If you're looking for jobs that are trending for women right now, then careers with a technical focus are where it's at. But if you want the highest paying jobs, then health still has it. According to the latest data from the Australian Tax Office for 2017–18, seven of the top 10 highest paid occupations for women went to highly skilled careers in the medical profession. Among these the average female anaesthetist earned $314,306 a year, while the average female neurosurgeon took home $308,329. Female plastic and reconstructive surgeons earned $302,329, female gynaecologists $301,431 and female cardiologists $290,932. More from Financy: 'Demoralised': Women hit back over emergency super guilt By contrast, the average annual salary for women working across the healthcare sector stood at just $78,000 as of May, which is about the same amount as the average clinical female nurse earns a year.