A study of 12,000 participants over 40 years found that artists tend to come from wealthier families than doctors, with an average childhood household income of $65,000 USD. Doctors make 40% more than their parents, while artists make 30% less. Lawyers and judges come from the wealthiest families, while those in agriculture, fishery, and forestry come from the lowest-income households. Religious jobs tend to have a similar income to their parents.
Adults who become artists grew up in wealthier families than doctors, according to a study of 12,000 participants over a 40-year period. The average artist grew up in a household with an annual income of approximately $65,000 US Dollars (USD), while the median childhood household income of a physician was approximately $55,000 USD. On average, doctors make about 40% more annually than their parents, while artists make about 30% less than their parents. One reason artists tend to come from wealthier families may be that the children of those families have the financial security to pursue fields that are not as lucrative.
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Lawyers and judges grew up in the wealthiest families, on average, about $85,000 USD a year.
Adults in the agriculture, fishery, and forestry industries typically grew up in the lowest-income households, where the median income was less than $35,000 USD annually.
Those in religious jobs tend to have an income that is closest to what their parents earned.
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