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- Idonteven, on 10/13/2009, -0/+1451 Anesthesiologist ---- $292,000
2 Physician/Ob-Gyn ---- $222,000
3 Psychiatrist ---- $177,000
4 Nurse Anesthetist ---- $157,000
5 Sales Director ---- $140,000
6 Actuary ---- $129,000
7 Finance Director ---- $121,000
8 Software Architect ---- $117,000
9 Attorney/Lawyer ---- $115,000
10 Insurance Broker ---- $114,000 - JQP123, on 10/13/2009, -6/+79This article should be subtitled, "What's Wrong with America" for the stereotypical thinking portrayed within.
For example, "Sales is the lifeblood of any company, and that's why it's one of the highest-paid professions.".
Wrong! Sales is the lifeblood of any company that can't produce a superior product. Given a superior product, sales is pretty easy.
Example: Toyota versus GM
According to Toyota philosophy, building autos is primarily about 2 things --- engineering and manufacturing, all else (including sales) is secondary.
According to GM philosophy, building autos is primarily about 2 things --- finance and marketing/sales, all else (including engineering and manufacturing) is secondary.
Guess which one needed a government bailout? - hawksfan03, on 10/13/2009, -3/+65so basically you have to go to school for 10 years and be put in 6 figures of debt to make 6 figures?
- Lightstab, on 10/13/2009, -1/+61Big surprise. Doctors and Lawyers make the most money. In other news, water is wet.
- stonebear, on 10/13/2009, -2/+40I couldn't help noticing CEO was not mentioned.
- skeptictank, on 10/13/2009, -2/+37Goldman Sachs Exec. $30,000,000 + $20,000,000 bonus. They forgot that one.
- mrgr8avill, on 10/12/2009, -0/+28CNNMoney programmer who makes a slideshow with ten pages and a pop-up on each one?
Whatever it is, it's too damn much! *****!
Cool article, though. Guess I should have actually gone to school. - MrSteamTank, on 10/13/2009, -6/+34How about we stop limiting how many people can enter medical school and lower tuition costs considerably. This artificial shortage we're creating of doctors has got to stop.
- joculator, on 10/13/2009, -0/+23Do you have any idea how expensive insurance is for an Anesthesiologist or an OB/GYN?
- MatthewDuke, on 10/13/2009, -0/+201) Expert witness
One of our one experts charges $500 an hour. So far this year he's billed $450k. Dang. - xm1014, on 10/13/2009, -2/+20"Code Masters"
Really CNN? Software Engineers or Programmers wouldn't fit here? - Elranzer, on 10/13/2009, -0/+18Why did they stop at anesthesiologists? They're hardly the highest salary doctors. Brain surgeons and heart surgeons make a hell of a lot more.
The median income for a neurosurgeon is more than the top income of anesthesiologist ($400k). I'm not sure what the TOP salary of a neurosurgeon is, but one neurosurgeon at the hospital I work at pulls in $2.2million a year.
Dermatologists also make more than anesthesiologists. While their REVENUE is not as high, they have next to no comparable insurance, so they bring home a hell of a lot more. Plus they work bankers hours and could set up shop anywhere and always have steady work. - VigRoco, on 10/13/2009, -1/+17by 'artificial shortage' do you mean 'not everyone has the brain power to endure 10+ years of school'?
- JQP123, on 10/13/2009, -1/+17I think you're just perpetuating the same thinking that has been the downfall of many American companies, particularly those in the manufacturing sector.
Most businesses need a sales team ... but should they be "one of the highest paid professions"?
American mentality says "yes", Japanese mentality says "no". Guess which one was used to take over the title of "largest auto manufacturer in the world"? - nealt900, on 10/13/2009, -0/+16As requested by CNN's CEO.
- emkaysmith, on 10/13/2009, -3/+19Because "CEO" isn't a job. It's a political appointment. They don't actually produce anything.
- JQP123, on 10/13/2009, -1/+16"Clearly you don't work in any sales or service industry."
You reckon? I guess you sales people are smarter than I thought.
