Which profession is the easiest

[albany11]

I saw this type of question in a magazine

What do you think:

Which profession is the easiest to become and the most money-making?

a) Nba players
b) Gambler
c) CEO
d) inventor
e) web-site designer
f) accountant
g) lawyer
h) dentist
i) physicist
j)engineer
k) real estate
l) investors etc
How would you answer this?

I am asking you this because there are people who are interested in just making easy money . How would i answer this?
I can tell you that dentistry is not one of them.
Dentistry requires dedication, tons of debt, years of education, years of lost wages, years of endless exams: in the end, I mean dentist do okay or in par compared to a professional: lets say a computer programmer who is making $ 80,000 (yes, even today, this possible: I am not saying cp is easy at all)) after college with an incremental increase of 10-15% every year)-

the dentist is probably making just above the average salary if you account lost wages and debt. Prabably the same as the cp in the end.

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[Mo007]

All of them require some sort of knowledge to make money... I think a website-designer is the easiest to become. You can walk-in to a Barnes and Noble store, grab a book on "How to be a Web-Designer" and be one after you finish reading that book. These days, being a web-site designer might require having more background in other IT areas, just to justify you are a web-designer to people who would hire you. But not making the more $$$ than others.

Investors applies to anyone with any background, you just have to trust your instincts about making the right choices, and take BIG risks to make big bucks. Investors and Gamblers have this factor in common, both (with luck) have the potential to make money than others.

Dentists.. - Probably one of the hardest to become, since there are few of them compared to others. Plus they went to school lot longer than others, I think it's fair to say that they deserve to make what they make.

 

[Zurik5]

Easy, how about playing a game for a living? NBA, for sure....

Mo007, do you think you could add your blood type to your signature? I feel like it's missing something...

 

[edkNARF]

Wow, another useful thread.

 

[JavadiCavity]

Easy money? Didn't know a legal way existed.

 

[Biogirl361]

it depends on the person... if someone is interested and good at science but does not particularly enjoy math or public relations, is not athletic, and has only average creativity, being a dentist or doctor might be much easier for them than accountant, real estate, NBA or inventor. if you aren't good at what you do it will be hard to make a lot of money doing it (i would put in a LOT of work and still be homeless if i decided to pursue the WNBA as my career ). on the other hand if someone does have an amazing talent for numbers, basketball, creativity or selling things to people, then they could prob make a lot of money in the above careers with less and easier schooling than dentist/ doctors. I don't think there is any 'right' answer to which career is the easiest unless you can assume that everyone is equally good at everything, which we aren't.

 

[45540]

Mo007, do you think you could add your blood type to your signature? I feel like it's missing something...

lol, i find myself thinking that all the time ....

 

[Bruxomaniac]

As for me, my first choice was NBA player but I changed to dentistry for the challenge. Besides, the NBA runs from October (pre-season) through June (finals). That's 9 months, way too much work. My schedule: Noon (so I can golf) til 3pm (so I can watch Dr. Phil) on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (nobody wants to work on Monday and I think Friday should be considered the weekend).

 

[NobodyYouKnow]

NBA star would be the most difficult to become unless you have talent. Once you are in however, the money will come very easily. You get paid to play. Where as anyone can become an inventor, real estate agent, gambler, or investor, but making money requires some talent and brains..there is an area of unpredictability.

Dentists, NBA stars, CEOS, lawyers, are fairly stable but are difficult to become. Usually once you become them, then you can make a lot of money.

The other categories are intermediate, they don't make that much money relative to the other professions and are not very easy to become.

So the answer is that the easiest money making professions tend to be the hardest ones to become but the easiest money making professions to become are the most difficult to make money (all relative scale).

I don't think there is a be all and end all profession. To make lots of money, you will need smarts in your area of expertise, good business/money making strategies, and luck. It's better to be lucky than good quote often. Luck brings you that extra bit of success or leads you to success, while hardwork and effort can bring you towards luck and maintains your success.

 

[Dr.SpongeBobDDS]

Airline pilot has to be by far the best combination of education, money and lifestyle. 4 yrs of school, ~100,000/yr, 30-40 hrs/MONTH depending on your union.

 

[Bruxomaniac]

That reminds me, here is a list according to CBS MarketWatch:
For a better description of each visit the following link:
http://www.alwayson-network.com/comments.php?id=1477_0_7_0_C
By the way, I left in the entire description of number 4, I thought many of you might enjoy that one.

The 10 most overpaid jobs in the U.S.

