It is generally believed that doctors are rich. But I have to correct this once popular view that doctors' income is not as rich as others think, and even a FedEx driver or auto mechanic may earn more than doctors. American News and World Report once investigated the annual income of FedEx drivers, with an average of about $60,000, while the average annual income of doctors is16 ~ 200,000. It would be ridiculous if I insisted that drivers can earn more than doctors. However, we should not only look at these figures, but also compare the input and income of occupations.

FedEx said that express drivers don't need special education. A high school student can be a courier immediately after graduation. To be a doctor, it takes years of educational investment.

First of all, medical students need to complete medical education for at least eight years as scheduled, and only some lucky students can successfully complete it in this strict education system. Many medical students who can't graduate smoothly have accumulated unquantifiable debts in their future careers during these eight years. Even medical students who graduate successfully can't get rich immediately. According to the survey, they have to pay off nearly $654.38 million+in debt during their school days, and most of this investment in education is tuition, books and living expenses.

Of course, some people will argue that doctors who enter clinical work can repay these loans quickly within one year with an annual income of $65,438+0.6 ~ 200,000. In theory, but don't forget that there will be a four-year internship. During this period, the annual income of doctors could not reach the expected $65,438+0.6 ~ 200,000, only about $40,000. And with the debt interest accumulated year by year during the student period, usually at the end of the internship, these interests exceed the original debt amount.

After 13 years of study and practice, the doctor finally started formal clinical work. But in the first year, doctors often still can't earn the average salary at that time, and it will take several years to achieve a stable income. Although doctors can get relatively high income afterwards, according to research, it takes 27 years for a doctor to catch up with the total income of an ordinary courier driver from the time he enters medical school.