Best Paid Professions

The economic recession has completely turned around the job market. Today, irrespective of the country, there are five sectors which are providing most of the highest-paying career opportunities. These sectors are - education, information technology, healthcare, media and communication, and business and finance. Most of the highest paid professions today are generated in these sectors and the job scenario is expected to continue this way for years to come.

All those people who are engaged in job search and those who are still contemplating which career education to go in for so that it enables them to get into some of the best paid ones, knowledge of the highest-paying jobs will definitely prove very handy. So scroll down for a list of the best paid jobs along with the average annual salary in each of them...

High-paying Jobs in America

A few years ago, corporate jobs were the most sought after in America. However, now people not only look for jobs which are well-paying, but also those which offer stability and safety in terms of employment. That's why the focus now has shifted more towards medical and technical jobs from the business and finance jobs in the corporate sector. Given below is a list of the highly paid jobs in USA.

Well-paying Professions	Average Yearly Salary
Anesthesiologists	$197,570
Air Traffic Controllers	$108,090
Chief Executive Officers	$160,440
Dentists	$154,270
Engineering Managers	$120,580
Financial Managers & Experts	$110,640
General Practitioners	$161,490
Information Systems & Computer Managers	$118,710
Internists	$176,740
Lawyers	$124,750
Marketing Managers	$118,160
Natural Sciences Managers	$123,140
Orthodontists	$194,930
Obstetrician & Gynecologists	$192,780
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons	$190,420
Prosthodontists	$169,810
Physicians	$165,000
Psychiatrists	$154,050
Pediatricians	$153,370
Podiatrists	$125,760
Pilots	$119,750
Petroleum Engineers	$119,140
Specialist Dentists	$142,070
Surgeons	$206,770
Sales Managers	$110,390

High-paying Medical Careers

According to researches in the American job market, healthcare sector, including the medical field, will generate majority of jobs in the future. The salaries of most of the medical and healthcare professionals will be at their peak in the future. As compared to the availability of trained professionals, the number of job openings will be much more. These are some of the high-paying jobs in the medical field.

Best Paid Medical Professions	Average Yearly Salary
Anesthesiologist	$313,316
Cardiologist (Non-invasive)	$318,843
Cardiologist (Invasive)	$315,197
Diagnostic Radiologist	$307,986
Gynecologist	$289,555
General Surgeon	$326,113
Hospital Administrator	$385,003
Neurosurgeon	$478,585
Neonatologist	$315,758
Otolaryngologist	$297,260
Orthopedic Surgeon	$355,470
Perinatologist	$395,407
Therapeutic Radiologist	$303,290
Top Surgeon	$489,695
Urologist	$298,561

Best Paid Careers in the United Kingdom

The job scenario in the UK is not much different from America. Government, medical jobs and legal jobs, which are traditionally considered safe and recession-proof, are the most sought after today. They offer much better pay packages and stability as compared to the jobs in the corporate sector.

Best-paying Jobs in the UK	Average Yearly Salary
Air Traffic Controllers	£60,548
Brokers	£61,117 ($97,787)
Chief Executive Officers & Directors	£115,576 ($184,920)
Financial Managers, Financial Experts & Chartered Secretaries	£58,295 ($93,272)
Information Technology Professionals	£50,143 ($80,228)
Legal Professionals like Solicitors, Judges, Lawyers & Coroners	£48,908 ($78,252)
Medical Practitioners	£78,366 ($125,385)
Police Officers	£53,937 ($86,299)
Senior Officials of the National Government	£68,283 ($109,252)
Senior Officials in Local Government	£55,921 ($88,465)

Majority of the jobs in the above given lists require you to attend college, get a degree as well as years of experience. So if you are serious about entering any of these lucrative careers, start career planning today!