Highest Paying Jobs In The United States In 2009

2009-11-22T02:27:00.000-08:00

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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2009-09-07T20:31:00.000-07:00

Jim Grubb is a great guy. He was one of first guys I met at Cisco and his tastes are as diverse as his knowledge of technology is broad. He is a photographer. A pilot. A skipper. And he’s also Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers’ “Chief Demonstration Officer.” Carmine Gallo (@carminegallo, if you’d like to follow him on Twitter) interviewed Jim for BusinessWeek and Jim shares his “Four Steps to a Lively Demo” for us all.
Gallo writes, “The last thing he wants to do is bore people. “The bottom line is thisâ€”you want the audience to get more out of the message,” says Grubb. “They’ll remember more of the presentation if you engage them and entertain them.” Grubb is able to do this because he has the ability to take complicated subjects and make them interesting, exciting, and easy to understand. And while Cisco’s demonstrations are probably a bit more extravagant than what you have planned at your next product demo, he says the same principles for successful presentations still apply. Above all, says Grubb, prepare thoroughly (hundreds of man-hours go into one of his 10-minute demos), tell a story, and have fun.” Sounds like advice for any communications professional. Read the full story here.
I clearly think that Jim has a pretty cool job…is it the coolest job in the world?

The Best and Worst Jobs

Of 200 Jobs studied, these came out on top -- and at the bottom:

The Best	The Worst
1. Mathematician	200. Lumberjack
2. Actuary	199. Dairy Farmer
3. Statistician	198. Taxi Driver
4. Biologist	197. Seaman
5. Software Engineer	196. EMT
6. Computer Systems Analyst	195. Roofer
7. Historian	194. Garbage Collector
8. Sociologist	193. Welder
9. Industrial Designer	192. Roustabout
10. Accountant	191. Ironworker
11. Economist	190. Construction Worker
12. Philosopher	189. Mail Carrier
13. Physicist	188. Sheet Metal Worker
14. Parole Officer	187. Auto Mechanic
15. Meteorologist	186. Butcher
16. Medical Laboratory Technician	185. Nuclear Decontamination Tech
17. Paralegal Assistant	184. Nurse (LN)
18. Computer Programmer	183. Painter
19. Motion Picture Editor	182. Child Care Worker
20. Astronomer	181. Firefighter

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Highest Paying Jobs In The United States In 2009

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