Attorney Rounds Out List Of Top-Paying Jobs

The average attorney makes over $113,000, just enough to make the top 10 list of professions compiled by Careercast.com. The profession of “attorney” is also projected to grow 10 percent by 2022. Surgeons topped the list, with average annual earnings of $233,150, out-earning the next closest profession, physician, by more than $40,000. Every job on the list requires a post-graduate education, and seven out of ten are in the health-care industry.