Why doctors in America earn so much

Re:Why doctors in America earn so much by rstuart4133 on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @04:45PM (#38104924)

> But, here's the deal: he's basically going to make top dollar until he's 65. Meanwhile, I'll likely be seen as a dinosaur in tech by that age and will be lucky to find work at all.

Errr, I'm 64, generally get a title like "senior programmer", and have switched jobs a few times recently and didn't have a day out of work. I expect to be going for a few years yet - in fact I expect your husband will be forced into retirement, whereas I will chose my time.

Moreover, I have quite a few software engineering friends or about the same age. It's the same for them. Some are still working, some not. But in every case it's been their choice, they weren't forced into it by the industry.

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Re:Why doctors in America earn so much by silisili on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @05:20PM (#38105467)

Thanks for posting. It's something that concerns me as I head into my 40's, so it's really nice to read anecdotes from folks showing there are opportunities for those getting up there in age.

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Re:Why doctors in America earn so much by PH95VuimJjqBqy on Thursday November 02, 2023 @01:11PM (#38116761)

I'm 45 and have often wondered if I'm just lucky, based upon your post my experience isn't nearly as unique as many seem to think.

I wonder if it's more about skill level (certainly I'd like to think so :])

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