An article about >five surprising salaries caught my eye on the MSNBC website, so I took a look at it. Check it out and see if the salaries for those five jobs surprised you. For those of you that don’t want to click through to the full article, here is the list with the salaries:
The one that surprised me the most was a court reporter. That’s pretty good coin for mastering the art of typing and typing accurately. I knew paramedics didn’t make much, which is bogus, because they help save lives every day. The second most surprising one for me was astronomers, but like the article says, it makes sense since you need a Ph.D to be one and there are only 1,700 in the country.
Know of any other jobs with surprising salaries? Share them in a comment below. But remember, picking a job or a career isn’t all about the income potential. It’s obviously a factor, but it shouldn’t be your overall factor, because money definitely doesn’t buy happiness. You can make $100k a year doing a job you hate, and I guarantee you’ll eventually leave, because happiness is much more important than money.
3 responses so far ↓
1 Tom Pringle // Apr 14, 2008 at 10:08 am
I am a court reporter. I can’t type worth beans, but I can write shorthand fast enough to report verbatim at 200 to 250 words per minute. BTW, 60K is a little on the low side.
2 zak // Apr 14, 2008 at 7:29 pm
According to Forbes.com roughly 20% of life coaches make $100,000+ per year, and it’s a growing business.
3 Erik Folgate // Apr 16, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Thanks for the inside input Tom! It’s always good to hear from someone who is actually in the profession.
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