The fourth source of self-made millionaires in America is salespeople and sales consultants. Fully five percent of self-made millionaires are men and women who are experts and at the top of their fields in selling. They never started their own businesses. Very few of them went to college or earned professional degrees. Instead, they became very good at selling their product or service, and were paid well for doing it. In addition, they managed their money well, invested it intelligently, and took good care of it until they were millionaires or better.
Fully 99% of self made millionaires in America come from these four categories.
· Self-owned businesses, 74 percent;
· Senior executive positions, 10 percent;
· Doctors, lawyers and other professionals,10 percent;
· Salespeople and sales consultants, five percent:.
The final one percent of self made millionaires includes all the people who have made their money in the stock market, with inventions, in show business, through the authorship of books and songs, as lottery winners, and all other sources.