What are the highest paying jobs & how much a year do you get paid for them?
I'm speaking about a realistic job that someone like myself or you could do.
2006-10-14 11:42:42 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Realistically, if you're good at math you could become an accoutant without a degree. My accountant has several ex-clients who now make regularly above 250 k per year without a degree of any kind both in Accounting and Tax Preparation. Start with IRS training then the H&R Block one. Buying an H&R Block franchise (the rights to use their name with no frills or any existing office) costs just $2,500; if you buy an exisiting one in the open market the company will help you get financing. Or just become a hired hand thru H&R, either just during tax-time or for the whole year (you won't make as much, though).
Actuarials for insurance companies also make in the 250-500k range but there the math is a little trickier and a Masters in Math will be necessary.
Possibly a Notary Public license would also do it if you really work hard to attract several Real Estate offices (this advice from my accountant also). Licensing requires a bond, but just a minimal amount of training. Expect between $35,000 and $200,000, depending on circumstances.
Of course there's always internet stuff too, but it's very risky.
2006-10-14 12:37:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was a brief story about this particular question on television recently.
Almost all of the highest paying jobs were medical and medical related. If I remember correctly, the highest paying job was that of an oral surgeon.
Anesthesiologists were 4th. I found that believable, since I have an uncle who's an anesthesiologist at a large hospital and he makes $500k a year, easy.
Fortune 500 CEO's make more than that, though there are only 500 of them in the U.S. while, by comparison, any hospital that performs surgeries has to have an anesthesiologist.
The other medical specialties I remember that were among the top 10 from the survey that was on television were dentists, orthodontists, psychiatrists and surgeons.
I don't remember seeing radiologists on there, but they should be way up there as well.
Hold an x-ray up to an x-ray screen and say, "broken arm, $300 -- broken arm, $300 -- broken arm, $300" for practice. lol
Hope this helps.
-- hh
2006-10-14 12:09:24 · answer #2 · answered by harvard homeboy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hedge fund managers and large company CEOs are likely the highest paying jobs, but these are out of the realm for most of us. Otherwise, the highest paying jobs are those in sales. A pharmaceutical rep a few years out of college can easily make 6 figures.
It helps a lot, also, to like what you are doing, as you will perform better and thus get paid better.
2006-10-14 11:46:13 · answer #3 · answered by Monkeydad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yahoo had a listing not long ago of ten jobs that pay around $100,000 that no one thinks of. One of them was "court reporter." In large cities, says Yahoo, a court reporter can make over $100,000 a year.
The catch is that you must train yourself to be an extremely fast and error-free typist. Some jobs require 200 words per minute.
To achieve that goal will require practice, practice, practice, but it can be done. The question will end up being, "are you prepared to put forth the effort required to do that job?"
On an easier front, you can try to get a job with the postal service. The pay is not bad and the benefits are fantastic.
2006-10-14 11:48:21 · answer #4 · answered by Bright Future Penguin 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Here is list of top highest paying jobs
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Surgeon
Dentist
you can read detail here http://www.jobdiagnosis.com/blog/highest-paying-jobs-of-2014/
2014-09-28 22:01:10 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. Brain surgeon 2. NFL quarterback 3. CEO of a Fortune 500 corp. 4. Lead singer for a top ten rock band 5. International assassin 6. Subsnurfer (sniffing farts out of subway seats. It pays $30/hr plus all the loose change you can find) 7. Crooked politician (socially, one step below a subsnurfer)
2016-03-18 09:38:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most physicians(doctors) make a good amount of money. The highest paid are neurosurgeons. CEOs can also make a tremendous amount of money.
2016-02-03 12:29:12 · answer #7 · answered by logan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a good education in a scientific field! Don't go to college and get a sub-degree in one of those bird-watching or sociology-type degrees. Industrial Hygiene is a good new field--but get a Master's to really excel.
Open you own business as soon as you get the experience in your scientific degree field!
2006-10-14 11:59:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
8 yr of College, Doctor (80K+), Pharmacist(120k+), Vet(80K+)
6 yr, Lawyer (???)
4 yr, Software Engineer (50-60K), Electrical Engineer.(50-60K)
2 yr, Nurse (40-50K)
Highschool, Construction(20-25K), Roofing(20-30K). (near hurricanes, help)
Salarys are starting, no experience.
2006-10-14 11:55:01 · answer #9 · answered by Charlie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An absolute answer is a drug dealer, followed by business CEO's, Lawyers, and Plumbers.
2006-10-14 11:45:42 · answer #10 · answered by James 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