"History is filled with products that were genius but didn't take off until marketed and sold properly."
Marketing is needed to make people aware of the product. But if sales are consistently "the highest paid professions" in your business, I'd say your product is most likely only mediocre at best.
The typical American approach --- make a so-so product and then pay big bucks to the people who will pressure consumers into buying it. The idea of taking the time and effort to produce a superior product never really occurs to the people in charge --- often because the people in charge are ex-sales people. All the while, their industry slows sinks as consumers catch on to the game. - MatthewDuke, on 10/13/2009, -0/+14It is about $150k a year.
http://www.qwizx.com/gssfx/usa/tpirhorns.wav - il128, on 10/13/2009, -0/+14Pharma sales one year out of college = $120k / year (Doctors sign your lap top screen, you work 9-3 and take two hour lunches, If you're a good looking woman.)
Medical Device Sales one year out of college = 200K/Year (Attend surgeries and make sure the right parts and procedures are used.) - inactive, on 10/13/2009, -2/+15Why does the US make their doctors spend four years earning an undergrad degree before medical school when other countries don't? It doesn't have to be 10+ years of school.
- Alderon, on 10/13/2009, -1/+13Marijuana - The government has been spending billions to keep this product off the market and failed time and time again. Note: Never seen the marketing team for this product.
But you did say "rarely..." *smile* - firesphotons, on 10/13/2009, -7/+19As a forced P/T worker, I'm sick of these articles. The problem isn't not making 300K the ***** problem is not enough job opportunities, ***** my state doesn't have an abundance of 20K a year jobs!!! I will be losing my (paid for) house, 16 year career ended by comany going out of business, no work to keep the house taxes paid. America, the land of musical chairs, if you don't find one you can go wither and die, nobody gives a *****.
- TSK05, on 10/13/2009, -0/+11What's he an expert in? Rip offs? (But really, I want to know.)
- kthoma22, on 10/13/2009, -1/+12Alot of the doctors wouldn't need these high salaries if it wasn't for the insanely high malpractice premiums. Lawyers are the ones ruining medicine with these excessive malpractice lawsuits. I hate to say it but a jury should not be judging if medical mistakes where made because most of them have no knowledge of medicine. These are the kinds of decisions that should be left to professional panels of experts to decide if errors where made and them revoke the doctor's licenses if necessary. They should also cap emotional suffering on these suits like California did.
- Rhonwyn, on 10/13/2009, -2/+12Wow, this whole list should be filed under "No *****". Seriously, Doctors, Lawyers, and people who are responsible for a companies money (finance, sales, and actuaries) are highly paid? Wow, I never would have guessed that. Software architect is probably the only surprise on the list and that's only because they made it a specialized title. The architect is just the highest paid of the programmers/engineers. If you included all of them, then the average would be about 1/5th of that.
- JQP123, on 10/13/2009, -1/+11"You do realize the failure of the american car companies is well beyond your basic "cause of the problem" rant, right?"
You do realize that from the consumers perspective, the failure of the american car companies is really pretty simple --- they failed to offer a competitive product.
Instead of addressing the root problems (lackluster engineering and manufacturing) they chose to turn to their "lifeblood"; sales and marketing, who came up with rebates and other sales games. How did that work out for them over the long run? - firesphotons, on 10/13/2009, -0/+10Dude, I was the higher paid professional and still hold current professional licenses. When you have tried to re-employ yourself at 50 from scratch, give me a call. As for the negative digs I don't get it..I have taken not one dime of public assistance but go ahead and kick away...tomorrow might be your turn..
- Rain12913, on 10/13/2009, -4/+13"Psychiatrists typically charge a hefty hourly fee, and have little trouble collecting since most of their patients pay for the services out of pocket."
I'm not sure where they're getting that information but that couldn't be further from the truth here in Massachusetts. The significant majority of patients pay with insurance. - prolikewhoa, on 10/13/2009, -0/+8What about Street Pharmacist/Ho Dispatcher?
