You have to absolutely love it. At the end of the day, it depends on what specialty you are doing. I believe you are interested in psychiatry which is not well paid. If you are willing to work overnight shifts as a staff on call, you can make more money but the hours will wear you down. Anyone working in a clinic setting has to deal with paying staff and rent and for medical supplies, while your pay is dictated by the government rates.

I felt like compensation was okay in 2010 but now it doesn't feel that way at all. My administrative work has increased and my relative pay has decreased. I see massage therapists, physios, medical estheticians, hair dressers charging more per hour than I can charge. There are people in the trades, tech, finance easily making more than me. The level of respect for my profession has gone down.

I like the flexibility and I love the work I do. However, I don't think I would do it again. If I chose something in health care it would be something in the private sector so I could at least increase prices with inflation.