LiveCareer used the most recent available data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics and Occupational Employment Projections.
To identify the “most popular six-figure jobs,” LiveCareer excluded jobs with an annual mean wage of less than $100,000. LiveCareer then ordered the remaining occupations by their total employment.
Total employment is an estimate of how many workers can be classified as full- or part-time in a given occupation, and excludes self-employed, owners and partners in unincorporated firms, household workers or unpaid family workers. Annual mean wage reflects gross pay, not including premium pay such as overtime, severance and tuition reimbursement.
Seven healthcare jobs that made the list, ranked according to LiveCareer’s analysis:
No. 3: Physicians and surgeons
- Total employment: 666,490
- Annual mean wage: $214,700
No. 8: Medical and health services managers
- Total employment: 346,980
- Annual mean wage: $111,680
No. 9: Pharmacists
- Total employment: 309,330
- Annual mean wage: $121,710
No. 14: Health specialties teachers (postsecondary)
- Total employment: 194,610
- Annual mean wage: $122,890
No. 17: Nurse practitioners
- Total employment: 166,280
- Annual mean wage: $107,480
No. 22: Dentists
- Total employment: 125,300
- Annual mean wage: $180,010
No. 24: Physician assistants
- Total employment: 109,220
- Annual mean wage: $104,760
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