- covertbadger, on 10/13/2009, -2/+9Yes, damn all those life-saving doctors, they should give their salary to the machinist that created their scalpel! /s
- DirtPile, on 10/13/2009, -0/+7As long as we understand that primary care physicians and pediatricians make dirt relative to their training, I won't get all indignant.
- emkaysmith, on 10/13/2009, -3/+10That's not a "job." Those leeches are appointed based on where they went to school and who they play racquetball with. Competence has ZERO to do with it.
But they also left out Stephen King. At least he *works* for what he has. And he started from the baseline on the graph. - Sixagon, on 10/13/2009, -0/+7Not Web design.
- smemily, on 10/13/2009, -0/+6Better hours too since you never get called in for an emergency case of 3am acne.
- emkaysmith, on 10/13/2009, -7/+13Sounds fair to me. People who settle for a terminal training program at the local junior college shouldn't expect to become wealthy by it.
- 07dcolem, on 10/13/2009, -1/+7No such thing as 100% free.
- junyamint, on 10/13/2009, -1/+7Agreed! I think everyone in the medical field feels the same way. We went to school for a long time to learn the little subtleties of care and now some Lawyer with some slick questions is going to make 12 people think we know nothing and 100% necessarily killed someone. Its aggravating to say the least.
Furthermore one sad reality is that most of the medical malpractice comes from medicaid patients :( Practices that remove all medicaid patients tend to lower there malpractice cases significantly. People treat suing today like another way to get money but it needs to be reserved for real harm.
We have a family friend who was once a doctor and decided that there was no money in it is started a business where he buys and manages practices (great for him he makes a ton of money, and Doctors can spend all there time treating patients no more paperwork/insurance). About 4 years ago he made the switch to 0 medicaid patients and saw his profits skyrocket (which he promptly turned around to the doctors and upgrading facilities). Its sad however because there are destitute people that need care and probably wont sue. But if suing it going to get you out of being destitute people are going to keep doing it. Catch 22. - eryximachus, on 10/13/2009, -0/+6OMG, you stated a fact contrary to the article! Digg down!
- oriondr, on 10/13/2009, -0/+6***** dude, time to graduate to Software Architect :-|
- Elranzer, on 10/13/2009, -1/+6Um, I'd take seeing an American-trained doctor over an Uruguay-trained doctor any day and gladly pay it. So would pretty much the rest of the world.
- MatthewDuke, on 10/13/2009, -0/+5Rubber
- solmakou, on 10/13/2009, -0/+5It's the first thing I thought of after seeing the first few jobs, how about deducting for mandated insurance, no longer would they be on the list.
- inactive, on 10/13/2009, -2/+7Funny how this made it to the front page, Digg loves top 10 lists, but hates rich people.
- gdog05, on 10/13/2009, -0/+5Does he often go up against a glue expert?
- covertbadger, on 10/13/2009, -0/+5Umm, a software architect is not a programmer/engineer, unless you're talking about tiny little dev shops with about 4 developers. You mean a senior dev, or possibly a principal. An architect is an extremely hands-off strategic role which has nothing to do with coding, much like a traditional architect doesn't lay bricks or mix cement.
- ramiro, on 10/13/2009, -0/+5What does a senior Software Developer has to do to become a Software Architect and get paid a median salary of $115,000 with potential to go up to $166,000 ?
- HurricaneDC, on 10/13/2009, -0/+5Engineering pays well, they said...
- DamnMan, on 10/13/2009, -5/+10Seeing as your about 10 times more likely to go to college at all if you come from a wealthy family, a lot of people didn't "settle" for *****. There are only so many scholarships to get, if they can get them. A zip code in a bad neighborhood may as well be a credit rating of 50 for some student loans after our latest economic implosion.
Its better to be lucky than smart.
Guess how I can tell which one you are... - idontknowpizza, on 10/13/2009, -0/+5Hahah.
No. - Justin676, on 10/13/2009, -2/+7Yeah those doctors are worthless aren't they? We should just get rid of them all because they're only in it for the money. You'll have to let us know how it works out if you ever get a brain tumor or in a car wreck without those evil, money-grubbing doctors around.
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