Forbes Magazine says Orthodontics one of the top paying jobs

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Betty Bat
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Forbes Magazine says Orthodontics one of the top paying jobs

#1 Post by Betty Bat »

Just saw something from Forbes Magazine (www.forbes.com) that listed the 25 top paying jobs - I think it's just in the US.

Orthodontist was ranked about #4 and oral surgeon was way up there also. I thought the biggest surprise was how many orthodontists there were right now - I would have thought there were a lot more than 5200:

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Orthodontists

Mean Annual Wage: $176,900
One-Year Change: 8.3%
No. In Employment: 5,200

Top-Paying Industry: Offices of Dentists ($179,260*)
Top-Paying State: Wisconsin (>$145,600*)
Top-Paying Metro: West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL (>$145,600*)


Examine, diagnose and treat dental malocclusions and oral cavity anomalies. Design and fabricate appliances to realign teeth and jaws.

* Mean annual wage
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discomom
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#2 Post by discomom »

Interesting....no wonder braces cost so much!!! :o



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Lisa65
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#3 Post by Lisa65 »

Orthodontists come about 4th in the UK too, although it didn't give an average salary figure. Link here

http://www.alec.co.uk/free-career-asses ... en-men.htm
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Koolmama
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#4 Post by Koolmama »

i'm not surprised... i got charged $160 by this ortho in a famous hospital just for a 20 minute consultation (without actually putting on the braces)!!! Ouch!!! :?
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Meloho
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#5 Post by Meloho »

Orthodontists come about 4th in the UK too, although it didn't give an average salary figure. Link here

http://www.alec.co.uk/free-career-asses ... en-men.htm
According to this article, Orthodontics doesn't even rank in Canada as a top-paying career...however, psychologist is #4...good thing I'm in Psychology at uni! :D
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#6 Post by marcusjb »

Hmm - wonder if it's too late for a career change???
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#7 Post by Chris »

No wonder my ortho drives a Porsche. :lol:
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