The best paying job a 20 year old can get might be in construction or the military, but this may limit your upside down the road. From a purely financial persp

The best paying job a 20 year old can get might be in construction or the military, but this may limit your upside down the road. From a purely financial perspective, money now is better than money later though. A 20 year old who secures a job that nets him enough to save $15,000 per year until retirement will ultimately have a lifetime net savings of about the same as someone who finally finds a job that pays enough to save $50,000 per year at the age of 40.