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<p>How did this thread turn into accounting vs. medicine? The “best case scenario” for any major is limitless if you start a comany or become a CEO. It is not exclusive to accounting or engineering. Many people with engineering degrees become CEOs but that certainly doesn’t mean that that is the norm. Domrom1’s point is well taken that even though doctors earn more on average than other professions, you must consider their debt and time commited to training. </p>
<p>The point here should not be profession A vs. profession B. The point is that you are pretty misguided if you go into medicine or engineering or any other profession just for the paycheck. Of course salary plays a part in choosing any career but if you hate engineering, is your paycheck really going to give you fulfillment? If you hate dealing with people, is your salary as a doctor going to make you happy even if you spend 40-50 hours a week doing something that you can’t stand?</p>
<p>All of the careers being discussed here can provide many opportunities to earn a great salary. You do not have to make half a million dollars a year to be comfortable. I enjoy the challenge of being an engineer. I would take a job that provides me with personal and professional fulfillment and a comfortable salary any day over something that pays a little bit more but that I absolutely hate. Life is not a competition to compare yourself to people in other professions to see who has the highest paycheck. The people that I truly respect are the ones that do what they enjoy not what they think will get them the largest salary.</p>