Our only advice if you want to crack into the best-paying gigs in the US: Start filling out those med school applications. The top jobs on US News & World Report's 2017 "Best Jobs" list are all within the medical or dental field, and all with median salaries in the six figures. The top pick: anesthesiologist. Here, the top 10 jobs and their median salaries:
- Anesthesiologist, $187,200
- Surgeon, $187,200
- Oral and maxillofacial surgeon, $187,200
- OB-GYN, $187,200
- Orthodontist, $187,200
- Physician, $187,200
- Psychiatrist, $187,200
- Pediatrician, $170,300
- Dentist, $152,700
- Prosthodontist, $119,740
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These jobs don't usually make the "best" lists.)