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Nurse Anesthetists – $157,690
If you are a registered nurse and take a masters degree in anesthetics you could earn a median annual salary around $157,000 a year.
The nurse anesthetist is that nurse that first asks you questions about your medical past, allergies and other stuff.
After that, they prepare you for surgery or any kind of procedure, by administrating local or general anesthesia, monitoring your vital signs and the procedure the whole time so that you recover properly giving you the after care needed to ensure the anesthesia was done properly.
The nurse anesthetist is a pretty important position that basically has an enormous amount of pressure that you are dealing with.