Medical Field Careers List and Salary

The field of medicine and health care offers a large number and wide variety of choices to pursue a career that is extremely respectable, well paying and unquestioningly noble. Jobs that deal with looking after people's need for health and wellness involves great responsibility, dedication and self sacrifice - a physician or surgeon cannot afford to turn down a medical emergency call even when he/she is out on a vacation with family. When it comes to saving lives and attending to medical casualties, the concept of "personal life" ceases to exists for these medical professionals, but the sacrifice is well worth the cause - wouldn't you agree? What can give you more satisfaction, and a greater sense of achievement, than the fact that you are able to save lives and set things straight where health of the community is concerned? Well, now that you've set your heart and soul to pursue any of the large number of medical field careers and related medical jobs around, let's go through a medical field careers list and check out the earning potential of each of these medical careers.

List of Medical Field Careers with Salary

The following table shows a comprehensive medical field careers list and salary earning potential of some of the most prominent and well-known medical profiles. Check it out to find out which career among these suits you the best depending upon your specific interest and academic qualifications.

Medical Field Career Profile	Average Annual Salary
Acupuncturist (see Acupuncturist Salary)	$59,000
Anesthesiologist (see Anesthesiologist Salary Range)	$4,00,000
Biomedical Technician (see Biomedical Technician Salary)	$52,000
Cardiologist (Interventional) (see Cardiac Surgeon Salary)	$8,00,000
Cardiologist (Invasive) (see Cardiologist Salary)	$6,00,000
Cardiologist (Non Invasive)(see Cardiologist Average Salary)	$58,000
Child Psychologist (see Child Psychologist Salary)	$1,20,000
Chiropractor (see Chiropractor Salary)	$68,000
Dental Assistant (see Dental Assistant Salary Range)	$42,000
Dental Hygienist (see Average Dental Hygienist Salary)	$79,000
Dental Surgeon/Dentist	$7,00,000
Dermatologist (see Dermatologist Salary)	$2,00,000
Dietitian (see Registered Dietician Salary)	$59,000
Doctor	$2,80,000
Emergency Medical Technician (see EMT Salary)	$33,000
Endocrinologist (see Endocrinologist Salary Range)	$1,80,000
Geneticist (see Geneticist Salary)	$68,000
Gynecologist (see Gynecologist Salary)	$3,00,000
Kinesiologist (see Kinesiologist Salary)	$59,000
Medical Assistant (see Medical Assistant Salary Range)	$85,000
Medical Billing	$40,000
Medical Coding	$38,000
Medical Pathologist (see Pathologist Salary)	$2,50,000
Medical Transcriptionist (see Medical Transcriptionist Salary)	$24,000
Midwife (see Midwife Salary)	$64,000
MRI Technician (see MRI Technician Salary)	$55,000
Neonatologist (see Neonatologist Salary Range)	$3,00,000
Neurosurgeon (see Neurosurgeon Average Salary)	$8,00,000
Nurse (LPN) (see Salary of a Nurse)	$58,000
Nurse (RN) (see Nurse Salary)	$90,000
Obstetrician (see Obstetrician Salary)	$1,79,000
Oncologist (see Oncologist Salary)	$2,16,000
Ophthalmic Technician (see Ophthalmic Technician Salary)	$48,000
Optometrist (see Optometrist Salary)	$74,000
Pediatrician (see Pediatrician Salary Range)	$2,50,000
Periodontist (see Periodontist Salary)	$1,60,000
Pharmacist (see Pharmacist Salary)	$92,000
Pharmacy Technician (see Pharmacy Technician Salary)	$49,000
Phlebotomist	$26,000
Physician (see Attending Physician Salary)	$8,80,000
Physician Assistant	$1,04,000
Physical Therapist (see Physical Therapist Salary)	$3,00,000
Plastic Surgeon (see Plastic Surgeon Salary)	$6,80,000
Psychiatrist (see Psychiatrist Salary)	$1,89,000
Psychologist (see Psychologist Salary)	$72,000
Radiologic Technologist	$40,000
Rheumatologist (see Rheumatologist Salary)	$2,18,000
Sonographer (see Sonographer Salary)	$63,000
Speech Pathologist	$73, 000
Surgical Technologist (see Surgical Technologist Salary)	$40,000

Administrative Medical Careers in Demand

The following table of medical fields careers list shows some careers in the medical field which involve administrative responsibilities.

Administrative Medical Field Career	Average Annual Salary
Dental Office Administrator	$24,000
Director of Nursing	$88,000
Director of Physiotherapy	$72,000
Director of Radiology	$49,000
Health Care Administrator	$72,000
Medical Administrator	$42,000
Medical Office Administrator	$28,000

Those were some of the best medical careers including some much revered profiles like those of neurosurgeon and cardiologists that are always included among top three high paying careers in demand in the medical field. I'm sure this medical field careers list and salary guide would help those of you who are interested in a medical career but have not made up their minds regarding the field yet. Wish all you medical career aspirants out there, good luck!

Disclaimer: All salary figures are average and approximate and are subject to variations based upon location, experience, etc.