We recently discussed what kids entering college should consider majoring in given the state of the jobs market.
We may have made this unnecessarily complicated, because a chart we posted this morning shows the answer is really a no-brainer. There's really only one industry in which you're guaranteed of earning a pretty respectable wage no matter what specific occupation you choose: medicine.
Nine of the top 10 best-paid positions in the U.S. tracked by the BLS are all in the field, and there are 17 occupations where the mean wage is above six figures. Here's the rundown:
Note: These are different from some health-related support occupations, which are way down there — almost half make less than $30,000.
Basically, if you're going into anything but medicine, you'd better be the best in your field at it.