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Degree type is still very much betting on the future - and judging on earning average or potential can have some unwanted consequences. It is a bet because one
by Broken_Hippo 10y ago
Degree type is still very much betting on the future - and judging on earning average or potential can have some unwanted consequences.
It is a bet because one cannot predict which fields will have good salaries, which will go down, and which will go up: With a college student, you are easily trying to guess if their job will be around in 10, 15, and 20 years... or beyond.
Besides, some professions require schooling, yet they aren't exactly high-paying careers. For example:
Accredited pre-school teachers need an associates' degree, yet in some areas you earn around minimum wage. Sometimes your college job will pay more by then. 'Normal' teacher salaries start low in most places, with no income during the summers. Nurses get paid more, luckily, but not enough to be comfortable at times. Doctors get paid more, but have a heap of debt. Criminal lawyers aren't necessarily rolling in money, especially if you are a public defender. And that is a seriously needed job.
If you base on demand of a job or on the money they are expected to make with the job, it could easily mean that some of these necessary positions won't have folks to fill them unless they have a way to pay for school.
- planteen 10y agoTeachers in my area still get paid over summer. Their pay is distributed to run August-July.
- Broken_Hippo 10y agoThey don't in all areas. A lot of schools in Indiana do not, though occasionally they offer a savings plan so the teachers still get paid during the summer. (This is due to a quirk in payroll law, I guess, and a conservative response to it. My father worked as a business manager for different schools). It definitely isn't a standard at all of them.