According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics: Filling the top 3 positions, it is Medicine which dominates the field followed by dentists in fourth place.
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Top 20 highest paid workers per hour (average hourly earnings)
1. Anaesthetists $124.10
2. Internal medicine specialist $88
3. Other medical practitioners $69.30 (In this group the ABS includes dermatologists, emergency medicine specialists, obstetricians and gynaecologists, ophthalmologists, pathologists, diagnostic and interventional radiologist, radiation oncologists and medical practitioners.)
4. Dental practitioners $68.60
5. Mining engineers $65.50
6. Chemical, gas, petroleum and power generation plant operators $63.90
7. Barristers $61.80
8. Financial dealers $60.80
9. Geologists and geophysicists $59.70
10. University lecturers and tutors $57.60
12. ICT sales professionals $57.60
11. Marine transport professionals $57.10
13. Electronics engineers $55.90
14. Other building and engineering technicians $55.70 (In this group the ABS includes maintenance planners, metallurgical or materials technicians, mine deputies and building and engineering technicians not elsewhere classified.)
15. Generalist medical practitioners $55.10
16. Crane, hoist and lift operators $54.60
17. Civil engineering professionals $53.90
18. ICT business and systems analysts $53.40
18. Train and tram drivers $53.40
19. Aircraft maintenance engineers $52.50
20. Medical imaging professionals $52.30
