Top Paying Jobs Worldwide

To meet with the expenses of your family life and education, it is mandatory to have a well-paid job. Though hedge fund managers are in the limelight, careers in health field result in the top paying jobs worldwide.

Listed below are the top paying jobs worldwide:

Surgeon:

Surgeons earn the highest salary annually among all careers due to requirement of specialized skills. The annual average earnings of surgeons were $352,000 last year with a 10-year projected growth rate being 18%.

Dentist:
If you look at the stats, the average annual wage of dentists in the year 2015 was $146,340. Dentists happen to have a 10 year projected growth rate of 16%

Psychiatrist:

Psychiatrists earned an average of $181,880 in 2015. Similar to surgeons, psychiatrists tend to have 18% 10-year projected growth rate.

Petroleum Engineer:

Only a bachelor’s degree is required to become a petroleum engineer which enables you to earn an average of $ 130,050 annually.  Oil extraction and exploration is essential to the world’s economy and therefore there is need for more engineers driving highly paid wages and growth.

Air Traffic Controller:

Even though there has been a decline in demand for this occupation, the skill set that is required by this job commands a high pay.  Air traffic controller earned an average of $ 122,340 last year.

Pharmacist:

Special certification and a post-graduate degree are required to become a pharmacist. Pharmacist average wages were $120,950 last year and the growth outlook for the coming 10 years being 14% as health coverage has become more accessible.

General Practice Physician:

Most people need general practice physician regardless of age or health. As more Americans are accessing health insurance, a demand is expected. General practice physicians earn only $700 less than the average psychiatrist earning $180,180.

Senior Corporate Executive:

The world’s highest paid people are found in this field.  Running an organization successfully is a daunting task with stressful inordinate challenges.  But average annual pay of corporate world falls below the average ages of medical doctors. The average wages in last year were $173,320 with a projected job growth rate of 11% for coming 10 years.