Want your kid to become a doctor, lawyer, engineer, or business owner?
Apparently pestering your kid to become a doctor, lawyer, engineer, or business owner really works!
A possible reason for the average income of Indian's (at least in the USA) is there's a large percentage of business owners as well as engineering based professions.
Take a look at data supporting this:
Basically the more "engineer-y" your job is, the higher your lifetime earning potential is.