15 of the highest-paying jobs for doctors

Average annual income: $122,980

Growth outlook (2018-2028): +10%

Description: Optometrists treat diseases, injuries, and other disorders related to patients' eyes. They also prescribe eyeglasses and contact lenses. 

Average annual income: $142,680

Growth outlook (2018-2028): +6%

Description: Podiatrists treat illnesses and injuries related to patients' feet, ankles, and lower-legs.

Average annual income: $178,040

Growth outlook (2018-2028): +5%

Description: "All other specialists" point to dentists who specialize in specific dental practices and are not listed separately in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Some of these specialists include periodontists, who work with gums and bones around the mouth, and endodontists, who work with root canals.

Average annual income: $178,260

Growth outlook (2018-2028): +8%

Description: General dentists take care of patients' mouths, including their teeth and gums. This does not include specialized dentists.

Average annual income: $184,410

Growth outlook (2018-2028): +2%

Description: Pediatricians prevent, diagnose, and treat children's diseases and injuries.

Average annual income: $201,440

Growth outlook (2014-2024): +4%*

Description: General internal medicine physicians treat and diagnose diseases and injuries in patients' internal organs. They do not provide surgical treatment. 

*This is the growth outlook for general internists.

Average annual income: $203,450

Growth outlook (2018-2028): +8%

Descriptions: "All other" physicians are those not listed separately in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Some of these include cardiologists, who take care of patients' hearts, and dermatologists, who take care of patients' skin. Ophthalmologists are eye specialists.

Average annual income: $213,270

Growth outlook (2018-2028): +10%*

What they do: Family medicine physicians treat, diagnose, and help prevent illnesses and injuries for patients of all ages. 

*This is the growth outlook for family and general practitioners.

Average annual income: $220,430

Growth outlook (2014-2024): +16%

What they do: Psychiatrists are physicians that treat patients with mental health illnesses.

Average annual income: $220,840

Growth outlook (2018-2028): +7%

Description: Prosthodontists replace patients' missing teeth and fix jaw problems with artificial structures.

Average annual income: $230,830

Growth outlook (2018-2028): +7%

What they do: Orthodontists help straighten patients' smiles using pressure from braces and other tools.

Average annual income: $233,610

Growth outlook (2014-2024): +2%

Description: Obstetricians and gynecologists are physicians that care for women's reproductive systems, including pregnancy and childbirth.

Average annual income: $237,570

Growth outlook (2018-2028): +7%

Description: Oral and maxillofacial surgeons provide surgery on patients' mouths, jaws, and faces.

Average annual income: $252,040

Growth outlook (2014-2024): +1%

What they do: Surgeons manage patients' diseases, injuries, and deformities using surgical methods.

Average annual income: $261,730

Growth outlook (2018-2028): +4%

What they do: Anesthesiologists care for patients undergoing surgery by providing them with anesthesia.