No one wants to graduate college and not have a job. Student loans are expensive; it’s in your best interest to find the highest paying job possible. If you’re graduating from school this year, entering college and trying to decide on a major, or simply changing careers, here are the highest paying jobs of 2012.
CEO
Do you have a great idea? Do you think you could be the next Bill Gates? We say: go for it! Chief Executive Officers easily make over $300,000 per year. In all fairness, very few people will become CEOs, but if you’ve got an idea and a great business sense, why can’t you be one of the few? If you’re looking for inspiration, look no further than the amazing salary.
Anesthesiologists
With an expected yearly salary that hovers around $214,000, anesthesiology is a fantastic field to get into. You’ll have to maintain your licensure, which requires a great deal of continuing education, but the quarter of a million you’ll earn every year makes all of that studying well worth it.
Oral Surgeon
If you’ve ever considered dentistry as a career choice, aim just a bit higher and look to the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery. You’ll have to attend school and training for more than ten years but consider this: by the time you’re 30, you could be making $210,000 a year.
OB/GYN
Are you thinking of becoming a doctor but aren’t sure what field you’d like to concentrate in? If you love babies and want to be the go-to doc for women, you’d do well to choose obstetrics and gynecology. Once you successfully complete your residency program, you can realistically expect to make over $200,000 per year.
Surgeons
Do you love to work with your hands? Do you want to have a very real impact on the lives of others? The job outlook is high for those entering the surgical field. With salaries hovering at $175,000 per year, surgeons are some of the highest paid medical professionals in the world. Depending on your area of expertise, you may even make more!
Psychiatrist
You’ll need both an undergraduate and a doctorate degree to sit for licensure, but once you’ve gained that hallowed license, expect to make well over $150,000 a year. The job can be stressful but your hours will be flexible and you will always be in high demand. If you have an interest in being an integral part of someone else’s mental health, psychiatry may be the field for you.
Actuary
If you love to work with numbers and like to play the odds, becoming an actuary may be of interest. You’ll work in the insurance field and calculate the odds for everything from sickness, life, auto accidents and more. You can earn upwards of $135,000 for your number crunching skills.
Author: Thomas Hathaway is a financial consultant and content contributor to a payday loans site, which offers information and advances should you need money before your paycheck arrives.
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