Famous billionaires have had a wide range of first jobs, and their current estimated net worth varies, according to multiple sources examined by Becker's.
We looked at the first jobs of famous billionaires using a list from GOBankingRates as well as an article by Spencer Rozek, an author and content writer for The Small Business Blog, which was emailed to Becker's. We also looked at Forbes' real-time billionaires list for each individual's estimated net worth as of March 14.
Below are seven famous billionaires along with their first jobs and estimated net worth, per this analysis.
Elon Musk: CEO of Tesla Motors
First job: Software engineer
Estimated net worth: $187.9 billion
Warren Buffet: Chair and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
First job: Newspaper deliverer
Estimated net worth: $133.8 billion
Bill Gates: Former CEO of Microsoft, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
First job: Computer programmer
Estimated net worth: $130.2 billion
Mark Zuckerberg: Co-founder of Meta Platforms
First job: College student
Estimated net worth: $172.5 billion
Richard Branson: British business magnate
First job: Student magazine founder
Estimated net worth: $2.1 billion
Mark Cuban: American business owner and owner of the Dallas Mavericks
First job: Door-to-door sales
Estimated net worth: $5.4 billion
Jeff Bezos: Chair and founder of Amazon
First job: McDonald's crew member
Estimated net worth: $196.8 billion