Valerie Said:

how can I know salary information about different future careers?

We Answered:

Yes, check out the job outlook, job analysis.

Bob Said:

What are the 20 top careers/job/courses with TOP SALARY? - 10 points for correct answer?

We Answered:

I don't need your points - although I will answer your question to my most honest opinion.

The most rewarding and high paying job out there is the one that you enjoy most. Find what it is that you like to be doing, with pay, that you really really like and you got your job.

You can't be a surgeon with US$100,000.00 per patient pay
if you hate every minute of it because you are not good at it.

You can be a waitress in a restaurant earning a lot of tips, but very very happy with it because you are the best waitress there is in the whole town.

You cannot put a point on any jobs because once you landed on one that you've spent all your youth life learning it, that will be your life. So find what it is that you really like, without thinking about the pay, that you think you will be very very good at, and you will be really really happy doing, that you will feel rewarded after performing it, then that's the one that you should go for.

Loretta Said:

What are some careers that the salary is at least $60,000 ?

We Answered:

Here's the deal:

No career is going to earn you that much/year until you've been there a few years and/or had a LOT of schooling. Nurses, doctors, accountants, lawyers, etc. make that much plus some, but they have to spend years in school first (and usually go into school loan debt that they can barely afford to pay back even when they're making the big bucks). Sales jobs and management are usually a pain to get into, plus, you work on commission, not salary.

Pick a career you'll love and go with the flow. It's very foolish to pick a career just because of the money. The people who make the most money are the ones who've been doing it the longest and usually, higher paying jobs within the same field are located in cities where the cost of living is also quite high. So they balance each other out.

My husband has wanted to be a pilot since he was 7 years old. He loves it. He spent 5 years and $103,000 in college and wasn't able to get a job after he graduated. Everyone assumes that airline pilots make $100,000+/year-- wrong. They start out as flight instructors and then move to small, regional airlines and make between $18,000- $30,000 for about 4 or 5 years before they move to the major airlines. Then, they're only first officer and have crappy "on standby" schedules until they're promoted to captain. My husband loves to fly, but he doesn't like the hours or pay of professional pilots. So he settled. He can fly as a recreational hobby, but he has a different job for a living.

I'm going to school for interior design. I expect to make roughly $27,000 my first year where I live. Who knows though, in 10 years I could be making $50,000+. But do I expect $50K right out of college? No.

You have to work your way up. Money doesn't grow on trees.

Victoria Said:

Which careers make the highest salary with the least amount of training time ?

We Answered:

I've heard dental assistants make pretty good money, and the programs are usually less than a year.


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Gladys Said:

What is the average salary for these careers?

We Answered:

Here's median salary data for some of the positions you listed.

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Marine biologist salary: http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=…

State park ranger salary: http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=…

EPA salaries: http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Empl…

Hope that helps