Originally Posted by
wally24
Also, becoming a doctor is a profession that is on the decline. Doctors do not make money until they are around 35, and have an astronomical amount of debt built up. With rising insurance costs, the medical profession is becoming less lucrative. Do the "time value of money" on the student loans for med students.
I can assure you it is NOT on a decline. It depends on what type of doctor you become as far as how much money you will make and when. Yes the debts are higher but the payoff in the end is greater. Residency pay by far beats regional airline pay. The medical field in general is always going to be a very secure choice. Physicial Assistants are making more then they ever did, and that just takes 4 year degree(100K+). Even nurses are making more then most regional captains. There is and always will be a demand for medical professionals now and in the future. You can't really begin to compare pilots to doctors. Yes your training costs are high, but the payoff is very low and not nearly as secure.
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