maximaman

I have a lot of friends who are freshmen in college that are going into the medical field to be doctors. They all say when they finish their ten years of college that they will be walking into a job making 250,000 a year. Does this sound like a bunch of bull or is it accurate. I really dont know how much doctors make so I was just curious.

HSLD

Sounds about right for a private practice GP. Whatever it is it will be WELL north of what a pilot makes

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_m..._a_doctor_earn

mcartier713

eh thats a lot higher.... you gotta pay your dues just like any other profession... starting pay for a dr is just as cruddy as anything else, its called residency :P plus who wants to look at sick people all day when you could be flying?

Bri85

And the loans will be well into the $XXX,XXX

Pilotpip

Don't forget to deduct sky-high insurance premiums since everybody is going to sue you when you make a small mistake.

mcartier713

pip, i gotta say, that "EMB-145" next to your name is sexy.. im jealous

Planespotta

I asked my dad (a doc) about this, and he said that most doctors start out with 5-figure salaries. You aren't guaranteed to get hired by a hospital; it takes a while to get well-known (and, consequently, wealthy); and many doctors are dissatisfied with their jobs.

Sounds a lot like aviation, lol.

Spartan07

Am I the only one that notices the common mentality of Doctors and pilots? I hear a good number of pilots say "This industry sucks, I should have been a doctor and made the big bucks!". And then at the same time you don't have to look very far to find doctors that say "This industry sucks, I should have been a pilot so I could live the good life!".

Both industries have their pros and cons. Like was already stated, doctors must pay outrageous premiums on malpractice insurance, work god awful hours for terrible pay as a resident, and pay off astronomical student loans. I don't even need to go in to the obvious negatives of the aviation industry, they have been stated on this forum many times by people with far more knowledge on the industry than myself. In the end, I believe that if either is your true passion in life then you should pursue it. I'm pretty sure anybody who is chasing the almighty dollar is going to end up miserable wherever they are.

JoeyMeatballs

Do what my G/F does go to Dr. 's offices and sell them drugs and because most of them have airplanes, just shoot the sh*t about airplanes with them, My G/F mentions I am an Airline Pilot and they talk for like 30 mins about my career she wears lil skirt ,6 inch heels and the Dr. 's use her drug, she makes a lot of money and buys me things, but she gets very angry when she sees me on this site

mcartier713

lol whats wrong with this site