Dougr743

Sales, poor kid growing up, no silver spoon. MBA and Masters in IO, tough to make 500k incomes in most professions unless you own the company, VP exec or doctor. so I sell to doctors

gonefishin'

Ain't that the truth!

Manifold

IMO, docs are among the higher earners who typically really do earn their high incomes. It's a very demanding job which I much have respect for. No, docs can't cure or effectively manage every health issue every person has, but that's inevitable given the complexity and variability of how human bodies/minds work, and our associated limitations of knowledge.

gago1101

It took mere 17 years for me to be done with all training. Came to the states at 18, barely spoke English, received no college funds from anyone, and worked while at school. I still work hard now and do make a decent living.

Yippiekiaye

golfbrah

Finance / Buy-side / Investment Management by way of full scholarship

SOOooooo...how's your portfolio doing?

Planning to scoop up a GT3 but need to buy a place with a garage first

96redLT4

^^This. Its very difficult to make a ton of money now on what Medicare and insurance companies pay, practicing honest ethical medicine. The best you can hope for is a good income stream to put that money to work somewhere else, eg real estate growth stocks etc.

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mooty

I married a MD.
we went to HS, college, grad school / med school together (I am not a MD)
I watch her sweat and bleed.
MD is not as glorious as some of you think.
anything and everything that goes wrong, you blame the MD.
everyday they work long hours.
frankly we told our kids, I rather you be driving the city dump truck than being an MD.
I am glad I didn't become an MD but have lots of respect for the, despite the common jokes we all make about doctors.

Patrick wilson

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rodsky

I take my hat off to the docs. Where would we be without them? Pet Peeve is they always keep me waiting and its not 5-10 minutes. If i did that to my customers, they would consider that rude. i know you cant completely work to a schedule in medicine but it seems like they dont try / care.

One of my best buds is a radiologist. He has the best life. They own their practice - 6 partners and they mandate that one is off at all times. So he has 12-14 weeks off a year. Makes a very good living with lots of time off. Studied long and hard and worked his butt off to get there but its good now. Plus it seems like less all nighters, emergencies etc. Radiographers can do a lot and he can do a lot remotely through new tech. But i am way out of my comfort zone in describing his field (or any medical field for that matter).

Manifold

Many years ago, I considered a career change to medicine. Took all the premed courses and then some, helped with an autopsy, etc. I talked with a lot of docs, and nearly all told me don't do it, you're better off sticking with engineering. I wound up following their advice, and it was probably the right advice for my situation, but docs shouldn't overlook the fact that they have a very respected and honorable profession, and are compensated well for what they do. My daughter is considering becoming a doc, and I would support her going that route.

toddjude

energy trader in the process of opening a small biz