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Brooke and Jeffrey

Unexpected High-Paying Jobs

Brooke and Jeffrey

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture, Comedy, Relationships

4.72K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

A new list just came out of careers that pay extremely well... and most people have no idea about! We're going over the top ones!

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0:00.0

If one of your New Year's resolutions is leaving your dumb job and finding something more lucrative, we might be able to help you.

0:09.0

It's broken Jeffrey in the morning.

0:11.0

We're dumb.

0:11.6

We'll hire dumb people.

0:13.1

I said lucrative.

0:14.4

Remember, from downsizing to I'm scared AI is going to take my job and steal my reserve parking spot, too. People are more scared than ever.

0:25.3

Even parks better than I do.

0:26.7

So you may want to do something about it, which is why a list just came out of jobs that pay extremely well, but most people don't realize it.

0:36.3

Oh, man.

0:37.2

And before I go over the list, some of these aren't quite an easy pivot from whatever you're doing. Okay. You might have to prepare a little bit, but it could be worth your while. So I may have to go to eight years of college to become a doctor and then do a residency. No, no, no. It pays well. Not quite that much. Okay. Let's just get into it. Number seven, you guys have all heard of nuclear power plants. Of course. I'm familiar. Homer Simpson works there. So, why couldn't I, right? Yeah. Exactly. You have to be like an engineer. Like, that requires so much schooling and training. Not to actually do the nuclear power stuff. Oh.

1:11.6

Nuclear Station security guard.

1:13.6

Oh.

1:14.6

Oh, he's 24 hours.

1:16.6

They get paid on average 60 to 80 grand a year.

1:21.6

Okay.

1:22.6

Just like our security in our office building, except you're watching a power plant.

1:26.6

Who's going to want to break into that? Or just watching a couple three-eyed frogs jump by, which is fun. Yeah. So,

1:33.4

next on the list, casino dealers. Oh, I actually have a friend with a dealer. And they're only

1:39.3

at the table for like 10 minutes. And then they go. And like, where do you go? What just happened to you?

1:45.1

You weren't working for very long.

1:46.9

They go to count all the money they've just made because they can make over six figures a year.

1:51.6

And they're really good at making you feel dumb for not knowing how to exactly play every game.

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