#HighIncomeJobs #CuriousMinds #CareerSuccess
Hey Reddit! 💼💰 Ever wonder what kind of jobs allow people to make over 250k a year? I know I’m always curious about how some people achieve such financial success. So I gotta ask, if you make over 250k a year, what do you do for a living?
Here are a few possible professions that often lead to high incomes:
– Surgeon or Physician
– Corporate Lawyer
– Software Engineer
– Investment Banker
– Entrepreneur
Do you think these careers align with your observations, or is there another field you believe is the key to making big bucks? Let’s discuss and learn from each other’s experiences! 🤔💡
Own a veterinary clinic and work part time at another emergency vet clinic. Probably average 80 hour work weeks
Software architect in big tech, 300K TC
Let me save some time for 90% of responders:
-own successful business
-have advanced, difficult degree (Law, MD, etc)
-be a successful executive
-be an advanced tech person in tech
-maybe some sales jobs?
-work multiple jobs, side hustles, or have large investments
I manage a few data science teams
I worked in consulting. was at 240+10-20K/year in bonus.
Never had a degree, just been working in tech. since 19.
Chief Of Staff @ Health Insurance Brokerage
Best advice – Work at a start up for someone you truly believe in. As they grow, you get promoted/increases like crazy bc you were brought on in almost a family business mentality. Everyone is so scared of start ups- it can be such a great opportunity if you’re selective about who you choose.
Traveling nurse, I used to be in dev ops for fintech
Is this question now being asked here daily or what?
Run a medium sized blue collar business for someone that wants to be an absentee owner.
Collect Dividends.
Enterprise sales for one of the cloud providers & real estate on the side. Tc of 450ish but usually w2 600-800. Plus cash flow / massive tax write offs on real estate side. 36m
Stripper
7/11 cashier
12-15 hour shifts behind the Wendy’s dumpster it’s not easy but hey, someone’s gotta do it
$250k in NYC is the same as making $100k in Wyoming
Was a venture capital investor.
Now I’m an early stage startup founder making less but hoping to make more one day.
Engineering manager in t1 tech. 600k
Own spacebakedtreats.com
And full time stay at home Montessori mama to a 4 year old
Get married to someone making $200k
I work in tech, take on side jobs, invested in a rental property 10+ years ago, and have other investments.
Project manager in marketing working remote for a small brand.
146k base.
20k bonus and equity.
150k trading stonks.
10+ years experience. No degree.
Sell options
Journeyman Lineman in southern california
I make around 475k gross a year.
I am a technical sound designer working on all sorts of audio R&D for a big multinational company.
I’m paid in swedish crowns (SEK). Lol
Trash man and wife is a nurse.
But if I was a GM they make 180-250k so I guess that would qualify.
Finding out information about people making over 250k a year and selling these to criminal gangs.
Crack Distribution.
CFO
Quant dev at a hedge fund. 650k guaranteed, more depending on the PnL for the year.
Also realize that money doesn’t equal happiness. A lot of these people are miserable, their whole life is about work and they never enjoy their money
Freelance consultant for data science
Love it
Rent out a few inherited apartments in Zurich
Much easier everything (but cruel):
1. Don’t make any relationships.
2. Spend literally all your spare time on learning and programming
3. Get your first job in FAANG and repeat all again s until you earn all money you need 😉
I work 167 hour work weeks at dickensian peasant wages
That remaining one hour… is ‘me’ time 😊
Ooh which reminds me, the hours almost up, hopefully I don’t have to plow the fields this week
Revenue operations.
I work in the public sector in a ridiculously high COL area so it certainly doesn’t feel like it.
Data scientist aerospace and defense
For the tech workers in this category, how many are living in an area where the cost of living is so high you need at least $150k to live comfortably?
Airline pilot with 15+ years experience
Husband is a software engineer for a worldwide company
I rob banks.