by Kate Johns

Created on: February 05, 2009   Last Updated: February 16, 2010

Are you looking for a high paying gig in the very near future. Even though we are currently living through an economic recession, high paying job opportunities abound. You may want to consider going to medical school for eight to twelve years in order to get your high paying, money making venture though. That's because this year's top ten high paying jobs are all in the health-care field. Every single job, except for just one. In fact most of the top twenty high paying jobs are all gathered in the medical field. Number 15 is an Airline Pilot being compensated for about $134,090, and number 20 is an Air Traffic Controller at about $100,430.

To be paid well for your vast knowledge you may have to go to school for a very long time. Four years of college is not going to cut it. For this list of high paying jobs, I have started with the highest paying and have ended with the lowest paying top ten position. By the way all of these career positions are jobs that are performed by employees in the United States.

May we have a drum roll please! The highest paying jobs in the United States fro the year 2009 are;

1. Surgeon. Surgeons are compensated for their brilliant work at the highest pay for this list at a whopping $181,250 per year. Think of it this way, in six short years after medical school, a surgeon will become a new millionaire.

2. Anesthesiologist gets paid $174,810 a year. They administer the drugs to a patient and make certain that your heart rate and breathing rates are all doing just fine. As far as I'm concerned Anesthesiologists don't get paid enough!

3. Obstetrician and Gynecologist get paid $171,810 a year. This doctor brings new life into the world, and makes certain that a woman is healthy in her nether region.

4. Orthodontists make less than you probably would have thought, ringing in at a paltry $163,410.

5. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon brings in about $160,000 a year.

6. General Internist rakes in about $156,550. No wonder so many Moms are proud of their children for becoming doctors!

7. Psychiatrist makes about $146,150 a year for asking you what you think about that problem.

8. Prosthodontist gets paid just slightly less than a psychiatrist does at $146,080 yearly.

9. Family and general Practice Physician is compensated at about $140,370 yearly.

And at the bottom of the list is the person who is in charge of the entire operation and gets paid the least amount:

10. Chief Executive Officer only gets paid $140,210 a year. But a CEO undoubtedly gets a ten million dollar bonus at the end of the year.

There you have it, the Top Ten Highest Paying Jobs for 2009. To get one of these jobs you will have to go to school for a very long time, and take out extensive school loans. But you can become a millionaire in just a few short years after graduation. If you have a flair for working with people and enjoy making people feel better, then one of these high paying positions is just right for you.

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