What is the most successful career?

So, what is the most successful career? A question asked by many aspiring teenagers and young adults alike. A lot might say an entrepreneur, doctor, a software developer or engineer.

Various sites show working in the medical field, business field, etc are generally the most high-paying roles, therefore being considered as the most successful.

However, people are still debating, as many different people have different perceptions on what even is success, wondering what truly is the best career, therefore to answer this question, a survey was taken regarding two important questions;

1. What is your definition of success?

2. Based on your definition, what is the most successful career?

The recipients of the survey were largely teachers and Secondary 3 to Pre-University Year 2.

Those recipients were chosen as they would most likely have started thinking about their career and would be the most suitable people to answer the questions. And teachers were chosen because of their experience and wisdom.

After days of gathering information, the results showed that large numbers of students answered business related careers such as CEO of a company, an entrepreneur, a businessman or businesswoman, etc.

While others answered careers related to their passion or what they're studying, such as a musician or teacher. Some teachers agreed that a successful career would be an engineer or entrepreneur, while most think that they're current job as a teacher brings them happiness and satisfaction. 

As for the question regarding the definition of success, the majority says success is being at peace with yourself and your life or being truly happy with what you're doing. While some answered saying it is a large amount of money or wealth. 

With the results gathered, it might be safe to say that several people agree that the most successful career would be jobs that link towards their ideals of success. If someone were to answer a large amount of money as their thought of success, their ideal career would be a high paying job.

But just because a job pays a lot of money does not mean that it is subjectively the 'best career'. 

In conclusion, the survey conducted proved that success doesn't have to mean having a lot of money, while some think so, many disagree and feel what's most important is being content with yourself. But generally, people do think the most successful career is something related to the business or medical field.

Regardless, it's always important to pursue your passion. Remember, you're not doing this for others, you're doing it for yourself.