http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid={954AA053-F953-43F3-BBC8-63D351A3BF2A}&siteid=google&dist=google 10-Wedding photographers 9-Major airline pilots 8-West coast longshoremen 7-Skycaps at major airports 6-Realtors 5-Motivational speakers and ex-politicians on the lecture circuit 4-Orthodontists 3-CEO's of poorly performing companies 2-Washed up athletes and those with long term contracts 1-Fund Managers
I agree with just about all of those. Ever watch how much a skycap takes in just while your waiting in line?
I know someone that did this for American Airlines for a couple years. He saved everything & opened his first nightclub about 10 years ago. Today he's involved in four clubs & a sports bar.
I agree except for #4. Orthodontists have to be in the top of their college class to be accepted to dental school, and then have to be in the top of their dental school class to be accepted into an orthodontic residency program which is three years long, not two years as the article indicates, and they did not mention the four year college degree nor the four year dental school degree. The moron journalist writing the article obviously did not do his homework. So, you have to be in the top of the top of college and dental school grad, so eight years of studying very hard, then three more years of orthodontic residency for 11 years total, with the cost of dental school and orthodontic residency ( not including college) costing around $300,000. Overpaid at $350,000, I don't think so.
Correct, sir. Good for you! Orthodontist? Bad reputation? You're done. QUOTE=drjohngober;136576416]I agree except for #4. Orthodontists have to be in the top of their college class to be accepted to dental school, and then have to be in the top of their dental school class to be accepted into an orthodontic residency program which is three years long, not two years as the article indicates, and they did not mention the four year college degree nor the four year dental school degree. The moron journalist writing the article obviously did not do his homework. So, you have to be in the top of the top of college and dental school grad, so eight years of studying very hard, then three more years of orthodontic residency for 11 years total, with the cost of dental school and orthodontic residency ( not including college) costing around $300,000. Overpaid at $350,000, I don't think so.[/QUOTE]
I agree with you. It is tough to become an orthodontist. Imagine being at the very top 5% of your class through high school, college, AND dental school, and then not graduating until past age 30. These guys are the smartest of the smart, and they've worked WAYYYYYYY harder to get where they're at than anyone else on that list.
OK, eh. Major airline pilots. Screw up and everyone dies, including the pilot. Fund Managers. Screw up, and I, and everyone else leaves you. Fund goes broke and you starve. Longshoreman, on the other hand, who belong to a union, which fosters mediocrity, and protects incompetence, screw up; they get a raise and better benefits. The CEOs, and the rest, we can argue, eh? {QUOTE=Kds;136575930]http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid={954AA053-F953-43F3-BBC8-63D351A3BF2A}&siteid=google&dist=google 10-Wedding photographers 9-Major airline pilots 8-West coast longshoremen 7-Skycaps at major airports 6-Realtors 5-Motivational speakers and ex-politicians on the lecture circuit 4-Orthodontists 3-CEO's of poorly performing companies 2-Washed up athletes and those with long term contracts 1-Fund Managers[/QUOTE]
I think it is safe to say that the "smartest of the smart" do not become orthodontists- anyone truly smart would know better. US average salary is only 114k per cnn or less than 150k per payscale.com. I think my plumber makes more than that and. although he does some smelly jobs, he still doesn't have to stick his hands in anyone's mouth.
"Smart" in this case is used from an academic standpoint - i.e. test scores and grades. As for pay, I wouldn't call anyone "smart" that chooses a job solely based on how much it pays. People should do what they love. That being said, I know orthodontists that own their own practices that make many times more than the numbers you are quoting - so financial reward is certainly available for those who pursue it.
And you should pray that, in the case of a hideous disease, nobody should debase him/her self to put their hands into your extremely smelly abdominal cavity. IDIOT!
Very well put. I believe most pilots ( I am also a private pilot) are pilots because they love to fly- definitely not because of their salary- especially these days. And you are correct on the salary of most orthodontists. This average includes those in academics and research. If you averaged the salary of orthodonists who are in private practice, the average would be over $500,000. How many plumbers make that?
I don't agree with airline pilots, I have 5 friends that fly for Continental and it seems each month they lose benefits or pay....None of them are anywhere close to making big money and they all have been flying for more than 10 years. Fund managers might be overpaid, I have a brother in San Francisco that just bought a $5 mil house....He does Hedge funds if that means anything different.
No, he would make his hourly wage. The person who gets the bags on and off the plane make about $30k, so the guy who carries them 2 feet is worth $70k more? Get real.
I heard they don't even need to be there to land. lol Do they really need to be there to take-off? I know on the carriers, at least the f/a18 takes off on its own, the pilot only grabs the stick after he is thrown off the deck. But I don't think he would leave it on auto-pilot after that.
I disagree with the major airline pilot. I am a pilot myself looking into the airlines in a couple years. It is a constant battle to find a secure job and gain seniority. UPS and FedEx Pilots make 200k+ (10 year seniority) The airlines are very unstable and struggling to keep up with regional airlines. About the carrier takeoffs I think most pilots take their hand off the stick when getting catapulted off so their hand doesn't accidentally jolt the stick in the wrong direction.
A person could learn to pilot a major aircraft in a couple of weeks. A pilot is worth every dollar to me because they are there when sh*t goes wrong. That is what their many years of training and experience is really for. Gene
I know got a friend who works in Realty. He doesn't really sell houses, not all the time anyway. There is more than one way to "skin a cat". Are you a Realtor? I was looking into the Hedge Fund Management also. Seems to be a highly lucrative business if you play your cards right. Hedge Fund Managers make money faster than anyone, or so that article said.
