Salary

Average Salary: $187,200

Expected Lifetime Earnings: $6,538,000


You're a doctor and a surgeon, so you'll be making some serious bank. It's a stressful job, but being the conductor of the maternity orchestra is hugely rewarding. A plain old general practice doctor makes about $175,000. Taking care of women and their pregnancies is good business and you could be bringing in about $250,000 a year (source). You'll get much more if you work at a hospital and a lot less in private practice, and you'll be paid the least if you work at a college or university.