See what they make? Buttloads of cash!
Now run your finger down the list. That’s right. Keep going…going…going. See journalism? Now keep going…going…see theology? Right near the bottom? Now go all the way to my second career choice. Social work. At the bottom.
Are you on the list? And if you are, and you rank higher than any of my interests, can I borrow some money? Thanks, much.
And thanks, Feminist Philosophers, for the link.
Only the aerospace engineers who are employed are making that kind of money. What I’d like to see is the trends–how many people are employed in the field, how well the real wage has kept up with the cost of living, etc. I’ll bet no one has been doing all that well over the past 30 or 40 years. Except of course for insurance companies, pharmaceuticals, and Wall Street.
Ah, good point. The degree is pretty and all, but it needs to help you get a job. I haven’t the skills for engineering, anyway. I’ve pretty much landed where I am supposed to be — stressed, lowly-paid, and mean-spirited about the whole thing. You?
Just a pet peeve of mine, I shouldn’t even mention it…but the health insurance industry profits are HALF those of other major industries. And we are all awfully grateful we have it when we hear about people who don’t. The demonizing of insurance companies is grossly exaggerated and not industry wide.
This is an interesting take. I haven’t heard this in the health care debates.
Yep, same here. I was a stressed, well-paid, mean-spirited software engineer for over 2 decades, but now I work in a library and am likewise stressed, lowly-paid, and mean-spirited. The enlightening aspect of such a radical change–moving to another state, selling the house, changing jobs, etc.–is that it is more clear to me than it has ever been, just how much of “it” is me, “it” being all the attitudes and issues I carry around in my head. I thought some of it was the town, or the work environment, or my boyfriend, but it’s not. It’s all me.
And when I remember that about myself, I feel just a tinge more in charge of things — or, at least, of my own attitude. But that’s a sometimes-thing for me. Mostly, I like to blame.
What does it mean if your college major isn’t even listed? Egads! I am a second career, late bloomer. I went from HS to nursing school and then worked as an RN for 30 year. I loved my job but found myself longing to do something different when I was in my early 50’s. I went to college and graduated with a degree in American Studies. It’s a wonderful major, a delightful mix of history, literature, gender and race, all that goes into the heart of America. However I don’t think I’d pick it for it’s lucrative job offers.
I now work for my alma mater in a part time position directing an adult non-credit program. I love it but it doesn’t even get a tick on the old chart! But at 62, its perfect for me.
I think that’s so cool that you had the guts to look for a second career. I mean that sincerely.
Thanks!