Fun Jobs That Pay Well
List Criteria: The best jobs that
are fun and pay over 40k a year
List of fun jobs that pay well, these
cool, high-paying jobs are technically "work," but the
people who do them on a daily basis generally enjoy their time. These cool
careers prove that fun, well-paying jobs actually do exist, and you don't
have to spend your time grinding away at something that you don't enjoy just to
make a high salary. Some of these top-paying gigs are easy jobs that pay well,
such as a medical test subject or a professional video game player. To get
these jobs, generally, you just need to know how to find them and get lucky.
Other jobs on this list take years of education and specialty training–such as
Astronaut or Master Sommelier–but once you get the position, you are rewarded
with one of the most fun, well-paying jobs for women and men.
Americans spend
much of their adult life at work–usually they spend more time at work than with
family or friends. If quality of life is important to you, it may be a good
idea to find a career that is actually fun for you most of the time. No job will
be fun every day, but if you generally like what you do for work then "you
will never work a day in your life." (According to an old saying). Since
different people have different ideas of "fun," the careers on this
list are diverse. Some people think that the best jobs in the
world are those that require a lot of office time, while others
prefer high-paying
flexible jobs. All of the items on this list, however, are careers
that pay good salaries and will not make you sacrifice your quality
of life with low pay just to have a fun job.
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Voice-Over ArtistAverage annual salary: $80,000
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Video Game PlayerAnnual salary: $50,000
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Ferrari Driving
InstructorAnnual salary: $120,000
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Mystery ShopperExperienced secret shoppers can earn up to $25/hour
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Personal
ShopperAverage annual
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Toy CreatorAnnual salary: $55,000
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Professional AthleteVaries greatly; can
be anywhere from $40,000 a year to well over $1 million annually
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Interior DesignerAnnual salary: $45,000
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BrewmasterAnnual salary: $43,000
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Concert PromoterOn the high end, this can pay up to $100,000 or more a year
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WinemakerAnnual salary: $93,000 per year
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Professional Computer
HackerGovernment agencies and private
security firms pay an average of $64,000 to hired hackers
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Event PlannerAnnual salary: $44,000
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added by e61121169Marine BiologistAverage annual: $31,500. Biologists with PhDs and teaching at
universities: up to $50,000.
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Food Critic
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Dog WalkerCan make up to $50/hour
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Food ScientistAnnual salary: $54,000
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Cruise Ship
EntertainerSalaries range from $4000 to $7000 per
month, plus room and board.
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Romance NovelistAnnual salary: $48,000
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Crop Duster PilotAnnual salary: up to $80,000
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added by ThanosEliasAudio EngineerMaking records is just a good time. 30K to upwards of 100k and
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Cruise DirectorAnnual salary: $50,000
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added by e61121169LawyerAverage annual salary: $130,880
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Fire ChiefAnnual salary: $67,000
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Live MannequinHuman statues can make up to $100 an hour
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Master SommelierAverage annual salary: $90,000
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Cocktail waitressThe median salary
varies, but waitresses in high-end clubs and restaurant often make well over
$100,000 a year.
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Public Relations
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Forensic AccountantAnnual salary: $59,000
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Oil Platform OperatorAnnual salary: up to $250,000
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Independent Sales
RepresentativeSenior reps can make up to $100,000 a
year.