[StevenKnott]

Hi guys,

I'm basically interested as to what the highest paying jobs are?
By this I mean realistic jobs (not singers, astronauts, presidents etc)

[Aack]

Is money the only thing that incentivises you?

If so, you can look forward to a relatively low paid job.

[the man from space]

Do what you love and the money will come

I wouldn't base a career on the fact that it makes a lot of money

[A Mysterious Lord]

That depends on a million factors, a job is not one-size-fits-all for every company.

[roh]

Some of the niche finance stuff like private equity and hedge funds, investment banking, partner at a big law firm, top barristers, doctors make quite a bit and have good pensions and job security, management consultants, top accountants, CEOs obviously, entrepeneur if you're good at it etc. etc.

This features general jobs: http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010...best-paid-jobs

This is grad jobs: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/j...-pictures.html

Why do you ask?

[suffocation1992]

Realistically in the UK:
- medic
- commercial lawyer
- CEO of public company

[arsenal2-3spurs]

engineers
pilot
air traffic control guy
CEO's
lawyer
accounting
doctors
btw astronauts dont earn very much, they just have a very fulfilling life....unlike say accountants

[Drunk Punx]

4 posts. 1 is helpful. Sort of sums up TSR, really

Edit: damn the above 2 posters for getting that in quick.

[StevenKnott]

Just to clarify, I'm asking this question because I'm generally interested in salaries and careers. I already know what career path I want to go down.

[roh]

(Original post by StevenKnott)
Just to clarify, I'm asking this question because I'm generally interested in salaries and careers. I already know what career path I want to go down.

Do you want to be a solicitor per chance?

In that case here is exactly how much top lawyers earn by firm: http://www.thelawyer.com/uk-200/Prof...equity-partner

As you can see remuneration ranges from Halliwells (they went bust) to mind boggling via staggering.

[ForKicks]

Law, finance, exec, successful entrepreneur. That is perhaps the most simplistic list

[ForKicks]

(Original post by roh)
Do you want to be a solicitor per chance?

In that case here is exactly how much top lawyers earn by firm: http://www.thelawyer.com/uk-200/Prof...equity-partner

As you can see remuneration ranges from Halliwells (they went bust) to mind boggling via staggering.

heh

[calumsteele1]

oil, working on the rigs you get paid a ****ing mint, i cant remember the exact figures but a basic rustabout gets paid something like 30k a year and they only work for half of it ... naturally it increases the higher up you get. my dad used to work as a senior mud engineer on the rigs off the coast of congo for schlumberger got paid something like £100k?
failing that IB, Law, accountant, entrpreneur etc. you can make good money through any job if you play your cards right for instance many builders i know earn a shed load of money.
oh and being a gypsy, if my biug fat gypo wedding is anything to go by theyre all rolling in it

[Chumbaniya]

(Original post by the man from space)
Do what you love and the money will come

Unless you're an academic, a fireman, a care worker, a nurse, a teacher... I'm not going to exhaust my keyboard going on.

Of course the better you do in your chosen field the more you'll earn, but in most cases the money doesn't increase all that much. If you're actually looking to earn serious money, you do need to narrow the field of jobs you're looking at to private sector jobs in things that require strong qualifications, long working hours and almost always don't involve doing anything nice for anyone but yourself, because any job that can be interpreted as having a positive impact on other people can get away with paying much less.

[roh]

(Original post by Chumbaniya)
Unless you're an academic, a fireman, a care worker, a nurse, a teacher... I'm not going to exhaust my keyboard going on.

Of course the better you do in your chosen field the more you'll earn, but in most cases the money doesn't increase all that much. If you're actually looking to earn serious money, you do need to narrow the field of jobs you're looking at to private sector jobs in things that require strong qualifications, long working hours and almost always don't involve doing anything nice for anyone but yourself, because any job that can be interpreted as having a positive impact on other people can get away with paying much less.

My old head was taking home 230k, I wouldn't sniff at that.

Agree with the second part though, the more rewarding it is the less you get paid in general.

[Dukeofwembley]

petrophyscist

know a uncle who earns £900 a day, doesnt earn 200+k though, more like 120 still lol!!!!!

[Bill_Gates]

banker.

[M1011]

(Original post by roh)
This is grad jobs: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/j...-pictures.html

That link seems hopelessly out of proportion. Since when is the average graduate salary 29k? Media average over 30k? Think not.

[rock_climber86]

(Original post by Dukeofwembley)
petrophyscist

know a uncle who earns £900 a day, doesnt earn 200+k though, more like 120 still lol!!!!!

wicked! do u know how much geophysicists earn? i'm trying to get into that line of work.

also r u from wembley mate? if so round the corner here


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[Dukeofwembley]

(Original post by rock_climber86)
wicked! do u know how much geophysicists earn? i'm trying to get into that line of work.

also r u from wembley mate? if so round the corner here


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i think they earn a little less due to more of them being around

i heard geophysicists travel alot, itll be fun though