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title: "Highest-Paying Jobs in Healthcare"
description: "Every occupation in the two SOC groups that make up the medical field, healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, and healthcare support…"
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last-updated: "2026-08-23T07:20:09.337Z"
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# Highest-Paying Jobs in Healthcare

Every occupation in the two SOC groups that make up the medical field, healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, and healthcare support occupations, ranked by national median wage.

30 occupations, in the ranked order the career bank computed. Wages are BLS OEWS, May 2025. Growth figures are BLS Employment Projections and education is the BLS "typical education needed for entry".

| # | Occupation | Median annual wage | Projected growth | Typical education |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Pediatric Surgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatric-surgeon) | $559,030 | +1.5% | Doctorate |
| 2 | [Cardiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cardiologist) | $496,010 | +4.1% | Doctorate |
| 3 | [Radiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/radiologist) | $420,860 | +2.7% | Doctorate |
| 4 | [Anesthesiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/anesthesiologist) | $391,490 | +3.2% | Doctorate |
| 5 | [Orthopedic Surgeon, Except Pediatric](https://nuecareer.com/careers/orthopedic-surgeon) | $358,550 | +4.1% | Doctorate |
| 6 | [Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/oral-and-maxillofacial-surgeon) | $352,220 | +4.1% | Doctorate |
| 7 | [Emergency Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/emergency-medicine-physician) | $335,550 | +2.7% | Doctorate |
| 8 | [Dermatologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dermatologist) | $328,730 | +6.4% | Doctorate |
| 9 | [Pathologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pathologist) | $312,400 | +4.2% | Doctorate |
| 10 | [Prosthodontist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/prosthodontist) | $311,180 | +4.5% | Doctorate |
| 11 | [Ophthalmologist, Except Pediatric](https://nuecareer.com/careers/ophthalmologist) | $300,080 | +4.3% | Doctorate |
| 12 | [Obstetrician and Gynecologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/obstetrician-and-gynecologist) | $292,910 | +1.2% | Doctorate |
| 13 | [Orthodontist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/orthodontist) | $289,140 | +4.4% | Doctorate |
| 14 | [Psychiatrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/psychiatrist) | $281,870 | +6.1% | Doctorate |
| 15 | [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist) | $265,930 | +2.5% | Doctorate |
| 16 | [General Internal Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-internal-medicine-physician) | $256,560 | +3.3% | Doctorate |
| 17 | [Neurologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/neurologist) | $248,560 | +5.4% | Doctorate |
| 18 | [Family Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/family-medicine-physician) | $244,180 | +2.7% | Doctorate |
| 19 | [Nurse Anesthetist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-anesthetist) | $236,590 | +8.6% | Master's |
| 20 | [Pediatrician, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatrician-general) | $210,040 | +0.8% | Doctorate |
| 21 | [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist) | $170,950 | +4.1% | Doctorate |
| 22 | [Podiatrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/podiatrist) | $160,300 | +1.8% | Doctorate |
| 23 | [Medical Dosimetrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/medical-dosimetrist) | $147,470 | +3.5% | Bachelor's |
| 24 | [Pharmacist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pharmacist) | $140,910 | +4.6% | Doctorate |
| 25 | [Optometrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/optometrist) | $136,570 | +8.0% | Doctorate |
| 26 | [Physician Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/physician-assistant) | $135,880 | +20.4% | Master's |
| 27 | [Nurse Midwife](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-midwife) | $134,040 | +11.1% | Master's |
| 28 | [Nurse Practitioner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-practitioner) | $132,300 | +40.1% | Master's |
| 29 | [Veterinarian](https://nuecareer.com/careers/veterinarian) | $130,100 | +9.6% | Doctorate |
| 30 | [Naturopathic Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/naturopathic-physician) | $115,210 | +2.0% | Master's |

Full record for any row, including wage percentiles and state-level pay: https://nuecareer.com/careers/{slug} or https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/{slug}.

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

O\*NET content is used under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). How these figures are sourced and derived: https://nuecareer.com/careers/methodology

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