What industry/job to work towards to increase earnings significantly?

Following - I am curious to see what people say. I’m a high school teacher in Canada and am happy with my career because of a good work/family balance (shorter work days means I can see my children more 8-2:30), im off when my children are off (summer winter spring breaks etc) so I can spend more time with them/not have to worry about childcare, plus in Canada we have strong unions who have fought for good health benefits and retirement pension, etc. I make roughly $110K but I understand teaching salaries are very location dependent. The general public hates us and thinks we are indoctrinating their kids… we can never do right by many people and many think we are lazy/overpaid/babysitters. 😪 … but I love my students and they make my day every day. Couldn’t imagine doing anything different. I started this career under $50K and would gladly still take that wage as I just love what I do.

To be honest, if you chase the money, you may lack job satisfaction. Some of the most satisfying jobs don't pay that much. In my opinion it's more important to love what you do. It's gonna depend on what you find more important. Google can run you a list of high paying jobs, but... will you be happy?

How much education or training are you willing to do?

@Sadé I’ll do what it takes to help my family/kids live comfortably. If it also happens that I love it then it’s jackpot. It’s just good to hear from people as well not just Google as it’s very generic.

@Alana I love the passion you speak with! It’s good when you’ve found your thing you know. Amazing that Canada values their teachers tbh, not many countries do.

I absolutely understand that, but you may have missed what I was getting at. If I told you nuclear engineers and neurologist make loads of money is that something you are interested in? Does that information help you? Doing a job you hate for years can make you generally unhappy. That can leak into your family life.

@Sadé sure that is true but there are loads who work jobs they hate and still don’t get paid much. I desire to get a job I love and that pays well, but first a job that pays. The rest can be worked out. So the info is helpful, especially when you hear it from people who do those things.

@Nilo I currently already have a science degree. I’m happy to pay for professional certificates/education in the area. I can do the training/learning whilst working.

I work in tech, specifically UX research and mostly enjoy it. My background is psychology and human-computer interaction.

If you have a science background, I would consider looking into the healthcare field. There are many jobs that require 2 years of training or less, including LPN, radiology technician, sonographer, physical therapist assistant, respiratory therapist, etc. If you are specifically looking for a certification something like phlebotomy, medical billing/coding, medical scribe, pharm tech, ekg tech, medical or dental assistant, among many other options. https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/healthcare-certifications#:~:text=Certified%20Pharmacy%20Technician%20(CPhT)%20The%20CPhT%20certification,knowing%20the%20process%20of%20prescribing%20for%20patients.

Tech jobs, cyber security. Direct sales pays well

@Nilo she wants a super high income. All of those pay fine, but not what she's after.

Additional certifications have helped me further my career and leadership experience. Being assertive and confident has helped me as well.

Tech is an industry that pays well. If you're interested in tech, from there it depends on what you'd want to do. Networking, cyber security, data, development, etc. I work for a local CU as a supervisor to a digital banking support team (we support our front line staff when they don't know how to help a member, vendor management, reports, etc) and right now I make almost 90k/year. I get a yearly bonus and an annual raise based off performance. I've been in my department 8 yrs and at the CU for 10.