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extrapolating from a single data point is a bad idea. the national average for 2009 is in the ballpark of $45k

• vaksel 17y ago
  well this is NYC, $80K here is like $45K in Kentucky
• blackguardx 17y ago
  That statistic gets dragged down by nurses who only have associates degrees. Nurses with a B.S. earn over $60k on average.
  • pmorici 17y ago
    It's possible to get 80k out of school as a computer scientist and I also know nurses that have a 4 year degree before they started nursing school so...
• iigs 17y ago
  If people go into nursing because the perception is that it pays so well, these viewpoints are not contradictory.