Medical Careers & Salaries

Medical Careers Salary Chart

The following table shows a list of medical careers salaries. For more detailed information click on the career in the left column. These are just a few, we'll be adding more in the future so be sure to check back.

Estimated average salary from bls.gov May 2010

No one can argue about the high job outlook in the medical field. It is growing much higher than the average industry with a few careers expecting 36% growth rates between now and 2018. That's high!

While physicians definitely make a fantastic salary, many years of school are required as well as experience in the form of internships. If you don't want to spend that kind of time on your education, then it is still possible to gain a fairly high paying job in the medical field.

As you can see from the table above, dental hygienists earn an average of $68,000 a year and many (about 67%) only have an Associate's Degree. The job outlook for dental hygienists is very high too so if you're looking for a stable, high paying career in the medical field where you don't need to spend years gaining an education, this might be something to look into.