MAKING BIG MONEY: The ultimate guides to breaking into careers with 6-figure salaries

Rachel Nixon

Caroline Stokes is the CEO of talent agency and executive search firm FORWARD, and an expert on growing your career in management consulting.

• You want to increase your salary in your current position but you don't know how to get that promotion, or you're thinking about a career change and hoping to bolster your earnings.
• These guides will point you in the right direction to start making more dollar signs by shifting toward freelancing or learning new skills.
• Business Insider regularly interviews career experts about making more money in your current job or at a new one. You can read them all by subscribing to BI Prime.

Looking for a career move that can boost cash flow? These professions and positions help add the good kind of zeros to your salary. Read these articles to help you combine a career you love with a paycheck you want - and for advice on how to get there.

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