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CNBC Highest Paying Jobs 2010

Listed with average annual salary (source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

1. Surgeons: $219,770
2. Anesthesiologists: $211,750
3. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons: $210,710
4. Orthodontists: $206,190
5. Obstetricians & Gynecologists: $204,470
6. Internists: $183,990
7. Physicians & Surgeons: $173,860
8. Family and general practitioners: $168,550
9. Chief Executive Officer (CEO): $167,280
10. Psychiatrists: $163,660
11. Pediatricians: $161,410
12. Dental Generalist: $153,570
13. Dental Specialist: $153,570
14. Podiatrists: $131,730
15. Lawyers: $129,020
16. Natural Sciences Managers: $127,000
17. Prosthodontists: $125,400
18. Engineering Managers: $122,810
19. Computer and Information Systems Managers: $120,640
20. Marketing Managers: $120,070

Forbes Magazine: America's 25 Best-Paying Jobs 2009

Listed with average annual pay

1. Surgeons: $206,770
2. Anesthesiologists: $197,570
3. Orthodontists: $194,930
4. Obstetrician and Gynecologists: $192,780
5. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons: $190,420
6. Internists: $176,740
7. Prosthodontists: $169,810
8. Physicians: $165,000
9. Family and General Practitioners: $161,490
10. CEOs: $160,440
11. Dentists: $154,270
12. Psychiatrists: $154,050
13. Pediatricians: $153,370
14. Specialist Dentists: $142,070
15. Podiatrists: $125,760
16. Lawyers: $124,750
17. Natural Sciences Managers: $123,140
18. Engineering Managers: $120,580
19. Pilots: $119,750
20. Petroleum Engineers: $119,140
21. Computer and Information Systems Managers: $118,710
22. Marketing Managers: $118,160
23. Financial Managers: $110,640
24. Sales Managers: $110,390
25. Air Traffic Controllers: $108,090

Jobs That Pay the Most
The 2004 United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Statics' Occupational Survey revealed the 25 highest paid professions fall into five categories:

1. Medical and dental
2. Business and technology and management
3. Airline and space
4. Law
5. Engineering and science