Pro athletes make large amounts of money. Whether your sport is golf, baseball, swimming, hockey, football, soccer, you'll be well paid. Salary depends on the interest of the sport in your country.
Lawyers and Doctors make a good salary. They don't exactly have easy jobs though.
The guys that make the most money, with the most benefits are usually businessmen or Executives for large companies. Salaries easily exceed $100,000US, with medical insurance, stock options etc. Of course, it takes awhile to get to these positions. You have to get noticed, be a great worker, and luck. If you manage to reach the CEO, Vice President, Director, CFO positions (upper management), you'll be very well paid.
Euphoriet, you will find that doing what you enjoy will far outweigh making more money doing something you dislike. Trust me.
I know a lot of people that dislike their jobs, but it doesn't matter to them. When they aren't working, they can enjoy their fat paychecks. Either taking a ride in their Benz, skiing during the weekend, or enjoying front row seats at their favourite sporting event.
Being rich is much better than being poor. That's no secret.
It's much easier making $200,000 with a career that wasn't your childhood dream than making $20,000 with a job you like.
You'll realize this when you aren't in debt, and you don't have to worry about how you're going to pay next month's bills.
that's a lot of monay too 
