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I disagree, many physician jobs offer loan repayment (of up to $200k) while offering salaries in the upper 300-400s (for many specialties). Surgeons can easily

I disagree, many physician jobs offer loan repayment (of up to $200k) while offering salaries in the upper 300-400s (for many specialties). Surgeons can easily make seven figures depending on what they are doing. You also have to factor in the job security, the fact that transitions to other roles does not entail a pay cut (as in law or finance) and the potential to be your own boss (run your own practice). Doctors who make little money (the reason the average is so low) is because they choose to work less hours and spend time with family and friends. It's not as bleak as you think.

nilkn 14y ago
> Surgeons can easily make seven figures depending on what they are doing. That seems like quite an exaggeration to me. Surgeons are highly paid, but in the grand scheme of things very few of them make $1m+/year. And the ones who do so generally do not do so easily. Neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons are generally the highest paid of all doctors, but both rarely crack seven figures, and they work horrendous hours in many cases. And becoming a neurosurgeon is simply beyond the ability of most medical students anyway. Perhaps if you set up a plastic surgery shop in Beverly Hills and hired other doctors under you.