1. Medical Occupations
Doctors are considered the elite of the country, no matter what specialty they belong to. And it’s no surprise either. One would need some serious brains to be able to first gain admission into and then endure years of grueling medical school. The median IQ of an average doctor is almost touching an incredible 120.
It could be argued that an impressive level of emotional intelligence is as important a trait among doctors as being extraordinarily smart. While a high IQ helps doctors get to the bottom of their patients’ physical suffering, emotional intelligence may help them enhance their level of care. Whether or not doctors in the USA exhibit this quality is a different debate, but the fact remains that medicine tops our list of professions with the highest average IQ per employee.
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