New jobs by major occupational groupcareer opportunities , projected 2018–28


Highest Paying Occupations

PRINTER-FRIENDLY 📷Highest paying occupations: 20 occupations with the highest median annual pay.Click on an occupation name to see the full occupational profile.OCCUPATION2019 MEDIAN PAYPsychiatristsThis wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per yearObstetricians and gynecologistsThis wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per yearSurgeons, except ophthalmologistsThis wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per yearProsthodontistsThis wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per yearOral and maxillofacial surgeonsThis wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per yearOrthodontistsThis wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per yearAnesthesiologistsThis wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per yearPhysicians, all other; and ophthalmologists, except pediatric$206,500 per yearFamily medicine physicians$205,590 per yearGeneral internal medicine physicians$201,590 per yearChief executives$184,460 per yearPediatricians, general$175,310 per yearNurse anesthetists$174,790 per yearDentists, general$155,600 per yearAirline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers$147,220 per yearDentists, all other specialists$147,220 per yearComputer and information systems managers$146,360 per yearArchitectural and engineering managers$144,830 per yearPetroleum engineers$137,720 per yearJudges, magistrate judges, and magistrates$136,910 per year