in ,

What Are the Highest-Paid Occupations in the U.S.?

Your new smile likely sent your orthodontist’s kids to college.

woman working in a modern office with a graph indicator

Just updated: 50+ Ways to Make Money (including 30+ work from home jobs)

More ways to make money:
FlexJobs – Find remote and flexible jobs in over 50 career fields from all over the world.

Swagbucks – Earn free gifts and cash-back rebates by searching the web, playing games, watching videos, shopping, and more.

Writers Work – Find freelance writing jobs and publish your articles, all while working from home.

Public.com – Get free stock just for signing up for this investment app.

Are you considering a career change, but you’re not sure which jobs might net you the highest salary? Do you have a passion for doing root canals or directing scientific research? If so, you might want to take a look at the highest-paid occupations in the United States (by mean annual pay).

Though certain positions in the medical field always dominate the lists of lucrative career paths, there are other options that could still have you earning in the high six figures. For example, if you love spending time online and are always the first person to know about the latest social media trend, why not weigh becoming a marketing manager? Were you obsessed with airplanes as a kid? Maybe you should consider going to flight school. 

Whether you’re contemplating a new life trajectory or are simply curious about how much your oral and maxillofacial surgeon is really making, look no further than this graph from Statista. 

Who knows? Maybe it’s not too late for all of those games of Operation as a child to pay off!

yellow triangle with black exclamation point warning sign

What Do the World’s Most Dangerous Jobs Pay?

female and male gender symbols on top of yellow and blue background

How Much Do Women Make in Various Professions vs. Men?