Health Law

Forbes Identifies Top Paying Jobs

By Todd A. Rodriguez

So it's stressful, expensive and the hours stink -- accordingly to an article on Forbes.com, medicine is still a pretty good gig.  In what will undoubtedly add fuel to the already raging debate over who is responsible for the high cost of health care, health care-related occupations fill the top 15 slots on Forbes' list of the top 25 best paying jobs in the nation.  Here's the breakdown:   

1. Anesthesiologists
2. Surgeons
3. Obstetricians And Gynecologists
4. Orthodontists
5. Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons
6. Internists
7. Prosthodontists
8. Psychiatrists
9. Family And General Practitioners
10. Chief Executives
11. Physicians And Surgeons, All Other
12. Pediatricians, General
13. Dentists, General
14. Airline Pilots, Copilots And Flight Engineers
15. Podiatrists
16. Lawyers
17. Air Traffic Controllers
18. Engineering Managers
19. Dentists, All Other Specialists
20. Natural Sciences Managers
21. Marketing Managers
22. Computer And Information Systems Managers
23. Sales Managers
24. Petroleum Engineers
25. Financial Managers

Full post as published by Physician Law on July 30, 2007 (boomark / email).