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I was surprised that the article didn't cover counter examples: Jobs with high pay to make up for their low delightfulness, low(ish) education level, and low pr
by 3pt14159 9y ago
I was surprised that the article didn't cover counter examples: Jobs with high pay to make up for their low delightfulness, low(ish) education level, and low prestige.
1. Mining engineer or technician in a remote region like Northern Canada.
2. Electrician, plumber, or other skilled trade for the oil industry.
3. Real estate agent in a reasonably well off area. Some may argue that this isn't low prestige, but I'd counter that jobs where men have to get hair plugs to stay competitive as they age isn't high prestige even if the work itself is genteel.
4. Taking clothes off for money (stripping, porn, prostitution, etc).
- mythrwy 9y agoSome people take off clothes for love. This doesn't seem to reduce the demand for people doing the same for money. Hence it appears to be a matter of quality and demand somewhat negating the premise of the article.
- AnimalMuppet 9y agoSoftware engineer? High(ish) education level, high(ish) prestige. The delightfulness varies from job to job, though...