I work in one of these occupations. I earn significantly less that the figure states, but I also have a life. I leave at 5. I don’t work on the weekend. My colleagues make these amounts but they’re always working, and are paid accordingly.
I’m ok with that. I earn enough to have investments and be able to do what I want. I’m not going to sacrifice my relationships and interests for the extra 30k that I don’t need.