Mirrodie From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 7421 posts, RR: 65 Posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 1227 times:
KROC, what's it like to be a petroleum engineer? Ouch!
According to the Department of Labor, seven out of the top 10 paying jobs
are in the medical field. However, professions located just outside the
top 10 are much more varied.
The 2001 Occupational Employment Statistics Survey conducted by the
Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) list the top 20
highest paying professions as follows:
Goboeing From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 2631 posts, RR: 12 Reply 1, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 1127 times:
I think someone posted this list a few weeks ago. I could be wrong.
Interestingly enough, although the top 8 are in the medical profession, here in Pennsylvania and many other states, they are beginning to have serious income problems due to the rapidly increasing cost of malpractice insurance. For some, it is something like $300,000 a year to be insured (I just arbitrarily picked that number, but I know it is not exaggerated in some cases). Obviously, these doctors are forced to move out of the state.
Some CEOs are under pressure from "white collar crimes" and are going to jail (Enron, Martha Stewart, etc.).
Hmm...looks like airline pilots are now at the top!
Lindy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 1110 times:
Those people in BLS dont know what they are talking about hehehe
I dont know how they collect all that data if they are on cigarette or lunch breaks all the time
I'm gonna pay them a visit and ask about this crap
Greg From United Kingdom, joined May 2005, 0 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 1106 times:
Only mediocre lawyers are at that level.
Good attorney's can easily make three times that amount in bonuses alone.
It's not all about what you do...it's how you apply yourself in your field.
USAFHummer From United States of America, joined May 2000, 10685 posts, RR: 54 Reply 6, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 1091 times:
Podiatrist=takes care of your feet (not sure if they have an MD or not though)
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KROC From United States of America, joined May 2000, 19737 posts, RR: 76 Reply 7, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 1087 times:
17 Petroleum engineers $39.33/hr $81,800/yr
81 grr a year is bad Mirrodie?
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Mirrodie From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 7421 posts, RR: 65 Reply 9, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 1070 times:
81000K to be a K-Y jelly man is good, if you can deal with the pipes!
"bend over! What's my name? Who's yer KROCdaddy?!"
Actually I am glad I opted against an MD degree due to the insane malpractice costs here.
Lindy, I TOO am wondering how these stats are obtained and would like to see stats more recent than 2001.
After all, there are lies...there are damned lies.... and then there are statistics.
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KROC From United States of America, joined May 2000, 19737 posts, RR: 76 Reply 10, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 1067 times:
Well, we know where Mirrodie's perverted mind is now.....
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Mirrodie From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 7421 posts, RR: 65 Reply 11, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 1064 times:
I'm am not a pervert....
signed, Mirrodie
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KROC From United States of America, joined May 2000, 19737 posts, RR: 76 Reply 12, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 1060 times:
You were last night.
Signed, 777236ER
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Arsenal@LHR From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 7791 posts, RR: 23 Reply 13, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 1043 times:
IMissPiedmont From United States of America, joined May 2001, 6203 posts, RR: 43 Reply 14, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 1007 times:
Wow! On the job I had last billed my time at $65.00 per hour. How come I'm not rich? Oh yeah, I had to pay overhead of $40.00 per hour. Of course I did something rather more important to basic life than any of the other professions listed, I made your water wells work. Now I simply bust people for fraud but earn more money. Go figure.
What is it with all the "is there a possibilty airline X will.." threads? The answer it'll is possible.
Mirrodie From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 7421 posts, RR: 65 Reply 15, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 992 times:
See IMissPiedmont, That's my point. Where do they get their numbers. Is your 65 hourly a steady 40 our billing?
In other words, what is their criteria?
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IMissPiedmont From United States of America, joined May 2001, 6203 posts, RR: 43 Reply 16, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 931 times:
I think that the figures given are after overhead. They have to be as I cannnot believe that an MD would be happy with 65K per year. I do not begrudge a doctor's pay but no doctor on earth could save the life of a person that has no water or food. And I was treated about akin to the person who swept the house when I showed up to fix a persons well.
Truly funny as those people paid me for 14 hours of work when I could have done the job in 6. Their money, and I would bill these types "portal to portal."
ie, I'd bill from the time I started the truck until I opened my first beer that evening. That could add 4 hours to the bill and is standard practice in the industry. People that said a simple "thank you" would be treated differently. I'd bill them from the time I arrived at the site until I keft, the rest being the commute.
The moral? Treat those that provide you a service well and they will cut you a break.
I have carried on a bit too much as I worked my 14 hour day today.
End.
What is it with all the "is there a possibilty airline X will.." threads? The answer it'll is possible.
Dinker225 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 1049 posts, RR: 20 Reply 17, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 908 times:
A guy I used to work with went to learn how to weld under water. He got certified and went up to Alaska or someplace like that and welded stuff together under water. He told me he made between $50-$100 and hour 4 hours a week. Only did it for a short time. Came back a happy man. He thought it was like being on vacation.
DInker
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L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29352 posts, RR: 62 Reply 18, posted (9 years 11 months 2 weeks 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 905 times:
Underwater welding is a very good way to get killed, Especially in Cook Inlet. There silt in the water is so bad that you usually have to do your work by feel.
That is one of the few jobs that do justify their wages.
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