Adapted the below from msn website.
OOps, I am in the wrg career line again. :(
Career Training
Preparing for the Highest-Paying Careers
by Jessica Groach
People always say that it's better to love what you do than to make lots of money. But let's face it: The money would be nice, too, and there's no shame in admitting that, especially if something you are interested in happens to be very lucrative, as well. So what are the best-paying careers, and how do you get started? Keep reading.
When it comes to the careers with the highest salaries, one very clear fact emerges: We Americans value our health, our computers, and our money. The professionals who safeguard them are earning the heftiest salaries.
Health care
The 77 million baby boomers in this country are aging, which is why eight of the ten fastest-growing careers and nine of the ten highest-paid ones are related to health care. Topping all scales are surgeons and anesthesiologists, who both may earn upward of $190,000 or more, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Before you run off to file an application, bear in mind that upon graduating from four years of medical school, graduates on average carry $110,000 in student loan debt, according to the American Medical Association. After four years in college and then four years in medical school, graduates must complete a residency of three to seven years before taking a tough licensing exam.
Offer: Health Care Programs
• University of Phoenix
• Westwood College
• DeVry University
• Remington College
• Sanford Brown Institute
• Stevens-Henager College
• TechSkills
After all that, new doctors may look forward to a 60-hours-plus workweek. For surgeons, this is particularly intense, as it involves standing for long periods of time to do extremely delicate work. This truly is a case where you must love what you do. Doctors must be compassionate, dedicated, and responsible, with a lifelong love of learning. After all, you'll be required to learn and update your skills for the rest of your career. That $190,000 sounds pretty fair, wouldn't you say?
Dentists, however, have the distinction of being the only health care professionals on that list who work, on average, fewer than 40 hours per week. Yet they continue earning between $85,000 and $120,000 per year, according to the BLS. The other bonus? A whole lot less time in school. Most dentists complete a bachelor's degree, four years in dental school, and a licensing exam.
Computer sciences
Computers may be made of wires and microchips, but they're as dear to our hearts as, well … our hearts. We'll highly pay those who know how to keep them ticking. Computer and information systems managers play a vital role in the technological direction that a company takes. They do everything from constructing business plans to overseeing network security or directing Internet operations, and they oversee the work of others, such as systems analysts or computer programmers (both of whom are also highly paid).
Offer: Programs in Computer Sciences
• DeVry University
• Strayer University
• American InterContinental University - Atlanta
• Remington College
• Berkeley College
• ITT Technical Institute
• Westwood College
Many of these top tech professionals would consider a 40-hour week a vacation, and they're the ones called at midnight on New Year's Eve to come to work and fix stuff. These managers earn this responsibility with a bachelor's degree and an MBA or other graduate degree with a core technology component. They usually earn management status through years of on-the-job training as a programmer or systems analyst. But the benefits include comfortable working conditions and a salary that averages around $85,000 per year.
The law
It's a sad but true aspect of American society: We'll sue you faster than you can say "dollar signs." Lawyers are popping up on every corner, and the trend shows no signs of slowing. That's because they make really great money earning their clients really great money. The BLS says the average attorney in private practice makes about $90,000 a year. Lawyers are both advocates and advisers in our society and, as such, don't always work in the courtroom (although Hollywood would have you believe otherwise). Many lawyers specialize in matters of international, intellectual property, tax, or other law, and spend 99 percent of their time outside the courtroom, in libraries or business offices.
Offer: Programs in Law and Legal Studies
• University of Phoenix
• Westwood College
• Remington College
• Sanford Brown Institute
• Katharine Gibbs School - New York
• Bryman College
Training to become a lawyer is quite rigorous. Lawyers must obtain a four-year degree, followed by three years in law school and a rigorous written bar exam. Competition among law students and graduates can be intense. And those who make it do so by working at least 50 hours a week, including nights and weekends. But if you're willing, you'll be rewarded handsomely.
Lazy or rich?
As you can see, no one's passing out great-paying jobs on street corners. If you're willing to attend plenty of school, work LOTS of hours, and safeguard people's health, computers, or money, the only limit to your earning potential is you.
About the Author
Jessica Groach is a freelance writer and has taught writing at the University of Nevada, Reno, for five years.
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