CareerCast identified the 10 highest paying jobs of 2017 — and it's no surprise that health care represented 70 percent of the list. For a countdown of the 10 highest paying jobs of 2017, as ranked by annual median income and growth outlook, click on the money photo above. "High-level healthcare professions offer some of the most substantial wages of any industry," says Kyle Kensing, online content editor, CareerCast.