"People Making $150,000 And Above, What Do You Do For A Living?" (27 Responses)

Based on the data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor, the average annual salary in the country in the fourth quarter of 2023 was $59.3K, so the amount reported in the survey is almost three times that amount. Not fabulous wealth, but more than a decent amount and, of course, very comfortable for life. And, as it turns out, there are plenty of professions that provide such money.

From the standard areas that are listed in this list, we can highlight, firstly, work related to air transportation, programming, as well as managerial positions in sales and large business. And, of course, owning your own business can also bring you good money - if, surely, you choose the right niche and succeed. In all other cases, these are jobs that require a unique or fairly rare set of skills.

However, if we assume that it's enough to simply study, let's say, to be a lawyer or a programmer - and that’s it, money will flow into our pocket like a river - then we'll be far from the truth, about the same as the medieval scientists who were sure that flies and mice spontaneously generate in dirt and rags (by the way, some scientists today get really decent money too). Getting a highly paid profession is only the first step on a long and not always exciting career ladder.

For example, no one will argue that football quarterback is a truly highly paid profession. After all, Patrick Mahomes, at his $50M per year, ranks only fifth on the list of highest paid QBs today. But does this mean that if you become a quarterback and, moreover, are drafted... you will automatically receive insane money? Of course not. However, no matter how poorly you play, you still won’t fall below the $150K described today...

As you can see, a highly paid job is always a combination of several circumstances: the right choice of field for work, hard study and work on your skills, both hard and soft ones, getting into the proper team (right, Tom Brady?)... and always a little bit of luck (right, Drew Bledsoe?). So if you regard this post as some kind of guide to action - just remember, everything almost always depends on you. Well, reading about which jobs give you the most money is always interesting, so don't stop scrolling now!