What's the best-paid medicine career?

Question

What's the best-paid medicine career?

Answer 1

Anestesiology is!

Answer 2

Not sure if it could be specifically termed a 'career' due to the somewhat short-lived success period of most 'employees' but drug smuggling would rate highly due to the large pay-off for relatively little time spent.

Does carry its share of risks though, and most countries paint it in a rather negative image which may cause social problems, family 'issues' and stress.

Oh, and there's the "long holiday" afterwards with nowhere to spend your wads of money and nothing to look at but bars and concrete.

Ever thought of becoming a plumber?

Answer 3

Do you mean  medicine or medical? B/c the only professions related to medicine that pay well are pharmacists (6-7 years of college) and chemists (also a lot of studying to get there), but if you don;t want to spend a lot of time in school to work w/ medicines you can become a pharmaceutical salesperson, which may not require a college education, although in most cases it does, and you can also make decent money w/ that.

Now if you meant medical, well, you can always become a doctor. Now, if you aren't planning on spending a good 13 years in college of really heavy studying, then I suggest  you don't go that route.  Thankfully, there are many other heath care professions in what is known as the "allied health" such as nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists, laboratory technologists and radiologic technologists, that you cannot go wrong with as you'll never be unemployed and you can make good money. Most require either an associates (2 years) or a bachelors (4 years).

Good Luck

Answer 4

The current situation in medicine is in constant change due to legislation and Medicare cuts, but the best-paid careers still tend to be those involving procedures, such as cardiology and gastroenterology.  Surgeons make good money as well, especially orthopedic and neurosurgery, although they make about 1/4 the money they did 2 decades ago.  Anesthesiologists and interventional radiologists also do fairly well.

As reimbursement rates fall for office visits, the drive is toward careers that can do short, but very important procedures, such as cardiac catheterization and stenting.  The trade-off is lots of hours on call and lots of malpractice insurance, depending on the state in which you practice.