Here are the jobs in medicine and dentistry with the highest average annual wage, according to the analysis.
Anesthesiologist — $258,100
Surgeons — $247,5201
Oral and maxillofacial surgeon — $233,900
Obstetrician/gynecologist — $222,400
Orthodontist — $221,390
Physicians and surgeons — $197,7002
General internist — $196,520
Psychiatrist — $193,680
Family and general practitioner — $192,120
Note: Data is from May 2015.
1 Surgeons includes physicians who treat diseases, injuries, and deformities by invasive, minimally-invasive or non-invasive surgical methods, but excludes oral and maxillofacial surgeons.
2 Physicians and surgeons includes all physicians and surgeons not listed separately by the BLS.
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