He was probably talking about lifetime earnings and not yearly income. If you factor in the 11-19 years of additional training and lost income that doctors go t

He was probably talking about lifetime earnings and not yearly income. If you factor in the 11-19 years of additional training and lost income that doctors go through and make a plumber work the same amount of hours as a doctor, then I bet their lifetime earnings will be close. Heres a post comparing doctors to UPS drivers, which shows what i'm talking about http://www.er-doctor.com/doctor_income.html http://www.er-doctor.com/doctor_income.html