Highest paying careers

So, a lot of money motivated people out there on TSR. A common query is: what are the highest paying careers? Well, I got bored so I made a list of what I think they are; the ones found on the internet usually suck. If you disagree or want to add to the list comment below:

Note: by 'high paying' my criteria was low to mid six figures or more, terminal income.

In no particular order

1. High finance (IBD/S&T/PE/HF/VC/AM/Research)

2. Corporate law (Partner track or be a high flying barrister)

3. Medicine (GPs (family doctors) and specialists: anaesthesists, surgeons, OB/GYN etc)

4. Accounting (Audit/Tax) at a big4/top 10 firm (Partner track)

5. Executive management track (Director>VP>SVP>C-suite) of a business function (HR/R&D/Operations/Buying/Merchandising/Marketing etc..) at any large to mid-size company

6. Product person (software engineer, product manager, designer etc..) at a big brand name tech company (FB/Google etc)

7. Consulting at a strat house (MBB/Oliver Wyamn/Strategy& etc) or big4 (partner track)

8. Any type of high end sales (e.g. enterprise, luxury, headhunting, broking etc)

9. Real Estate (RE IB/REITs/RE PE/Development)

10. Dentistry (Orthodontics/Maxilofacial Surgery)

11. Quant finance (prop trading, quant research strats, etc) at a hedge fund or prop/HFT trading firm or IB *

12. Actuary (partner track or exec track depending)

13. Middle Office (Risk, Compliance etc) or Back Office (Operations, HR etc) at an IB

14. Corporate Banking, Commercial Banking or Private Banking at a top shop

15. Entrepreneurship (any kind)

16. High profile creative person (Film/TV/Theatre/Music/Modelling/Architecture/Design)

17. Oil and Gas/Mining (Geologist/Petroleum Engineer etc..)

18. Pilot for a major airline*

Premier league/Bundesliga/BBVA footballer as well
Basically all the great sportsmen

I dont see mcdonalds on the list

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17. Oil and Gas/Mining (Geologist/Petroleum Engineer etc..)

18. Pilot for a major airline

As for a lot of these roles (and the ones I've quoted), you'd need to be in a relatively senior position before the mega bucks start rolling in. I saw a chief geologist position for an oil/gas consultancy, approx salary was 100k and there was opportunity for performance based bonuses of up to 35%. 15 - 20 years experience was a requirement.

Politics as well (Prime Minister track)

Some bloggers/vloggers, top-notch fitness models/competitors/trainers, nutritionists, holistic life coaches, etc.

Oh, and not to forget chefs (master ones in fancy restaurants), also competitive bartending makes some cash.

Professional gamers and poker players

Strippers make a lot of money also...