10 jobs with high salaries and high satisfaction
People are generally happiest in their jobs when they are doing something that is fulfilling or passionate about them. Confucius says: “Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.” However, love doesn’t rule the world, money does (unfortunately). All of these listed jobs not only pay very well, but also have high satisfaction rates.
User experience designers have a median annual salary of $79,100. These specialized designers are the ones behind the user interfaces and other elements that make the things we interact with every day more “user friendly.” This can be anything from making a website more visually appealing to making the buttons and dials in your car easier to distinguish and operate.
Since this job usually has you in charge of the program, you don’t have to worry about the stress of doing things you don’t want to do. Sounds like a great race to me!
An Interior Design Director earns an average annual salary of $79,300. Good interior design has become a staple in almost every building that has people in it! Great interior design has been shown to contribute to increased productivity, market value, and personal well-being. This race is rapidly growing in popularity and competition, so be ready to submit your best designs and hold your ground.
Using your design talents on a daily basis and enriching people’s lives through your creations is a great feeling. Take a degree in design and you can feel that every day you go to work. Not a bad salary to top it off either!
High school principals earn a median annual salary of $82,200. Principals often get a bad rap for being all fire and brimstone, but not only keeping students in line, but also supervising the faculty AND keeping parents happy is a monumental task. There are several hurdles you must overcome to reach this position, but the job can be very rewarding if you are personally involved in your community and eager to shape the minds of young people. This job should be in high demand in the next couple of years, because most directors will be retiring.
Aeronautical engineers earn a median annual salary of $82,800. Ever since the sad story of Daedalus and Icarus was told until the Wright brothers learned how to prove that humans can fly, people have tried to spread this phenomenon. Only for a brief time in the history of Humanity has this career been given its own name: Aeronautical Engineers. These world inventors have been hard at work modernizing that very effort. If you share this undying passion, you can join their ranks and carry on the legacy humanity has been trying to achieve since events were recorded and passed down through the generations.
Economists generally earn around $85,600. If you are a number cruncher and love to organize and quantify things, you may have a calling to be a natural economist. People value things like their money, the world’s natural resources, and even how much of their time they spend. Enough to hire and pay someone to predict what those items and others may hold. This is one of the most comfortable government jobs you can get, and one of the most important in preventing global hunger or thirst, or predicting the collapse of our economy. All in a day’s work for the everyday economist!
Nonprofit presidents are paid well at $89,500 or so. Being not only in charge of a great cause, but also leaving a great impact on the world are just two of the great things you strive for every day as president of a non-profit organization. The other benefit is that you receive a little less than 6 figures in income!
A materials scientist is paid $90,600 or so. People finding alternatives to the toxic chemicals we use every day are invaluable. If you have an urge to find out what things are made of and are great at thinking outside the box. If you have a strong affinity for making new products and finding new uses for things most people would throw away, you could make a living out of that passion!
Optometrists earn an average of $99,200 a year. In this field, you will discover people’s vision problems and help with eye-related diseases. With people staring at computer screens all day, the field of optometry is booming and with a great work ethic you can get a slice of that beautiful pie.
Nurse Anesthetists bring home a median annual salary of $152,000. On top of a 6-figure payday salary, he gets the personal satisfaction of helping people deal with and relieve pain. His work is well structured and always in demand. Definitely a great field if you want to make money but also help people who are hurting!
The median annual accounting firm partner salary is $164,000. This job is great for people who like numbers but want to do more than just an accountant. You must pass a special exam to become certified, but when you do, you’ll take a deep dive into a rapidly growing field of study. The pay doesn’t hurt either!
These races not only bring great satisfaction, but also great pay, it’s a win-win!