what job pays the most money...and how many years of school do you need???

Question

what is the job that pays the most money???
how many years of school do you need???

Answer 1

You have asked a very important and interesting question.

We will assume that you are asking for the highest paid occupations during 2006, ranked by median income and including all occupations except professional athletes, actors, models, authors and other celebrities. Based upon these assumptions, the twenty highest-income occupations are as follows. Note that the 2006 median annual income of the top ten exceeded $145,600, and each of them required an average of more than eight years of post-secondary (i.e. after high school) education.

1 Anesthesiologists
2 Chief Executives
3 Family and General Practitioners
4 Internists, General
5 Obstetricians and Gynecologists
6 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
7 Orthodontists
8 Physicians and Surgeons, All Other
9 Prosthodontists
10 Psychiatrists
11 Surgeons
12 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
13 Pediatricians, General
14 Dentists, General
15 Air Traffic Controllers
16 Podiatrists
17 Engineering Managers
18 Lawyers
19 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
20 Computer and Information Systems Managers

However, as you can see from the responses so far, many are confused with the scope of your question, so it would help if you would re-post to clarify your question, including the following:

(1) Do you want the highest earnings, average earnings, mean, median, "top 10%", or some other measure? For example, the median annual income of a CEO in the US in 2006 was $145,600, but the highest paid CEO in the US was Steve Jobs of Apple, who earned (including the value of "other income", like stock options) $646,000,000 (yes, $646 million dollars).

(2) Are you limiting your question only to employees of some one else's company? For example, Bill Gates works for "his" company, and Steve Dell works for "his" -- should they be included?

(3) Most importantly, are you asking only about employees, or are you including all those who earn income by their personal efforts? For example, physicians and attorneys are professionals who do not usually work as employees of a company -- they usually work as independent contractors for their patients and clients. Should physicians and attorneys be included in your list? How about athletes, singers, actors and other 'celebreties" -- should they be included in your list, and, if so, should you include only their "professional winnings" or also their endorsement (advertising) income?

Again, this is a great question, but you may re-post to clarify some of these points.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Nobody starts out at 70k a year. Lawyers do, but thats because they go to school for 7 years. Doctors go to school for 8-14 years so its obvious that their pay is outrageous sometimes. But, you will find, and correct me if Im wrong, but nearly all jobs pay about $25-$30+ per hour at their top levels or near top levels. And some jobs, pay alot more then just a mere $25-$30+. Some pay somewhere in the vicinity of $60-$100+! Just pick any job. A programmer pays like over 100k at its near top level, psychologists, contractors, electricians, mechanics, gold smiths, hotel managers, engineers, etc etc. Some top levels require that you become a manager, an owner, or one that holds a high level degree. But, what it essentially means is that you become good at your job, and you reach your top level. I reached that level early when I become a contractor. But, I have about 9 jobs. I go for the highest level before I let go of a field. I paint and fix houses, power wash houses, fix collision cars, lay tiles, goldsmithing, rare coin dealer, so far Ive written 3 books on coin investments, I used to translate for lawyers and the welfare department, and I business consult. I even went and got my degree in Economics. They all pay about $25-$75 an hour. Some pay alot more. Im 30 years old now. So I would do 2 or 3 things at the same time to be able to learn it all. But, I would have to say, my best pay was when I became a rare coin dealer. The pay is ridiculous sometimes. It does take alot of learning, but you can skip some of the learning curve if you get the right books. I think you should just go to college and get your degree where you can become your own boss, or get paid part salary and part commission.

Answer 4

The top ten highest paying occupations in the United States are physicians of various specialties.

You will need to go to school after high school for at least 8 years and as much as 14 years to become a specialized physician.

Their annual earnings exceed $100,000 (monthly greater than $8000)

You can expect the cost of that education to near or exceed $100,000

Answer 5

The people who generally earn the most money own their own business. Michael Dell is honking rich, and he dropped out of college. It might matter how many years you go to school, it might not. But one thing is for sure- if you pick a field you aren't passionate about, you won't succeed.

Fields in which you stand a good chance of making a high salary include technology, law, and medicine.

Answer 6

The highest payed people are corporate CEOs or hedge fund managers (people paid to invest rich people's money).

Probably going to business school would be a good idea.