This Sunday Parade magazine reveals the paychecks of bold-faced names including Amy Schumer, Cam Newton, Sean Spicer, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Melissa McCarthy and others—as well as an intriguing collection of everyday people, from a marijuana retail executive and a wigmaker to a cuckoo clock designer and a veterinarian who runs an animal hospice—in the 2017 What People Earn issue.
This year’s What People Earn, which has been Parade‘s most popular annual edition for more than 30 years, explores job trends that already reflect the impact of millennials on the market, including the rise in compassionate careers that combine making a living with doing good and the popularity of companies focused on environmental protection and sustainability.
Here are just a few of the people who shared their salaries with Parade:
Samantha Hess, 33, (professional cuddler) Portland, Ore.: $59,000
“I teach platonic touch in a one-on-one setting under the rules of Certified Cuddlers with the goal of creating a safe space for each person to feel accepted and loved just the way they are.”
Thomas Behymer, 44, (food truck owner) Plano, Texas: $85,000
“There’s just something very satisfying about feeding other people and putting smiles on their faces. This is my passion.”
Gary S. Miliefsky, 48, (cybersecurity CEO) Nashua, N.H.: $150,000
The co-inventor of breach-prevention technologies often speaks about mobile privacy, cybersecurity, cybercrime and cyberterrorism.
Jacqueline Rocha, 23, (long-haul truck driver) Acworth, Ga.: $65,000
“I want to debunk the idea that a woman can’t drive a truck, can’t back up a trailer, can’t do hard labor.”
Henry Fersko-Weiss, 69, (trainer for end-of-life counselors) Warwick, N.Y.: $58,000
“My goal is to bring deeper meaning and comfort to families.”
Jacob Lenox, 26, (outpatient occupational therapist) Kansas City, Kan.: $65,000
“I truly enjoy instructing people in functional skills that improve their quality of life.”
Heather Zierhut, 35, (assistant professor of genetic counseling) Minneapolis: $98,000
“I research how people use genetic information to make health care decisions.”