10 dangerous jobs that pay extremely well – This will shock you

2. Surgeon

As some of the most highly specialized people in their field, surgeons perform life saving duties on a day to day basis. Whether it’s a plastic surgeon, general surgeon or a specalist, these medical doctors spend years training to become the best physicians they can be.

While there is the obvious danger to the patient who could have an adverse reaction or complication from surgery, the surgeons themselves are also at risk due to their field of work. With each surgery, these doctors are exposed to the bodily fluids of another person (or multiple people in cases of transfusions and transplants), making it shockingly easy for the surgeon to contract any number of infections or transmittable diseases their patients may have.

While surgeons average an annual wage of $224,000 per year according to the BLS, the rate of pay can vary depending upon the surgeon’s specializations and area of work. Still, the stress of the work and the potential for contracting potentially life threatening infections or injuring themselves during a procedure makes this job extremely dangerous.