I come to a realization that Southeast Asia (SEA), particularly Malaysia is different from the rest of the world when it comes to jobs that pay high..and I mean really high..
In SEA, jobs that pay high is very different from the other geographical locations especially among developed countries..
What we traditionally thought of high paying jobs; Law, Accounting, Banking, Medicine, while allowing those practicing it to live comfortably with an above average paycheck, these jobs cannot make a person rich.
Meanwhile, jobs like Oil and Gas pays more than those aforementioned careers above, at least in Malaysia. An oil and gas engineer I spoke to earns around RM30-40k all in (base pay + allowance + miscellaneous) at an early age (say at 30).
If you compare to the previous careers I mentioned, a chartered accountant with ACCA only earns RM8-12k at that similar age. Same goes to lawyers and bankers i suspect.
So as a person living off paycheck to paycheck, what kind of jobs REALLY increases the chance for someone to earn big at an early age, if you exclude those who have successful business.
My list:
- Offshore Oil and Gas engineers
- Pilots
- ...
I can only think of two sadly..
Note: Please dont include successful entrepreneurs, ONLY salaried workers who exchange time and effort for money...
This post has been edited by Financier: Apr 13 2019, 01:59 AM
Jobs that have faster chance to get RM20k/mth?