1. Air traffic controllers earn an average of $120,000 per year maintaining the flow of aircraft in and out of airports requiring total concentration in a highly stressful job.
2. Taxi drivers earn a median of $10 per hour transporting passengers for hire in cities working erratic hours including late nights and weekends in dangerous traffic conditions.
3. Surgeons earn an average of $300,000 per year but require extensive education and residencies, work odd hours performing long operations requiring precision under stress of life or death consequences and rising malpractice costs.