I'm a medical sales rep for the nations largest physician supply company. I sell EVERYTHING used in a doctor's office from bandaids and flu vaccing, to EKG and ultrsound machines. I got my BS in biology and didn't want to go onto any further education, so I got into this. I am paid on 100% commission which is scarey at times, but very good at others. I couldn't imagine working in any other field other than sales. I basically make my own hours, and do what I want within reason. I have a sales number to hit every month and if I do then I free to do pretty much as I please, if not then my company wants to know why and what they and I can do to get the numbers back on track. I've been with my company for 5yrs today and luckily I've been very good at hitting and exceeding my sales forcast during that time, being all comission is very nerve racking though.
I worked in the coal mines during the summers while I was in college and made $17/hr, which was awesome money for a 18yr old college student. I made more in 3 months working mainly weekends than I did the remainder of the year working at school. That job definitely gave me a great appreciation for what I do now.