Once we start our junior year of highschool, we are, in a way, expected to start figuring out what we want to do in the future. By our senior year, most students know what they want to do. However, others have no clue what they want to do, which is normal and understandable. And some would rather have a high paying job, whether or not they actually like it. Many people also don’t want to go to college, but still want to have a good and stable career.

There are many different career paths for everyone, it’s just figuring out which is the most high paying, and if it’s something they want to pursue. 

The career paths we think about are focused on health care, education, finance, e-commerce, government and law. However, there are so many careers that are high paying that are overlooked in these fields. 

Jobs that require a medical degree: 

• Health Journalist ≈ $27k-100k
• Medical Teacher ≈ $166k-260k
• Clinical Forensic Medical Examiner ≈ $128,803 (In California)
• Medical/ Pharmaceutical Researcher ≈ $136k-169k
• Sports and Exercise Medicine ≈ $72k-109k
• Medical Sales Representative ≈ $47k-130k
• Medical Legal Advisor ≈ $85,502 (In California)
• Occupational Physician ≈ $120k-270k
• Transplant Coordinator ≈ $81,119 (In California)
• Radiology/ Diagnostic Imaging Director ≈ $101,513 (In California)
• Healthcare Investment Banker ≈ $120,685

Jobs that require a college degree are:

• Interior Designer ≈ $49,810
• Marine Biologist ≈ $60,520 (At least a Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s needed)
• Engineer ≈ $73,000+
• Art therapist ≈ $80,000 (Master’s degree needed)
• Video Game Designer ≈ $68,000 (A degree in Game Design, Game Development/ Computer Science needed)
• Architect ≈ $64k- 180k
• Journalist ≈ $28k-88k
• Meteorologist ≈ $67k-170k
• Forensic Pathologist ≈ $63k-270k
• Barrister ≈ $150k-192k
• Sales Manager ≈ $132,290
• Financial Managers ≈ $134,180
• Advertising/Promotions/ Marketing Managers ≈ $141,490
• Architectural/ Engineering Managers ≈ $149,530
• Computer/ information Systems Managers ≈ $151,150

There are many career choices that don’t require a college degree and that are high paying. For example:

• Construction ≈ $33k-51k
• Community Health Worker ≈ $46,590
• Electrician ≈ $56,180
• Power Plant Operators ≈ $85,950
• Police/ Detectives ≈ $85,170 (Training and Certification needed)
• Flight Attendant ≈ $56,640
• Sales Representative ≈ $56,130
• Plumber ≈ $55,160
• Firefighters ≈ $50,850
• Commercial Pilot ≈ $134,630 (Commercial pilot license and flight training needed)
• Real Estate Agent≈ $58,760
• Real Estate Manager ≈ $140,477 (High school diploma/equivalent needed)
• Full Stack Developer ≈ $129,637 (Technical expertise background needed)