1 P H Y S I C I A N : $ 1 8 8 , 0 0 0Physicians are medical specialists and often choose to specialisein a particular area of medicine (cardiology, oncology, etc.). Theyare responsible for diagnosing and managing complex medicalproblems, by examining patients, taking medical histories,prescribing medications and performing diagnostic tests.

2 D E N T I S T S : $ 1 6 4 , 0 0 0You’re probably all pretty familiar with dentists and they’reprobably not exactly your favourite people to visit! However, acareer in dentistry could see your earning a whopping$164,000 a year!

3 MARKETING MANAGER: $133,000A marketing manager is someone who manages the marketingof a business or product. They work with other marketing teammembers to create effective and creative advertising campaignsfor their product, brand, service, etc. You will need to have goodleadership and management skills for this role, in order to leadand motivate a team.

4 I T M A N A G E R : $ 1 3 2 , 0 0 0An IT Manager oversees information technology and computer-related activities for an organization and are responsible for theoverall performance of the electronic networks that allow abusiness to function. Key responsibilities are to formulate a securitystrategy, upgrade existing software or hardware and coordinateworkflow.

5 L A W Y E R : $ 1 3 1 , 0 0 0Lawyers often specialise in different areas (criminal, corporate,environment, etc.), as well as in different settings (private practice, in-house, Government) so it’s hard to generalise what they do. However,their key role is to represent one of the parties in criminal and civiltrials by presenting evidence and arguing in court to support theirclient.

Top paying jobs of 2015 in the US and the average salaries youcan expect for each occupation; based on findings in the News& World Report, released at the beginning of this year.

FINANCE MANAGER: $126,000Financial Managers are responsible for the financial health of anorganization, providing financial advice and support to clients andcolleagues, so that they are able to make educated businessdecisions. Key responsibilities include providing and assessingfinancial information; monitoring cash flows and predicting futuretrends.

SALES MANAGER: $123,000A Sales Manager is responsible for leading and guiding a team of salespeople in an organization. Their responsibilities often involve settingsales goals, creating a sales plan, mentoring the members of their salesteam, training staff and hiring new sales employees. Although adegree is not required for a career in sales, excellent communicationskills are essential to succeed.

P H A R M A C I S T : $ 1 1 6 , 0 0 0You may think that pharmacists just spend their day putting pills in pots,but there’s a lot more to the job than that. Training to become apharmacist takes 5 years, including a Masters degree in Pharmacy, as itis important that they have a thorough knowledge of the drugs beingdispensed and best way to treat common ailments.

Data compiled from U.S. News & World Report.

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