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Posted: 8/11/2022 3:19:18 PM EDT
No talent or personality so no athletes or celebs.
No entrepreneurs or owners. No managing of others so CEOs, ect are out. Software engineer specialized in something? Attorney? Who has the highest billing rate? I've heard patent attorneys do but then I've heard they don't. Gun repair? My own field, accounting, cost accountants seem to do pretty well, but I'm pretty sure we are at the bottom when it comes to software and attorneys. Also I've heard the future of earning big money is to have two specific fields. Accounting and IT. Bio chem and neuro science. So you can be super specialized. |
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The best skill is the skill that can’t be farmed out over seas. To me that’s plumbing and electrical.
ETA: I myself was well into six figures as a firefighter/paramedic. Obviously this is more a geographical thing than a skills thing. But the right certs and credentials open a lot of doors. |
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some sort of specialized medical doctor probably, i have no doubt can make $1m or more salary
other than that , senior or executive level tech developer, big corp/ law firm partner lawyer |
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Quoted: No talent or personality so no athletes or celebs. No entrepreneurs or owners. No managing of others so CEOs, ect are out. Software engineer specialized in something? Attorney? Who has the highest billing rate? I've heard patent attorneys do but then I've heard they don't. Gun repair? My own field, accounting, cost accountants seem to do pretty well, but I'm pretty sure we are at the bottom when it comes to software and attorneys. Also I've heard the future of earning big money is to have two specific fields. Accounting and IT. Bio chem and neuro science. So you can be super specialized. View Quote The highest “you get X credential and you are going to get Y income” Specialist physician. Private practice Ortho and Neuro that do spine probably average the most but there are so many variables. That any of the lucrative specialties are the clear answer when the question is “on average and long term”. 800-1.2 is a normal expectation for private practice, in the right locations for the lucrative specialties. You can make more, but it is getting outside the normal distribution. Nothing else comes close. The richest lawyers (doing lawyer stuff) are far FAR richer than the richest doctors doing doctor stuff….but the average doc is a lot better off than the average lawyer. You can become a billionaire as a geologist or an English major….but in terms of “get this credential, and you can expect to make this amount no matter what” specialist physician. |
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You have to add social skills to get that high demand pay. You can have the best technician in the would. But if he’s a dick, he won’t be well paid.
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I know that Elevator Technicians cost a fortune. I don't know what they get paid but we get billed about $450 per hour per man depending on which company - Kone, Schindler, Otis. Some of the smaller independent companies are a bit cheaper but still $300+ per hour. I think their skill set is a cross between a plumber and electrician.
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Aside from a brain surgeon or something, someone with a JD CPA and CFA is generally printing money. The CISA guys seems to do well and always in demand.
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Big 4 accounting firm partner, can be 7 figures annual compensation
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know a dentist that owns his own practice makes over 1 million a year and works less than 40 hours a week
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Anesthesiologist ranks up there I'd assume.
That's what? 500k/yr? |
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Quoted: If we are going with entertainers. (And you said Actor). The richest musicians are richer than the richest actors and the richest athletes are also richer than the richest actors. At the very very top, musicians make more than actors. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Edit If we are going with entertainers. (And you said Actor). The richest musicians are richer than the richest actors and the richest athletes are also richer than the richest actors. At the very very top, musicians make more than actors. Not to pry, but aren't you an actor? |
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Quoted: If we are going with entertainers. (And you said Actor). The richest musicians are richer than the richest actors and the richest athletes are also richer than the richest actors. At the very very top, musicians make more than actors. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Edit If we are going with entertainers. (And you said Actor). The richest musicians are richer than the richest actors and the richest athletes are also richer than the richest actors. At the very very top, musicians make more than actors. The highest paid are CEOs |
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Quoted: Anesthesiologist ranks up there I'd assume. That's what? 500k/yr? View Quote Not really. It is a high paid specialty but not among the top ones. I am not sure why there is a prevailing belief that They are among the highest paid. I hear it all the time Part of the problem is the public (Google results)data on physician salaries is fucking horrible and just shit data. And yes, they can make 500k. |
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Underwater saturation welders stack phat from what I've heard. $300K+/yr?
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Awesomeness, which I get paid handsomely for having. (although its innate, rather than learned so maybe wrong thread)
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Bang for buck, I think it would be software engineering in big tech. Or a software engineering manager in big tech.
