June 10, 2008

America's Best Paying Jobs

Per Forbes’ America’s Best and Worst Paying Jobs, the top ten (+1) are:

  1. Anesthesiologists: $192,780
  2. Surgeons: $191,410
  3. Orthodontists: $185,340
  4. Obstetricians and Gynecologists: $183,600
  5. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons: $178,440
  6. Prosthodontists: $169,360
  7. Internists, General: $167,270
  8. Physicians & Surgeons, Other: $155,150
  9. Family & General Practitioners: $153,640
  10. Chief Executives: $151,370
  11. Airline Pilots, Copilots, Flight Engineers: $148,810

The lowest-paying 25 occupations employ 15.6 million people in America; the best-paying jobs employ 3 million.

But it seems they’ve missed one. Per Time Magazine’s Popchart, #1 should be Simpsons Voice Actors: $400,000 PER episode.