best-worst careers by wsj

[syoung]

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Psychiatrist is at 36 and GP is at 45! None of the other specialties made it into the top 50...

 

[Mako555]

its just a stupid list to get some web traffic. let's not give them what they want.

 

[Lamel]

I'm guessing the "stress" and "physical demands" categories brought down Physician's considerably. Which is fair.

 

[leon sandcastle]

i dont know what half of these jobs are

 

[circulus vitios]

I don't understand how actuary is rated the best profession year after year. It's even more boring and depressing than accounting.

 

[SteinmetzMD]

The average modern American wants a job that requires as little work as possible with as high pay as possible. Physicians have to work, and work hard! But I think most of us on the forum can still agree its at the top of our career lists 🙂

 

[nysegop]

Parole Officer is top 30?

Yeah this is a great list......





(Sarcastic)


Oh... btw if you check the source on the article, it's a job search website...

http://www.careercast.com

 

[syoung]

And here I was thinking wsj is reputable...

 

[AdmAckbar]

And here I was thinking wsj is reputable...

It was, before it was bought out.

 

[Narmerguy]

its just a stupid list to get some web traffic. let's not give them what they want.

Agreed.

 

[amazing tekkers]

seamen at 163? lol

 

[DrEnderW]

The amount of school + years spent training + debt + hours worked + credentials/intelligence/drive to get in doesn't equate to other jobs that pay similar or more.

Most of my friends are making 60-100k+ with a lot of room for growth at 22-25 years old with zero to minimal debt.

Not surprising why most people aren't thinking its the best job out there.

 

[circulus vitios]

The amount of school + years spent training + debt + hours worked + credentials/intelligence/drive to get in doesn't equate to other jobs that pay similar or more.

Most of my friends are making 60-100k+ with a lot of room for growth at 22-25 years old with zero to minimal debt.

Not surprising why most people aren't thinking its the best job out there.

Yeah I don't think the average college-educated 22-25 year old is pulling down $60-100k/year.

 

[WhittyPsyche]

Yeah I don't think the average college-educated 22-25 year old is pulling down $60-100k/year.

Actually there are, I, my SO, and a few of our friends. All 21-24


Edit: All in diff fields, but have no idea what is deemed the "average" person

 

[lcck]

Yeah I don't think the average college-educated 22-25 year old is pulling down $60-100k/year.

This depends on where you live. Quite a large portion of recent college graduates in the San Francisco Bay Area make 70-90K.

 

[circulus vitios]

This depends on where you live. Quite a large portion of recent college graduates in the San Francisco Bay Area make 70-90K.

Which is like $45k in the rest of the country.

 

[lcck]

Which is like $45k in the rest of the country.

Very astute observation.

And this is exactly why it depends on where DrEnderW is referring to when he/she said that most of his friends are making $60-100K. It's very common in certain areas for the average college-educated 22-25 year old to make $60-100k/year.

 

[WhittyPsyche]

I'm in MD, I know it is higher cost of living than the midwest and other places, but def not that much out of the realm of "normal"

 

[syoung]

Maybe you could put average to be actual average of all 21-24's instead of your friends... and see if that average is close to what you described?

 

[PigBear]

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[daymann]

When I saw biomedical engineer at number 2, I lol'd. I'm graduating with a degree in biomedical engineering and I can tell you that the job prospects are dismal compared to almost every other engineering discipline.

 

[DrEnderW]

Maybe you could put average to be actual average of all 21-24's instead of your friends... and see if that average is close to what you described?

I guess it would not be average, but I don't think it's fair to compare averages because the students being admitted to med school are by no means average.

The people I'm considering all had the grades and well-rounded attributes to attend med school if they wished.

The point is, if you consider two people of equivalent intellectual capacity, drive, and social skills, I don't think medicine is the best career for a lot of people - that's why it's not ranked that high. See my previous post for my reasons.

Despite that, I personally wouldn't do anything else.