The payoff in medicine might be worse from a total possible payoff standpoint, but definitely the best from a stability standpoint. A mediocre doctor can throw

The payoff in medicine might be worse from a total possible payoff standpoint, but definitely the best from a stability standpoint. A mediocre doctor can throw a dart at a map and still make $150K-200K per year. In fact, with the strange renumeration structure of modern medicine, a doctor in the sticks can make more money than a doctor in a desired suburb. Worst case scenario in medicine is working as a GP in Montana for "only" $150K a year. Worst case scenario in investment banking is you are out on your ass in 2 years with skills applicable nowhere outside of downtown Manhattan.