• Some US professions have workers earning a lot more than the annual average salary of $58,260.
• We found the occupations in America with the highest mean annual salaries in May 2021.
• Cardiologist was the highest-paying occupation based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The US has been seeing a trend of people quitting their jobs. Leaving for a job where one can earn more is one possible reason people are quitting and accepting new work opportunities.

Using the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program that was released on Thursday, we identified the 30 detailed occupations with the highest mean annual salaries as of May 2021, the most recent period for which data is available.

The 30 highest-paying occupations all earned an average of six figures annually, all above $150,000. Many of the top-paying jobs are in healthcare. Cardiologists had the highest average annual salary among the detailed occupations, with an average of $353,970. That's more than three times the average annual pay for healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, which had an average of $91,100.

Outside of different healthcare and medical jobs, chief executives and financial managers made the top 30. All 30 of these occupations also make more than the overall average for all occupations in May 2021 of $58,260.

Below are the 30 highest-paying jobs in the US, along with the estimated number of people employed in each occupation as of May 2021.