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Recently the career database website Zippia created a list of the 100 highest paid jobs in Florida for 2016, and medical-related professions took the bulk of the top 10.
The website used data sets from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to compile all 754 job classifications into a list and found that surgeons are the No. 1 highest paying job in Florida.
Surgeons are followed closely by anesthesiologists, so maybe if cutting people open isn't your thing, you could study how to knock them out instead.
Here's the whole list:
Average Salary Entry Level Salary # of People
1 Surgeons $250,880 $137,910 1,940
2 Anesthesiologists $250,480 $122,820 1,870
3 Obstetricians and
Gynecologists $243,560 $140,590 1,340
4 Orthodontists $232,830 $54,400 360
5 Dentists, All Other
Specialists $232,360 $102,950 340
6 Internists, General $205,460 $107,700 2,940
7 Chief Executives $202,300 $88,650 13,970
8 Physicians and Surgeons,
All Others $199,720 $49,640 16,930
9 Family and General
Practitioners $197,090 $70,580 10,680
10 Pediatricians, General $186,540 $56,750 1,490
11 Dentists, General $170,270 $70,810 5,570
12 Psychiatrists $161,600 $45,720 790
13 Airline Pilots, Copilots,
and Flight Engineers $154,040 $74,670 4,340
14 Physicists $149,320 $83,250 610
15 Nurse Anesthetists $145,740 $92,270 3,160
16 Computer and Information
Systems Managers $137,660 $83,490 10,710
17 Financial Managers $136,760 $68,960 18,640
18 Judges, Magistrate
Judges, and Magistrates $133,800 $106,160 1,370
19 Sales Managers $133,020 $60,610 14,300
20 Broadcast News Analysts $131,950 $52,390 290
21 General and Operations
Managers $128,160 $57,470 72,840
22 Lawyers $128,050 $52,280 46,770
23 Architectural and
Engineering Managers $125,810 $73,230 6,900
24 Law Teachers,
Postsecondary $123,680 $54,970 610
25 Education Administrators,
Postsecondary $121,320 $71,650 1,190
26 Marketing Managers $119,860 $55,390 7,270
27 Personal Financial
Advisors $119,350 $47,610 11,470
28 Public Relations and
Fundraising Managers $118,890 $67,540 1,450
29 Air Traffic Controllers $118,840 $68,360 1,810
30 Purchasing Managers $118,620 $64,480 2,440
31 Advertising and
Promotions Managers $117,680 $49,700 780
32 Pharmacists $116,110 $87,290 20,320
33 Industrial Production
Managers $115,670 $68,860 4,480
34 Area, Ethnic, and
Cultural Studies Teachers,
Postsecondary $114,830 $51,940 260
35 Sales Engineers $114,360 $51,960 1,860
36 Human Resources
Managers $113,210 $64,710 4,260
37 Podiatrists $112,930 $46,220 800
38 Medical and Health
Services Managers $112,420 $65,400 11,860
39 Agricultural Sciences
Teachers, Postsecondary $111,180 $69,120 400
40 Forestry and Conservation
Science Teachers,
Postsecondary $110,690 $61,920 80
41 Optometrists $109,880 $51,370 2,090
42 Economics Teachers,
Postsecondary $109,650 $43,590 310
43 Natural Sciences
Managers $108,910 $58,390 990
44 Administrative
Services Managers $106,820 $56,430 9,580
45 Library Science
Teachers, Postsecondary $106,680 $55,240 60
46 Geography Teachers,
Postsecondary $106,540 $67,480 70
47 Aerospace Engineers $105,080 $64,670 2,400
48 Compensation and
Benefits Managers $104,440 $65,930 550
49 Managers, All Other $102,790 $49,890 14,540
50 Training and
Development Managers $101,970 $49,980 1,210
51 Physician Assistants $101,480 $70,410 5,090
52 Actuaries $100,090 $57,840 560
53 Computer and Information
Research Scientists $99,360 $70,200 510
54 Nuclear Engineers $99,040 $80,940 130
55 Transportation, Storage,
and Distribution Managers $97,430 $51,550 3,930
56 Software Developers,
Systems Software $97,250 $54,840 13,630
57 Funeral Service
Managers $96,880 $40,610 240
58 Chemical Engineers $96,560 $41,020 530
59 Veterinarians $96,050 $55,410 3,570
60 Farmers, Ranchers, Other
Agricultural Managers $95,990 $57,860 130
61 Engineers, All Other $95,840 $52,600 4,600
62 Nurse Practitioners $95,780 $65,960 8,320
63 Education Administrators,
All Other $95,560 $52,190 1,170
64 Physics Teachers,
Postsecondary $95,200 $51,690 420
65 Anthropology and
Archeology Teachers,
Postsecondary $94,840 $59,140 120
66 Business Teachers,
Postsecondary $92,740 $34,410 3,720
67 Marine Engineers and
Naval Architects $92,700 $63,450 460
68 Radiation Therapists $92,660 $56,490 1,300
69 Architecture Teachers,
Postsecondary $92,430 $58,030 160
70 Administrative Law
Judges, Adjudicators,
and Hearing Officers $91,970 $30,650 530
71 First-Line Supervisors
of Police and Detectives $91,700 $57,220 4,060
72 Computer Hardware
Engineers $91,590 $54,130 2,080
73 Education Administrators,
Elementary and Secondary
School $91,030 $65,540 4,710
74 First-Line Supervisors
of Non-Retail Sales
Workers $90,850 $39,210 22,050
75 Construction Managers $90,310 $45,400 18,020
76 Psychologists, All Other $90,310 $43,710 1,520
77 Mathematicians $89,930 $46,240 110
78 Atmospheric and
Space Scientists $89,770 $37,110 490
79 Economists $89,700 $46,950 200
80 Biochemists and
Biophysicists $89,620 $42,710 1,120
81 Electronics Engineers,
Except Computer $89,290 $53,520 5,460
82 Emergency Management
Directors $89,110 $52,290 120
83 Nurse Midwives $88,350 $56,680 330
84 Materials Scientists $87,800 $49,670 200
85 Chiropractors $87,670 $34,910 2,020
86 Real Estate Brokers $87,460 $22,230 2,840
87 Securities, Commodities,
and Financial Services
Sales Agents $87,210 $32,800 20,910
88 Transportation
Inspectors $86,890 $53,350 890
89 Materials Engineers $86,550 $61,000 560
90 Electrical Engineers $86,160 $50,740 6,120
91 Geoscientists, Except
Hydrologists and
Geographers $86,050 $49,560 600
92 Software Developers,
Applications $85,930 $48,960 31,160
93 Occupational Therapists $85,520 $58,770 5,890
94 Civil Engineers $85,280 $51,060 14,800
95 Political Science Teachers,
Postsecondary $85,160 $44,970 350
96 Physical Therapists $85,110 $54,210 12,020
97 Biological Science
Teachers, Postsecondary $84,910 $42,290 1,970
98 Mechanical Engineers $84,430 $50,480 6,400
99 Commercial Pilots $84,220 $34,790 4,230
100 Information Security
Analysts $83,710 $46,270 3,960
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