In a time when many career fields are experiencing cutbacks and unemployment is on the rise, one field not only remains strong, but actually is quite lucrative.

With information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CNBC.com has compiled its 15 Highest-Paying Jobs and not surprisingly, a career in medicine tops the list; medical careers appear on the list not only at number one, but with only two non-medical jobs making the list, 13 other times as well.

Here is the complete list:

Anesthesiologists - $184,340 per year average

Surgeons - $184,150 per year average

Obstetricians and Gynecologists - $ 178,040 per year average

Orthodontists - $176,900 per year average

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons - $164,760 per year average

General Internists - $160,860 per year average

Prosthodontists - $158,940 per year average

Psychiatrists - $149,990 per year average

Family and General Practitioners - $149,850 per year average

Chief Executives - $144,600 per year average

General Dentists - $140,950 per year average

All Other Physicians and Surgeons - $142,220 per year average

General Pediatricians - $141,440 per year average

Airline Pilots, Copilots and Flight Engineers - $140,380 per year average

Podiatrists - $118,500 per year average

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