What jobs pay the most, or will pay the most?

An anesthesiologist would be your best bet for money, the pay ranges from 100,000-200,000 (or more if you have a PHD) per year which is an outstanding amount of money. An anesthesiologist is a type of doctor who specializes in the practice of anesthesiology and the use of anesthetic medicines. These medications result in a loss of sensation, memory, pain, and loss of consciousness, and are used in all surgical operations. A downside is that you have to do 4 years undergrad, 4 years med school, 1 yr internship, and about 2-3yrs residency. But, you could also be a nurse anesthetist where you get your nursing degree and go right into residency which is a considerably shorter amount of time but they do not get paid as much as doctor anesthesiologists. One other thing is that they have to work odd hours. For instance you could work 12 hrs straight but have the next 3 days of so it all depends on if you are willing to work with what the hospital gives you. Stanford has a great residency program for training nurse and doctor anesthetists, since you happen to live in California. For high school I would recommend being strong in the sciences and math if you want to go down the medical/physics/space/biologist path. Also, I would recommend that you take psychology, and if they offer it as an AP course take it because you can get college credit for it. Ask any more questions you have.