The amount of money sloshing around in tech is mind boggling. |
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Quoted: Not really. It is a high paid specialty but not among the top ones. I am not sure why there is a prevailing belief that They are among the highest paid. I hear it all the time Part of the problem is the public (Google results)data on physician salaries is fucking horrible and just shit data. And yes, they can make 500k. View Quote So are you saying physicians make way more? I only personally know one surgeon...and he lives in a $1.6 Million house in the Midwest. Which is nice but not what I'd consider "on par" with someone who makes more than $500k/yr. |
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Quoted: The highest paid are CEOs View Quote They are not, and they are not entertainers. The average CEO makes far more than the average entertainer, but still less than some other careers. It’s a tough question because what is a “learned skill”. You can teach a guy to machine and he he goes on to found a multi billion dollar machine company. But in terms of “you get X credential and on average, and long term, you will make Y income” the answer is, by far, specialist physician. There is no credential that guarantees you become an NFL star, CEO or top grossing actor. |
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Quoted: The average CEO makes less than $200k/yr. Only the very top CEOs at the biggest companies make big bucks, most of which are public record. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: The highest paid are CEOs The average CEO makes less than $200k/yr. Only the very top CEOs at the biggest companies make big bucks, most of which are public record. The highest paid people are CEOs. I didn't say anything about averages. |
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Quoted: So are you saying physicians make way more? I only personally know one surgeon...and he lives in a $1.6 Million house in the Midwest. Which is nice but not what I'd consider "on par" with someone who makes more than $500k/yr. View Quote Anesthesiologist are on the high side of specialists income, but not among the top. They are also one of the specialties that have seen their field harmed by mid levels. |
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Bartenders at high end clubs make serious bank.
I've considered it myself in the past but I'm not much of a people person. Actually, I'd probably get fired the first night for bitch slapping some douche bag bullshit blathering liberal a-hole. |
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Quoted: The highest “you get X credential and you are going to get Y income” Specialist physician. Private practice Ortho and Neuro that do spine probably average the most but there are so many variables. That any of the lucrative specialties are the clear answer when the question is “on average and long term”. 800-1.2 is a normal expectation for private practice, in the right locations for the lucrative specialties. You can make more, but it is getting outside the normal distribution. Nothing else comes close. The richest lawyers (doing lawyer stuff) are far FAR richer than the richest doctors doing doctor stuff….but the average doc is a lot better off than the average lawyer. You can become a billionaire as a geologist or an English major….but in terms of “get this credential, and you can expect to make this amount no matter what” specialist physician. View Quote |
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A guy gave me $500 to take some pics of my feet once. Thinking about switching careers
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Quoted: The average CEO makes less than $200k/yr. Only the very top CEOs at the biggest companies make big bucks, most of which are public record. View Quote Those are salaries when you see them posted . You have to take into account bonuses which are not included in their salaries posted as public information . Our CEO has a base salary of $227K and made 17 million in 2021 |
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Quoted: Not disagreeing, but if you're going to exclude professional athletes, you'd might as well exclude neurosurgeons also. Your average person has about as much chance of making a professional sports roster as becoming one. View Quote I disagree, because becoming. A neurosurgeon is literally a clear, understood path of checking off boxes. If you follow the path to completion, you will be a neurosurgeon. It is a series of credentials. There is no clear path to becoming a top athlete. There is no credential that assures it. BTW, there are more athletes in highly paid professional sports than Neurosurgeons. |
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Quoted: All three of those need several asterisks. Especially pilots. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Doctors, lawyers, pilots All three of those need several asterisks. Especially pilots. I make more than a lot of doctors. But I’m management so I don’t count since it’s apparently not a “learned skill”. |
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Quoted: I disagree, because becoming. A neurosurgeon is literally a clear, understood path of checking off boxes. If you follow the path to completion, you will be a neurosurgeon. It is a series of credentials. There is no clear path to becoming a top athlete. There is no credential that assures it. BTW, there are more athletes in highly paid professional sports than Neurosurgeons. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Not disagreeing, but if you're going to exclude professional athletes, you'd might as well exclude neurosurgeons also. Your average person has about as much chance of making a professional sports roster as becoming one. I disagree, because becoming. A neurosurgeon is literally a clear, understood path of checking off boxes. If you follow the path to completion, you will be a neurosurgeon. It is a series of credentials. There is no clear path to becoming a top athlete. There is no credential that assures it. BTW, there are more athletes in highly paid professional sports than Neurosurgeons. lemme tell you what it takes (or took) to become a neurosurgeon. Get admitted to a top ten engineering program and the graduate at the top of your electrical engineering class. Turn down absurd offers. Go to very good medical school. Graduate at top of class. Go to 6-year insanely demanding residency. The kind of thing that causes people to have breakdowns. Do a fellowship. be in mid 30s before you start to practice. The path is clear, but it literally takes a genius that is willing to put in 15 years or more of training, part of which is exceptionally intense. That is a rare combination. |
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Quoted: Anesthesiologist are on the high side of specialists income, but not among the top. They are also one of the specialties that have seen their field harmed by mid levels. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: So are you saying physicians make way more? I only personally know one surgeon...and he lives in a $1.6 Million house in the Midwest. Which is nice but not what I'd consider "on par" with someone who makes more than $500k/yr. Anesthesiologist are on the high side of specialists income, but not among the top. They are also one of the specialties that have seen their field harmed by mid levels. what about dermatologist? or podiatrist. i hear those are top earning physician specialities |
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