10) Wedding photographers
Photographers typically charge $2,000 to $5,000 to shoot a wedding, for what amounts to a one-day assignment plus processing time. Some get $15,000 or more. They must cover equipment and film-development costs. Still, many in major metropolitan areas who shoot two weddings each weekend in the May-to-October marrying season pull in $100,000 for six months' work.

9) Pilots for major airlines
Captains with 12 years of experience earn up to $265 an hour at Delta, United, American and Northwest, which translates to $250,000 a year and more for a job that technology is making almost fully automated.

8) West Coast longshoremen
Next year, West Coast dockworkers will earn an average of $112,000 for handling cargo, according to the Pacific Maritime Association, their employer. Office clerks who log shipping records into computers will earn $136,000. And unionized foremen who oversee the rank-and-file will pull down an average $177,000.

7) Airport skycaps
Many of the uniformed baggage handlers who check in luggage at curbside pull in more than $100,000 a year -- most of it in cash.
On top of their $30,000 to $40,000 salaries, peak earners take in $300 or more a day in tips. Sound implausible? That amounts to a $2 tip from 18 travelers an hour on average. Many tip more than that.

6) Real estate agents selling high-end homes
Anyone who puts in a little effort can pass the test to get a real estate agent's license, which makes the vast sums that luxury-home agents earn stupefying.
While most agents hustle tail to earn $60,000 a year, those in affluent areas can pull down $200,000-plus for half the effort, courtesy of the fatter commissions on pricier listings.

5) Motivational speakers and ex-politicians on lecture circuit
Former President Reagan raised the bar back in 1989 when he took $2 million from Japanese business groups for making two speeches. Bill Clinton earned $9.5 million on 60 speeches last year, though most of those earnings went to charity and to fund his presidential library.

4) Orthodontists
For a 35-hour workweek, orthodontists earn a median $350,000 a year, according to the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics. General dentists, meanwhile, earn about half as much working 39 hours a week on average, in a much dirtier job.
The difference in their training isn't like that of a heart surgeon vs. a family-practice doctor. It's a mere two years, and a vastly rewarding investment if you're among the chosen: U.S. dental schools have long been criticized for keeping orthodontists in artificially low supply to keep their income up.
This isn't brain surgery: Orthodontists simply manipulate teeth in a growing child's mouth -- and often leave adjustment work to assistants whose handiwork they merely sign off on. What makes their windfall egregious is that they stick parents with most of the inflated bill, since orthodontia insurance benefits cover nowhere near as large a percentage as for general dentistry.

3) CEOs of poorly performing companies
CEOs at chronically unprofitable companies and those forever lagging industry peers stand as the most grossly overpaid. Most know they should resign -- in shareholders' and employees' interest -- but they survive because corporate boards that oversee them remain stacked with friends and family members.

2) Washed-up pro athletes in long-term contracts
NBA player Shawn Kemp, for instance, earned $10 million in a year he averaged a pathetic 6.1 points and 3.8 rebounds a game. Colorado Rockies pitcher Mike Hampton earned $9.5 million -- in the second year of an eight-year, $121 million contract -- and compiled a 7-15 won-loss record with a pitiful earned-run average of 6.15.

1) Mutual-fund managers
Stock-fund managers can easily earn $500,000 to $1 million a year including bonuses -- even though only 3 in 10 beat the market in the last 10 years.

 

[badabooom]

what about meteorologist?

they ain't right half of the time and still get away with it

 

[Blackstars]

What about a porn star

 

[lealf-ye]

What about a porn star

Need some talent.....

 

[lnn2]

What about a porn star

There isn't a whole lot of money to be made in the porn business, speaking from my personal experiences

 

[toofache32]

There isn't a whole lot of money to be made in the porn business, speaking from my personal experiences

I thought you looked familiar...

 

[Sprgrover]

Airline pilot has to be by far the best combination of education, money and lifestyle. 4 yrs of school, ~100,000/yr, 30-40 hrs/MONTH depending on your union.

Oh yes, and with the stability of the airline industry right now and the long-term prospects of the legacy carriers (which created the cult of the above) I agree!

 

[DrTacoElf]

I would have to say NBA because they are naturally talented most of the time so its less work for them than a self-trained person. Plus they can jump in the stands when people throw cups

 

[Dr.SpongeBobDDS]

NBA player and supermodel would be awesome jobs; they're just not available to the average guy or gal. I think it makes more sense to talk about careers where being a genetic mutant isn't a prerequisite.

 

[musiq]

I would hate to be famous. I rather have a job making a decent living than to be under the disecting scope all the time.