Forbes has reported America’s Best and Worst Paying Jobs.  The data is according to the U.S. government’s newly released Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, based on 2008 data. A surgeon makes an average of $206,770 a year while a combined food-preparation and service workers make $17,400 per year.  I always say a surgeon can never make too much money, because it’s a job I don’t have the stomach to do.  Cutting another human would be extremely difficult for me to do.  However, I may be able to handle being an anesthesiologist who makes an average of $197,570.

Below is the top 5 best paying jobs and the bottom five worst paying job.

America’s Best-Paying Jobs (Top 5)

1. Surgeons ($206,770)
2. Anesthesiologists ($197,570)
3. Orthodontists ($194,930)
4. Obstetrician and gynecologists ($192,780)
5. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons ($190,420)

See full list of America’s best-paying jobs

America’s Worst-Paying Jobs (Bottom 5)

1. Combined food-preparation and service workers, ($17,400)
2. Cooks, fast food ($17,620)
3. Dishwashers ($17,750)
4. Dining room/cafeteria attendants, bartender helpers ($18,140)
5. Shampooers ($18,300)

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