Healthcare jobs are at the top of the list of highest-paying occupations in the USA.
There is a shortage of professionals, and the COVID-19 pandemic has made the situation more evident. To address this, the American government is seeking help from foreign talents to fill these positions.
In addition to good compensation, these professionals often have more autonomy, prestige, and recognition than workers in the Brazilian job market.
This is the topic addressed in D4U Cast. Wagner Pontes, founder of D4U USA Group, and Paula Kasparian, the group’s communications director, discuss some of the highest-paying healthcare professions and explain what professionals need to do to work in the USA, such as diploma validation and documentation.
They also emphasize the importance of professionals conducting their own research on positions and salaries based on the region of interest for living and working, as values vary greatly among American states.
Anesthesiologist Salary in the United States
Anesthesiologists rank first, with an average annual salary of $261,000. Professionals trained in Brazil need to validate their diploma to work in the USA. An interesting fact is that a Brazilian nurse can pursue a specialization in the United States to work as an anesthesiologist, with a starting salary of $172,000.
Surgeon Salary
Other well-paid professionals are surgeons, who earn an average of $252,000, and dentists, but the latter cannot validate their diploma in the USA and need to return to college, studying dentistry again for two or three years, depending on the chosen state. The average annual salary for a dentist is $150,000, and for an orthodontist, it reaches $230,000. Learn how to work in the USA with an EB-2 NIW visa (see what to do to avoid having your EB-2 NIW rejected). Also, check out other professions in high demand in the USA beyond the healthcare field.
In the Video below, See Average Values and Information about:
- Nurse salaries in the United States;
- Dentist and Orthodontist salaries;
- Values in the field of Physical Therapy and other healthcare areas.
Also read: Learn how the minimum wage works in the United States
