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Here are the 20 highest-paying jobs in America
Pediatric surgeons, cardiologists, and orthopedic surgeons are the highest-paying jobs in the US.
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- Pediatric surgeon was the highest-paying job in the US based on newly released average pay data.
- Business Insider ranked pay data for hundreds of occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Most of the top 20 best-paying gigs, on average, were healthcare jobs.
Pediatric surgeons get paid well on average.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics published on Wednesday new data that shows the average wages and employment estimates for over 800 occupations in May 2024.
With many people searching for jobs, Business Insider looked at the national data to see which jobs had the highest average annual wages. We excluded a set of catchall job categories covering miscellaneous titles because of the lack of specificity.
Most of the 20 top-paying jobs were healthcare occupations, including radiologists and emergency medicine physicians. Their annual averages far exceeded the overall annual average of $67,920.
Below are the top 20, including their annual pay and employment.
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