3. Cardiology
Average annual compensation: $410,000
Cardiologists like oncologists did not experience an increase in income since last year. However, their job is nothing if not extremely significant. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America, which means that it is entirely necessary that this specialty keeps growing.
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