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what is the highest paid medical career?

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Cardiologists: Depending on the type of cardiology one practices, cardiologists earn anywhere from $418,000 to over $537,000 annually. Cardiologists diagnose and treat diseases and disorders of the heart and circulatory system.

Radiologists: Radiologists use medical imaging technology to diagnose, and sometimes treat, medical conditions, disorders, and illnesses. General, diagnostic radiologists earn over $470,000 annually, and interventional radiologists, who have completed additional training and can perform certain procedures on patients, earn over $507,000 annually.

Oncologists: Oncologists specialize in the treatment of cancer. Demand for oncologists is increasingly rapidly; therefore a shortage of oncologists is predicted. Radiation oncologists, who treat solid tumors using radiation, earn over $528,000 on average. Hematology-oncologists, who treat solid cancers and cancers of the blood with chemotherapy, infusions, and bone marrow transplants, and other methods, earn about $449,000.

Gastroenterologists:earn an average of $457,000. Gastroenterology, like oncology and cardiology, is a subspecialty of internal medicine. Gastroenterologists specialize in the treatment of digestive and gastrointestinal disorders and diagnosis of cancers and disorders of the digestive tract.

Surgeons:Several types of surgeons are among the highest earning physicians: Cardiovascular/Cardiac Surgeons earn about $479,000 on average. Cardiovascular surgeons perform open-heart surgeries such as bypasses and other complex cardiac surgeries of the heart and circulatory system.

Orthopedic Surgeons earn anywhere from $450,000 for pediatric orthopedic surgery, to a high of over $600,000 for spine surgeons. Orthopedic surgeons specialize on surgeries of the bones and joints, including sports-related injuries, trauma, and arthritic deterioration.

Transplant surgeons and pediatric surgeons also rank amongst the highest paid surgeons.