firm lawyers and CMO positions require less education -- most have only a bachelor's degree. This can be a great career option for those seeking a lucrative job in the legal industry.

R&D Manager
R&D Manager

R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. It is a GNU project which is similar to the S language and environment which was developed at Bell Laboratories (formerly AT&T, now Lucent Technologies) by John Chambers and colleagues.

source: r-project.org
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Software Development Manager
Software Development Manager

While “Software Developer” is only #4 in salary.com’s 8 hottest jobs of 2014 list in terms of growth rate (demand), it probably goes without saying that there are many well-paying career opportunities in Computer Science and IT (Information Technology) in general.

Pharmacy Manager
Pharmacy Manager

Sure a lot of jobs mentioned - CEO, business owner, Hospital pharmacy director etc., can eventually overtake Retail pharmacist after a certain number of years, and with promotions, but the OP is probably asking what's the profession that has the closest comparable salary to retail right out the gate after becoming licensed.

Strategy Manager
Strategy Manager

Search Strategy Manager jobs with company reviews & ratings. 87,174 open jobs for Strategy Manager. Average Salary: $118,231.

source: glassdoor.com
image: cnbc.com
Software Architect
Software Architect

Although New York and California have the most jobs for architects, Georgia has the highest-paid architect salary with a mean of $97,900. The mean wage for California is $95,070, and New York has a mean wage of $91,610.

Integrated Circuit Designer Engineer
Integrated Circuit Designer Engineer

Integrated Circuit (IC) Designer Salary Compensation for Integrated Circuit Designers in the United States is generous, with average pay surpassing six figures annually ($99K). Career duration is the biggest factor affecting pay for this group, followed by geography.

source: payscale.com
Surgeon
Surgeon

A general surgeon treats and performs surgeries on abdominal contents which include the stomach, bowel, esophagus and colon. A wide spectrum of diseases can affect abdominal contents. Hence, most patients require surgical treatment and regular checkups after surgery. This makes this specialty among the most demanding and highest paid medical specialties.

Psychiatrist
Psychiatrist

And although they're most often employed in private practice, home health care services and local governments tend to compensate these professionals the best. The top-paid psychiatrists earned more than $208,000 in 2016, while the lowest-paid made $61,330.

General Practice Physician
General Practice Physician

In Pictures: The Best and Worst Paying Jobs For Doctors. Here’s how much doctors in the top recruited specialties are offered, according to consulting firm Merritt Hawkins & Associates’ 2012 Review of Physician Recruiting Incentives. These are the average offered base salaries or guaranteed income, not including production bonus or benefits. 1.

source: forbes.com
Senior Level Corporate Executive
Senior Level Corporate Executive

Compare the job duties, education, job growth, and pay of top executives with similar occupations. More Information, Including Links to O*NET Learn more about top executives by visiting additional resources, including O*NET, a source on key characteristics of workers and occupations.

source: bls.gov
Dentist
Dentist

The top-paying industries with the highest average annual salaries for this career are residential intellectual and developmental disability, mental health, and substance abuse facilities ($184,620); dental offices ($176,470); employment services ($173,030); state government ($167,050); and management of companies and enterprises ($166,280).

Petroleum Engineer
Petroleum Engineer

Highest Paid Engineering Jobs Some of the highest paying careers in the world are found in engineering. Engineering is widely considered as one of the most lucrative and in demand career choices, with multiple engineering disciplines and job types, as well as salaries that can exceed $100k per year once the engineer has some experience behind them¹.

Orthodontist
Orthodontist

"It's really one of the most wonderful parts of the job." Orthodontists rely on the use of braces, retainers and other appliances to rectify bites and straighten teeth. They also get the opportunity to foster meaningful relationships with patients over the course of several years, which can be gratifying.

Data Scientist
Data Scientist

The top-paying job listings at Facebook and LinkedIn are for data scientists—not software engineers, said Sirish Raghuram, CEO of Platform9, a Sunnyvale, Calif. cloud startup. This is a very lucrative field.

source: fortune.com
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Best Paying States for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons The states and districts that pay oral and maxillofacial surgeons the highest mean salary are New Jersey ($281,400), Colorado ($274,740), Massachusetts ($270,140), Kentucky ($260,220), and Virginia ($256,590).

image: forbes.com
Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Obstetricians and gynecologists bring new life into the world and care for the spectrum of women's reproductive health. Obstetrics is the surgical field that deals in childbirth, whereas gynecology is the field of medicine concerned with women's health, especially their reproductive health.

Nurse Anesthetists
Nurse Anesthetists

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Chief Executives
Chief Executives

Compare the job duties, education, job growth, and pay of top executives with similar occupations. More Information, Including Links to O*NET. Learn more about top executives by visiting additional resources, including O*NET, a source on key characteristics of workers and occupations.

source: bls.gov
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other

About half of physicians and surgeons worked in physicians’ offices in 2016. Others worked in hospitals, in academia, or for the government. Others worked in hospitals, in academia, or for the government.

source: bls.gov
Internists, General
Internists, General

MyPlan.com is unquestionably the best resource on the Internet for career and college information. Their long list of free services includes career profiles, career videos, salary data, college profiles, information on majors and degrees, financial aid advice, and career assessment tests.

source: myplan.com
Family and General Practitioners
Family and General Practitioners

29-1062 Family and General Practitioners Physicians who diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and injuries that commonly occur in the general population. May refer patients to specialists when needed for further diagnosis or treatment.

source: bls.gov
Pediatricians, General
Pediatricians, General

Best Paying Cities for Pediatricians The highest paid in the pediatrician profession work in the metropolitan areas of Salt Lake City, Jacksonville, Florida, and Jackson, Mississippi. The Chattanooga, Tennessee area also pays well, as does the city of Cape Coral, Florida.

Patent Attorney
Patent Attorney

Note: We looked at jobs from the top 100 with the highest median pay. Median pay is for an experienced worker (at least five to seven years in field). Top pay represents the 90th percentile, i.e. top 10% earners in the field.

source: money.cnn.com
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Medical Science Liaison
Medical Science Liaison

How much does a Medical Science Liaison make? The national average salary for a Medical Science Liaison is $145,713 in United States. Filter by location to see Medical Science Liaison salaries in your area. Salary estimates are based on 390 salaries submitted anonymously to Glassdoor by Medical Science Liaison employees.

source: glassdoor.com
Pharmacist
Pharmacist

The highest paid in the pharmacist profession work in the metropolitan areas of Victoria, Texas, Santa Cruz, California, and Gadsden, Alabama. The Chico, California area also pays well, as does the city of El Centro, California.

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Enterprise Architect
Enterprise Architect

For example, a Level 3 Architect working at a firm with revenues of more than $15 million could expect a mean income of $104,870. The same architect working at a firm with revenues of $1 to $5 million could expect a mean income of $87,110. The highest-paid architects are generally found working with larger firms in major metropolitan areas.

Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant

Surgery is often a high paying specialty for doctors and the same holds true for physician assistants. The average salary of a surgical physician assistant in 2013 was $115,000 a year according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.

source: gapmedics.com
Applications Development Manager
Applications Development Manager

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