It’s all well and good to chase the career of your dreams. But if all you dream about is being obscenely wealthy, it’s hard to tell your guidance counselor, “I wanna grow up to be a rich guy, and I don’t care how”.

So this list of the USA’s highest-paying jobs steps in when everyone else’s greed detectors kick into gear. Although poorly researched, mistake-riddled and possibly even completely made up, it gives a good snapshot of how much more everyone else is making than you.

The list is full of surprises, too. Doctors and pilots make lots of money – who’d have thought? Dentists are worth more than IT managers – quelle surprise! Prison guards don’t need to finish High School – wonders never cease.

Highest paying jobs in the U.S. [Jaslabs via Luxury Launches]