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Top 10 Highest Paying Jobs of Salary up to $600k
Explore the list of highest paying jobs for your career planning
After having our school studies completed, we often remain confused about our careers. We couldn’t decide between a job and a business. Sometimes, we also fail to recognize our talent and aspirations and jump to a field that is just not right for us and we remain dissatisfied and sad for the rest of our life causing adverse effects on our mental and spiritual health. Many of us even do not know about several other jobs for career planning which can pay a higher value and can also satisfy us.
So, I have made a list of the 10 highest-paying jobs in the world which you should consider while your career planning.
1. Anesthesiologist
Anesthesiologists are specialized doctors who provide medication to the patient before surgery so that they could not feel the pain while in surgery. It is one of the most demanded services in the healthcare sector and it is predicted that its demand will reach the sky by 2022 because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
An anesthesiologist not only provides relief from pain in surgery but performs several other tasks which require a lot of studies and specialized training. They also have to keep a watchful eye on the patient’s breath rate, heartbeat, and blood pressure while surgery. Their one little mistake can take away the life of the patient.
Salary
The average salary of an anesthesiologist is $600k per annum and $32k per month.
2. Neurosurgeon
Like anesthesiologists, they are too specialized physicians who deal with surgical treatment of disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system including tumors, trauma, vascular disorders, congenital anomalies, infections of the brain or spine, stroke, or degenerative diseases of the spine. Their tasks mainly revolve around the nervous system of our body which starts from our brain to the spinal cord and then to the rest of our body.
To become a neurosurgeon, you would require the completion of:
- Four years of pre-medical education at a college or university
- Four years of medical school resulting in an M.D. or D.O. degree
- One year internship in general surgery
- Five to seven years in a neurosurgery residency program
- Some neurosurgeons complete a fellowship after residency to specialize in a particular area
- Continuing education — annual meetings, conferences, scientific journals, research — to keep up with advances made in the complex field of neurosurgery
Salary
The average salary of a neurosurgeon is $600k per annum and $50k per month.
3. Corporate Lawyer
Corporate lawyers are those lawyers who have done a specialized study in corporate law. They help their clients to grow their business within the boundaries of rules and laws. They acknowledge their clients with their legal rights and duties. A corporate lawyer needs to know contract law, tax law, accounting, securities law, bankruptcy, intellectual property rights, licensing, zoning laws, etc. to perform their function in a company properly.
A company must have corporate lawyers to protect the business from the violation of laws. A recent controversy in major companies like Walmart has highlighted the importance of corporate lawyers in corporate organizations.
Salary
The average salary of a corporate lawyer is around $235k per annum and $20k per month.
4. Software Developer
Software developers are the major and popular service providers in the IT sector. Their main task is to develop and maintain software. Developing any type of software requires a high-level study of coding, programming, and computer languages like python, java, scratch, c, c+, c++, etc. They write thousands of lines of coding to make a single software which is really an extensive work. They keep their eye on it’s each aspect. Their mistakes in lines of coding can lead to major threats to the organization such as hacking, stealing of critical information like passwords, credit card numbers, and so on.
Salary
The average salary of a software developer is $292k per annum and $24k per month.
5. University Professor
University professors are the peoples in the university who are responsible for preparing study courses, scholarly articles and teaching the students. A university professor must have good verbal and communication skills and a high level of knowledge and must be organized. Besides this, he must have a good personality like he should be confident, enthusiastic, self-aware, self-motivated to mentor the students.
A university professor not only mentors the students but also performs a variety of other functions as well. They help students in University research, represent the University in workshops, boards, and external panels. They also have to complete faculty projects.
A university professor aspirant is required to have a master’s degree in any subject. Sometimes, a doctoral degree may also be required.
Salary
The average salary of a University Professor is $204k per annum and $17k per month.
6. Petroleum Engineer
Petroleum engineers are one of the most demanded peoples in the oil and natural gas industry. Petroleum engineering is related to the exploration of oil and natural gas fields. They design equipment to extract natural gas and oil from the earth’s crust. They make plans to drill in oil and gas fields; developing ways to inject water, chemicals, gases, or steam into an oil reserve; keep an eye on oilfield equipment installation, operation, and maintenance.
Many companies in the middle east hire Petroleum Engineers. If you want to become a petroleum engineer, you need to be a graduate in petroleum engineering so that you can be eligible for further studies.
Salary
The average salary of a Petroleum Engineer is $165k per annum and $12k per month.
7. CEO
CEO stands for Chief Executive Officer. A CEO is a topmost officer in a company who handles the business and operates the whole company. They are responsible for all major executions of decisions in a company. They make strategies and plans for the growth of the organization. They attend all major and important meetings in a company and impact or make the decision. They analyze business reports, the market, the demand for the product and keep an eye on the working of all other employees for the proper functioning of the organization.
There is little demand for CEOs in the market as there can be only one CEO in a company. If anyone wants to become a CEO, he must have a high level of knowledge in business and economics and must be skilled in handling a large volume of tasks. Sometimes, people working as normal employees get promoted to CEO level by the company for their performance. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, had initially worked as an ordinary employee in Google before working as a CEO.
Salary
The average salary of a CEO is $195k per annum and $16k per month.
8. Commercial Pilot
A pilot is a person who drives an aircraft. There are many categories of pilots in the world. Commercial Pilot is the highest paying category. Commercial Pilot drives passenger airplanes as well as cargo planes. They have to transport the peoples from one state to another state or country safely and in time.
A pilot must be physically fit and mentally relax and healthy to drive an airplane. He must be skilled and experienced and must not have a phobia of height. A pilot has to be attentive all the time as handling an airplane of 100s of the ton is not an easy job.
If you want to become a pilot, you have to study Physics, Chemistry, Maths, and other subjects related to plane navigation. English is too needed in this field.
Salary
The average salary of a Commercial Pilot is $150k per annum and $12.5k per month.
9. IT Manager
IT Manager is a person in a company responsible for the overall performance of its electronic network and Information Technology system. IT Manager also evaluates the electronic needs of the company and plans the IT budget. They cannot do this extensive task on their own so, they recruit and trains computer programmers, database administrators, and system administrators. These peoples work under the IT Manager and help him to perform all the functions properly.
If you’ve decided to choose IT Management as your career, then you will need a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. Then, an internship of 5 years under a professional IT Manager. Then, you will have to gain experience in this sector by working as an IT Project Manager. After getting all things done, you can supplement your knowledge with an MBA or other similar courses to get a privilege in selections.
Salary
The average salary of an IT Manager is $138k per annum and $11.5k per month.
9. Aerospace Engineer
Aerospace Engineering is a branch of Engineering in which we study the designing, manufacturing, and maintaining spacecraft, aircraft, missiles, and weapons systems. Aerospace Engineering is considered among the toughest branches of engineering that has recently become popular in a student society. However, once this course is completed, it would give wings to your career and take it to a new level.
Aerospace engineers have to be highly specialized in mathematical, calculative, and observational skills. You need to have science and maths as a subject in your high school. Then, a post-graduate degree is also required in Maths/Science/Computer Science. These are some of the requirements of Aerospace Engineering.
Salary
The average salary of an Aerospace Engineer is $135k per annum and $11k per month.
Final Thoughts
All the jobs which I mentioned above are amazing in terms of value but you should not plan your career by considering the income only. Money can’t buy happiness and satisfaction. Choose only that which can give you happiness.
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