How do you make 1 million a year?

Answer 1

There are several jobs that can earn up to 1 million or even 2 million dollars a year. The majority of these jobs are based in the business, medicine, or law field. First off, what people have to understand when they ask, "what jobs make the big bucks," they have to realize, only an extremely small percentage of jobs in these fields can earn up to a million dollars a year. For example, only the top 2 percent of medical doctors in the U.S. make over 800, 000 dollars a year. This is why "making it big" in either the medical, law, or business field is extremely selective, and takes a large amount of hard work, talent, knowledge, and occasionally, luck. What people also have to realize is that when they do a web search for the average income of say, a headhunter in the U.S., they are only looking at the average annual salaries of employed headhunters for major companies, which is only about 80, 000 dollars a year, but the reality is, headhunters who create big contacts, and who establish a successful business for themselves, can make over a million dollars a year. This also applies to medicine, law, and other forms of business. Do you really think a plastic surgeon who shares ownership in a 2 man private practice medical group is going to make an average of 150, 000 dollars a year, absolutely not. These surgical specialists are capable of making over 2 million dollars a year if they establish a successful private practice, but don't forget, only the top 1-2% of medical doctors, lawyers, business men, can make in between 600, 000 and 1, 000, 000 dollars a year in the U.S. This, to me, is the definition of success. Here I have compiled a list of all the jobs (sorted by field) that can make up to or even over 1 million dollars a year:

Business:

1. Stockbrokers
2. Financial Planners
3. Investment Bankers
4. Business Executives
5. Restaurant Owners
6. Private Investors
7. Headhunters

Medicine:

1. Neurosurgeons
2. Plastic Surgeons
3. Orthopedic Surgeons
4. Cardiothoracic Surgeons
5. Cardiovascular Surgeons
6. Gastroenterologists
7. Ophthalmologists
8. Dermatologists
9. Orthodontists
10. Radiologists

Law:

1. Civil Lawyers
2. Corporate Lawyers
3. Entertainment Lawyers
4. Major Defense Attournies