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It is already the case - go try and pursue a career in academia and see how much money you make compared to a plumber.
by FiReaNG3L 10y ago
It is already the case - go try and pursue a career in academia and see how much money you make compared to a plumber.
- argonaut 10y agoIn CS, if we include industry pure research, you make a lot more ;)
- Roritharr 10y agoI'd wager that there are a lot of people that avoid a career in CS much more than a career in plumbing...
- gjm11 10y agoSome intellectually satisfying jobs (academic, author, artist, ...) pay badly. But many others are well paid, and probably most of the best-paid jobs are (1) largely brainwork and (2) pretty interesting to do. Some not-very-intellectual jobs (plumbers are everyone's favourite example, which makes me suspect there aren't many others) pay pretty well. But most don't. Some jobs that usually pay pretty well: Software developer. Lawyer. Doctor. Quant. Corporate executive. Some jobs that usually pay pretty badly: Cleaner. Waiter. Shop-floor sales person. Bank cashier. I think these are more representative than comparing adjunct professors with plumbers.
- vintermann 10y agoPlumbers, electricians, carpenters, automation mechanics, fishermen off the top of my head. Just from local personal experience in a place with low unemployment. It's hard to disentangle the effects, since many of my age peers who went the blue-collar route weren't exactly responsible... but those who were, and some who weren't, still did very well for themselves. Theoretically, maybe we white-collar workers would do better after 20 years - but not if our blue-collar friends invested their savings in the meantime (which many do).