What are some good paying jobs in music?

Stick to computer programming. There are no well-paid jobs in music unless you are extraordinarily lucky. Your best bet is to be a programmer for a music-related company -- for example, Spotify is hiring like crazy right now. Alternatively, you could do what most musicians do, which is to make your money elsewhere. Fortunately, programming can be very lucrative even on a contract/freelance basis if you play your cards right. I know a number of musicians who pay the bills doing web sites and the like.

Good paying jobs in music exist, but they're not all that common. And because of that, there's crazy competition for these jobs. That means people who want the same job as you, but have been working toward that specific goal, day and night, for years... already. Not to make you too scared, just to point out some of the reality. Look at nearly any professional opportunity, and you'll find this. You probably went to school with CS people who've been programming for ages... I started at 12, and computer science was only my "second" department in my double degree (the other was Electrical Engineering). One of my sisters started playing piano at age 6, majored it in at Oberlin College, and still didn't find an acceptable job in music. I'm not recommending that you give up, just that approach this intelligently. Maybe you're just not interested in computer science related to word processors or operating systems -- how about something music-related? They need programmers on the various music deliver services, gear companies like Line 6, even OS companies like Apple and Google will have their sound and music people. Finding a CS job may also allow you to subsidize more investigation into the music end of things. I've been an amateur music producer for years, I do occasionally get paid and could get more work if I wanted it -- people usually come to me. It's not for everyone, and once you are paid, you're expected to be able to produce results. It's gear intensive if you're doing it solo... I have a 16-track mobile recording rig, about 25 microphones, numerous DAW programs (Sonar X2, Reaper, Vegas, Acid) for editing, lots of plug-ins, all collected over the years. But the end is the result, and it's not always easy to find people to "experiment" on. If you know lots of musicians, offer freebies, but first you have to know what you're doing. Some of this is hard work, some of it's experience and talent. Of course, you're potentially young enough to take on an internship, but you're in competition, even there, with people who have spend the last 2-4 years in a music technology, broadcasting, etc. sort of program, studying this stuff, with the hopes of getting a non-paid internship just to get a foot in the door.

Keep expanding your programming skills and make a good social network and marketplace for musicians out there, who cares of a music if you can't promote and sell it? You can make more money from social network and marketplace you've made for musicians, think about promoting fee, ads, marketplace membership, etc. Once again, NERDS WIN ! :p

Making a career in music in India, would be risky and taxing itself based on the ground you have given! A similar story is with one of my friends! He went into sound engineering, then got into the recording companies, live sets etc! Continued meeting people, and today he has his own recording studio, a band of his own and this May he would be releasing his first studio album!! With all the money he collected and confidence gained of his parents that yes he can survive in this Industry now, he is going to USA to further study Music! The reason he is here today is STRUGGLE,BELIEF,RIGHT CONTACTS AND NOT WAITING FOR SHORTCUTS OR SCARED OF TALKING RISKS! U shall get many answers to your question, select the one that suits you and go for it! According to this story, Your best bet would be becoming a sound engineer(that would get you all your funding later) and expanding your 'music' circle(that will get you opportunities) ! Take calculated risks though and narrow down further what exactly you would love to do in this music industry without thinking about money! Accordingly time to time polish your skill, so that later in life when you happen to grab an opportunity, you are ready for it without a doubt!

"Less Risky", "Risk Free" ? There is no such thing as RISK FREE! Or I can smell from your writing that you're inspired by those typical desi hindi movies where no gooders make it big in music industry, just by luck. Even a guy who sells peanuts on a railway station has a hell lotta competition! He can get beaten by the other peanut seller and suffer a loss by not having any of the peanuts sold. Get real, jump out of the dream world and start struggling. It's gonna take some time for you to start making money. But nothing comes easy!