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15 Highest-Paying Jobs
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Looking to make more money? Check out these jobs. The list, collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, varies from airline pilots to dentists but the medical field dominates. Click through to check out the 15 highest-paying jobs in America, ranked by their national average.

15. Dentists, All Other Specialists
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Average Annual Salary: $120,360

14. Pediatricians, General
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Average Annual Salary: $145,210

13. Dentists, General
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Average Annual Salary: $147,010

12. Psychiatrists
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Average Annual Salary: $147,620

11. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
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Average Annual Salary: $148,810

10. Chief Executives
Average Annual Salary: $151,370

9. Family and General Practitioners
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Average Annual Salary: $153,640

8. Physicians and Surgeons, All Other
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Average Annual Salary: $155,150

7. Internists, General
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Average Annual Salary: $167,270

6. Prosthodontists
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Average Annual Salary: $169,360

5. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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Average Annual Salary: $178,440

4. Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Average Annual Salary: $183,600

3. Orthodontists
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Average Annual Salary: $185,340

2. Surgeons
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Average Annual Salary: $191,410

1. Anesthesiologists
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Average Annual Salary: $192,780(Click to view slideshow again)


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