The highest paying job in the health industry is a surgeon and most particularly a brain surgeon.
Surgeons are the highest paid as they go through extensive education and require specialized expertise.
Surgeons earn the highest salaries, especially in specialties such as neurosurgery, cardiovascular surgery and orthopedic surgery.
Neurosurgeons, cardiovascular surgeons and orthopedic surgeons are among the highest paid healthcare workers and professionals.
And although the term physician is broad, specialists physicians such as oncologists, cardiologists and anesthesiologists are also known for high earning potentials.
Also dentists and most particularly dentists in specialties such as oral surgery and orthodontics can earn high salaries.
Pharmacists and especially those working in private practices or specialized pharmacy settings can earn well above average salaries.
And other highest paying jobs in the health industry are Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Midwives and Nurse Anesthetists.
Nurse Anesthetists, Nurse Midwives and Nurse Practitioners are advanced practice registered nurses who can also command high salaries.
Anesthesiologists can earn between $350,000.00 to as much as $500,000.00 a year.
Anesthesiologists play a critical role in patient care during surgery by administering anesthesia and monitoring of patients during surgery.
Anesthesiologists expertise ensures the safety as well as the comfort of patients and makes the role as an anesthesiologist one of the highest paying jobs that healthcare professionals can pursue.