The BLS provided employment and wage estimates by area and industry for 22 major occupational groups, such as healthcare, and 821 specific occupations based on 2010 data.
The nine-highest paid jobs, by annual mean wages, were:
• Anesthesiologists: $232,830
• Surgeons: $230,540
• Obstetricians and gynecologists: $216,760
• Oral and maxillofacial surgeons: $216,440
• General internists: $191,520
• Orthodontists: $186,320
• All other physicians and surgeons: $184,820
• Family and general practitioners: $180,850
• Psychiatrists: $177,520
Rounding out the top ten list for annual mean wages were company CEOs, who made $176,840. Other healthcare occupations of note were nurse anesthetists, who had a mean salary of $154,390, and physician assistants, who made roughly $92,460.
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