<p>Everyone always says that you shouldn't be a doctor unless you really want to and that there are plenty of other high paying careers are there. Well i'm curious to know what those careers are and how to get there (ie. degrees necessary)</p>
<p>Pilot, CEO, air traffic controller, Engineering manager, and pharmacist, according to this list: Highest-Paying</a> Occupations</p>
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<p>Pilot is not for the faint of heart and I don't mean the flying part. Witness the current state of the airline industry. But if you love flying, it's worth it (so says the pilots I know.)</p>
<p>For the purposes of your long term mental health, I would suggest figuring out what it is you feel passionate about and then trying to figure out how to make a good living in that field.</p>
<p>Business school professor. </p>
<p>Downsides: takes at least 8 years of education, limited choice about where you will live (you go where the best job is), have to have a particular passion and particular cognitive abilities, quite stressful until tenure. </p>
<p>Upsides: jobs are actually available after your PhD, starting 6 figures, huge job security after tenure, lots of flexibility of both time and what you do on a day to day basis. </p>
<p>Most academics love their jobs </p>
<p>Most direct way to get there:
1. Undergraduate degree in business, or a degree in a primary but related discipline (e.g. economics, math, psychology). Depends on your final goal.
2. Usually MBA or Masters degree related to area of study (e.g. Masters of Science in Finance), Not always necessary- can go straight from undergrad sometimes.
3. PhD in business in specific field (accounting, management, strategy, marketing, finance, economics, operations/logistics). Usually takes 4-5 years.
4. Do lots of quality research, ideally starting as soon as possible. </p>
<p>But like a lot of careers, if you don't really love the field it's a crazy direction to go. Especially given you don't really have a day to day boss: the only thing that will propel you is internal drive, which comes from being passionate about the research you do. If you aren't into research, that is fine too but usually primarily teaching positions do not pay as well.</p>
<p>In biotech and pharma: Research Scientists, Director of R&D, VP of R&D... Here are some jobs that require at least a Master's degree in science and pay $75K (for Scientist I) and wa-a-a-ay up. And the best part is that there are no additional certifications, no bar exams or state licenses required. :) Upside: the job is never boring! Downside: you are competing with a lot of smart folks for a few jobs, the hours can be long, and the results are not always what you expect.</p>
<p>What are your interests? What majors are you currently considering?</p>
<p>CPAs do very well in New York.</p>
<p>Successful entrepreneurs (start your own business). Many famous examples</p>
<p>Ditto CPA, am one and love it. Dont go in unless you like math, you dont have to be great in calculus, but you have to like working with numbers. Its also a jumping off point to lots of great jobs.</p>
<p>teacher</p>
<p>But then I don't measure pay all in $$ ;)</p>
<p>What about for the less mathy sciency people and the more humanities/social science people?</p>
<p>THere was an article in the newspaper this weekend about how highly paid some museum administrators are. In the millions per year for some of the more famous museums.</p>
<p>I think lots of kids are presently trying to figure out what the next big money job is. Wall Street bonuses all but gone, socialized medicine, law firms having to move away from the billable hour, no technology dot com phenomena on the horizon. If anyone can figure this out, you need to connect with kids at HYPS and all the other colleges ASAP!</p>
<p>Investment banking until now, LOL.</p>
<p>Alternative/renewable energy.</p>
<p>"Alternative/renewable energy."</p>
<p>False, most go bust very quickly</p>
<p>nurse anesthesia!!</p>
<p>Antidepressant salesman.</p>
<p>What's your definition of high paying?</p>
<p>Do you mean millions, or tens of millions a year? Or do you mean affluent -- able to afford a nice home in a nice neighborhood with no worries about living paycheck to paycheck?</p>
<p>Working for money robs you of your soul (most men live lives of quiet desperation, remember?). </p>
<p>Work at what you enjoy. Plus, if you live in an inexpensive part of the country you'll be fine. Why kill yourself at a job you hate for 50 weeks of the year for money just to enjoy 2 weeks vacation? Isn't it better to enjoy all 52 weeks of every year?</p>