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Hi,
I am thinking of what career to do and one of the main factors that i am considering is the pay. you may say that other factors are more important (work-life balance, personal satisfaction), however, at this point of time i want to look at the high paying degrees/jobs and eventually filter it out to the thing that i enjoy the most. i was considering medicine. do you think this is a good choice? many thanks

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Original post by Anonymous48

The Times has an article entitled What are the Highest-paying jobs in the UK?, updated yesterday, which says:

"These are the best-paid jobs in the UK, according to SavetheStudent:

1. Chief Executives and Senior Officials – £79,835
2. Marketing, Sales and Advertising Directors – £77,695
3. Information Technology Directors – £73,571
4. Specialist Medical Practitioners – £68,614
5. Headteachers and Principals – £66,686
6. Public Relations and Communications Directors – £66,510
7. Financial Managers and Directors – £64,193
8. Aircraft Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers – £62,778
9. Functional Managers and Directors – £61,139
10. Senior Police Officers – £59,141
11. Train and Tram Drivers – £58,868
12. Barristers and Judges – £53,110
13. Health Services and Public Health Managers and Directors – £50,789
14. Rail Transport Operatives – £50,561
15. Electrical Engineers – £50,487
16. IT Business Analysts, Architects and Systems Designers – £50,396
17. Business and Financial Project Management Professionals – £50,287
18. Research and Development (R&D) Managers – £50,027
19. Taxation Experts – £49,916
20. Senior paramedics – £49,909"

A Medicine degree could lead to you to join the ranks of "Specialist Medical Practitioners", the fourth spot in that list.

They point out that "It is very difficult however to definitively determine what the highest-paid jobs are. There can be a lot of variation between roles depending on your experience, individual companies, and location."

The figures above are averages.