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re: What are some jobs that pay less than people expect.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 8:23 am to DustyDinkleman
Posted on 1/29/20 at 8:23 am to DustyDinkleman
Welder in my state don't pay shite. In alabama that is.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 8:26 am to DustyDinkleman
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What are some jobs that pay less than people expect?
mine
Posted on 1/29/20 at 8:33 am to DustyDinkleman
Engineers? Seems they learn and master knowledge that few can but most appear to average about 150k.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 8:40 am to FightinTigersDammit
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Radio announcer/DJ
I won't lie - i thought of doing this when I was in high school. I enjoyed the dj's of 106.7 and 97.9 in the late 90s. Went to the KKND studios to pick up some concert tickets I had won and met Sig, told him I was heading to school and was considering going into the broadcasting field and he set the record straight of how little he made. I was shocked that they were basically minimum wage for a fairly popular station.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 8:41 am to tilco
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Veterinarians
This. My first job I was making 25k a year salary
Posted on 1/29/20 at 8:44 am to TheCaterpillar
I've said before in this board that a competent, up-to-date with the newest methods plumber- especially one with the tooling and equipment to do new installs- can name his price and take the phone off the hook because he's booked out until infinity.
I am in real estate. I know of what you say, and I agree.
Hell I had a new shop built on a property and needed 800 feet of 1 1/2 inch poly pipe laid from where the boring company stubbed out my main and put in a meter all the way up to the new shop's slab. The plumbers who were capable were so far behind that I wound up building a pipe laying jig and welding it to a $150 Tractor Supply subsoiler and we did it ourselves. It would've cost me at least a couple thousand to get a plumber to do it, and I'd of gladly paid it, but what are you gonna do in a rural area with limited resources for provided services?
The capable plumbers I contract with were so snowed under and nonchalant about a job that would gross a few thousand dollars and only take a couple of hours to do- what does that tell you?
That plumbing contractors, particularly master plumbers and/or non-shade tree plumbers, generate impressive revenue.
I am in real estate. I know of what you say, and I agree.
Hell I had a new shop built on a property and needed 800 feet of 1 1/2 inch poly pipe laid from where the boring company stubbed out my main and put in a meter all the way up to the new shop's slab. The plumbers who were capable were so far behind that I wound up building a pipe laying jig and welding it to a $150 Tractor Supply subsoiler and we did it ourselves. It would've cost me at least a couple thousand to get a plumber to do it, and I'd of gladly paid it, but what are you gonna do in a rural area with limited resources for provided services?
The capable plumbers I contract with were so snowed under and nonchalant about a job that would gross a few thousand dollars and only take a couple of hours to do- what does that tell you?
That plumbing contractors, particularly master plumbers and/or non-shade tree plumbers, generate impressive revenue.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 8:50 am to DustyDinkleman
Chemist, unless you can land a job at one of the big plants. Most chemistry jobs are either QA/QC or Environmental Testing.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 8:52 am to KamaCausey_LSU
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Chemist, unless you can land a job at one of the big plants. Most chemistry jobs are either QA/QC or Environmental Testing.
How little we talking here?
Posted on 1/29/20 at 8:52 am to DustyDinkleman
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Posted on 1/29/20 at 8:53 am to Daponch
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Tv reporter/anchor
In the late 90s, I applied for a job at a TV station in BR. The job seemed interesting for gaining multi-faceted experience because I'd basically be doing everything (camera, editing, field reporting, in-studio on-camera, writing, directing, producing).
When I asked about pay, the general manager seemed annoyed and replied -- "we're competitive with minimum wage -- but you'll get a lot of hours".
This was not an internship position.
He said, "obviously due to the pay scale, we get a lot of turnover".
Yeah, no shite.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 8:55 am to Jake88
150k to set in meetings and give an opinion is easy money.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 8:55 am to DustyDinkleman
The correct answer is:
The job of a person who you just met that tells you how much they make...guess what, they don't.
The job of a person who you just met that tells you how much they make...guess what, they don't.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 9:00 am to Bigbee Hills
Why is the average for a master plumber only $77,000? The guy you know must be top 2%.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 9:01 am to DustyDinkleman
Attorney for sure.
Most people think everybody getting paid like Johnny Cochran and Bobby Kardashian were or attorneys in movies and TV.
Most are making about the same as school teachers and office admin staff.
Only show that seems legit portray is Saul. Chick working for big firm but still driving a Mitsubishi and living in a shitty apartment. The 99% ain't Jimmy Smits or Cher's dad.
Most people think everybody getting paid like Johnny Cochran and Bobby Kardashian were or attorneys in movies and TV.
Most are making about the same as school teachers and office admin staff.
Only show that seems legit portray is Saul. Chick working for big firm but still driving a Mitsubishi and living in a shitty apartment. The 99% ain't Jimmy Smits or Cher's dad.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 9:03 am to AUCE05
quote:I dont know. Wouldn't you want more? Aren't they fairly susceptible to layoffs and downsizing? I'm asking questions because of my teenage kids and wondering what they'll end up doing.
150k to set in meetings and give an opinion is easy money
Posted on 1/29/20 at 9:04 am to danilo
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How little we talking here?
Starting at $27k-35k annually in south Louisiana. Job market is not great for chemists as far as I know. Most "Chemist" positions are glorified lab tech jobs and don't pay much if any more.
Maybe I just got unlucky and got hired to a shite company out of college.
Best bet for a great job (plant based) is to get a lab tech job through a temp service like Kelly Services and work your way up.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 9:05 am to DustyDinkleman
Lawyer: public defender
Posted on 1/29/20 at 9:07 am to Jake88
In the modern business environment (all fields) it is about personal progression. Thinking about job security is a "boomer" mindset, no offense. If they are interested in the field, I would suggest searching for great projects vs looking at companies and get an MBA. So, so helpful. Learning how to socialize as an engineer has been my key skill. Most cant do it.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 9:07 am to NIH
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My cousin is a welder and he’s making $160k with overtime. He told me at his high school graduation, “NIH, I ain’t got time for no queer liberal professors. I’m about making the big bucks.” He posts in caps lock on the rant.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 9:09 am to TigerGM
quote:Everyone knows they dont get paid much. In Lafayette there was a shortage and they had other lawyers in there getting assigned cases to work pro bono.
public defender
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