Accounting
Source: Algoma University.
Financial analysts earn a median salary of more than $80,940 a year. Managers do even better, typically taking home more than $116,000 a year. Personal financial advisers, a field expected to add 19.3 percent more positions by 2025, typically earn nearly $83,114 a year. Another career option in this field is economist, which pulls down a median salary of more than $97,300 a year.