Carson's teacher tells the class they will be studying different occupations in class. Carson wants to work in the medical field, so she decides to compare a nurse's salary and a doctor's salary. She wonders if the extra years of education needed to be a doctor are worth it. If a nurse makes an average of $64,690 a year, and a doctor makes $183,870 a year, what will be the difference between the earnings of a nurse and a doctor over 25 years? $119,180
$248,560
$1,617,250
$2,979,500