The top Paying Careers in 2011 are going to be those associated with medicine. If you wish to earn a lot in your career life, better get yourself registered with a medical school. The data here comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and was compiled in 2009.

Surgeon

In 2009 the Average earning of surgeons was $219,770. That’s equivalent to $105.66 an hour. However, considering that they don’t have a fixed time and have to attend patients and attempt surgeries even in the middle of the night, they deserve it.

Anesthesiologist

Surgeons are closely followed in competition by anesthesiologists, who earned on average $211,750 last year.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

The Average Earnings of Oral surgeons is observed to be more than $210,000 and they are fewer in number. According to the BLS, Oral surgeons summed up to around 6700 in USA in 2008.

Orthodontist

Though many of us must have dealt with an Orthodontist at some point in our lives, however we seldom realize the financial worth of such jobs while we are dealing with the actual person. The average earnings of Orthodontists in 2009 were to some extent more than $206,000, which makes it the next in line of the top paying careers.

Obstetrician/Gynecologist

Gynecologists or Obstetricians also have to work off duty hours like surgeons and their salaries average a generous amount of $204,470.

Internist

They are not the everyday interns we are discussing here, they are the folks who deal with internal injuries or diseases. Last year they gathered a substantial amount of $183,990.

Physician and Surgeon

According to BLS these are the doctors that do not fit in any other category. They are just any doctor, and according to statistics they earn an average of $173,860 from their job.

General Practitioner

All the family doctors fit into this category. They earned an average of $168,500 in 2009.

CEO

Among these top paying careers, CEO’s are presumed to be higher on the list and some of them do earn a lot more, however on average they match up to an earning of $167,280 per year.

Psychiatrist

Each year the newbie psychiatrists can expect a substantial earning of $163,660.

Considering the time and investment needed in pursuing medical studies its not difficult to see that although other formal trainings are comparatively less lucrative, however you start earning from them much sooner than from choosing medicine as the profession.

Even if you think you can pay off all the student debt before long, still the idea of taking that much debt might upset most of the people. So you should always take into account your resources before going for a study program.