The 10 Highest-Paying Jobs In America

2. Dentists and Orthodontists Annual mean wage: $204,670Training time: 8 years Dentists might occasionally play second fiddle to the doctors who often share the same facilities, but there’s nothing shabby about earning a living working on teeth. Of these specialists, orthodontists earn the highest annual mean wage, taking home $204,670. In general, dentists earn $161,750. Although there are more than 90,000 general dentists who make up the U.S. workforce, orthodontists are much rarer, hence their higher salary. Orthodontists number slightly more than 5,000, and there’s something to be said about a California smile — the state has the highest number of orthodontists in the U.S. Working as a dentist varies throughout the country, but dentists typically require eight years…
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