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> and, in the right position, highly compensated. Nursing is the only field on there that could be considered well compensated. There's this mystique around n

> and, in the right position, highly compensated. Nursing is the only field on there that could be considered well compensated. There's this mystique around nursing that it's some crazy well-paying position, but it's really not. When you consider the education requirements and the work involved, it's alright. $35/hr is pretty good, except you have to maintain a license, clean up peoples' shit, be nice to assholes, and get berated by doctors. Or you can take a huge pay cut to go work in a doctors office. (source: married a nurse that couldn't make it 10 years before changing careers) Teachers make a bit more than the median wage, but most jobs require a masters degree to progress beyond a certain point. Hair dressers require licensing and a surprising amount of education (up to 1,500 hours) to work in mostly flat-rate jobs, sometimes without benefits. And clerical work is basically the lowest tier work in an office. Not listed: dental hygienists. Also a traditionally female job which has crazy education requirements for mediocre pay.

walshemj 7y ago
Not sure where you are but in the Uk a lot of nursing jobs are degree level.
- mywittyname 7y ago
  In the US, it's a minimum of two years with most hospitals requiring four years of schooling.
rcurry 7y ago
Depending on your entrepreneurial skills, being a hairdresser can be a lot more profitable than you’d think. My wife’s hair dresser does exemplary work and has a terrific reputation in our area. She earns about $165 for an hour and a half worth of work, works ten hours a day, and is booked solid every day of the week three months out. This is in Texas, where the cost of living is not that high and I would guess she easily grossed around $200k+ last year alone. Yeah, if you just want to clock in and out at Great Clips and not be the best you can be, then it’s not a high paying profession, but for people that invest in their skills and learn how to market and build a solid client base, it’s actually crazy how much money some of them can make. I was very surprised by it.
- mywittyname 7y ago
  Sounds like this lady is the equivalent of a developer with a popular App that pulls down millions. If $50k puts a person in the 90th percentile, then $200k is maybe the 99.99th percentile? https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes395012.htm https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes395012.htm Percentile 10% 25% 50%(Median) 75% 90% Hourly Wage $8.65 $9.68 $11.89 $16.79 $24.09 Annual Wage (2) $17,980 $20,130 $24,730 $34,910 $50,110
alistairSH 7y ago
Yeah, the well compensated was about nurses. And I was thinking of specialty positions like nurse-anesthetist or nurse practitioner. Both earn well into six figures, but as noted on top of a ton of education/training.

walshemj 7y ago

Not sure where you are but in the Uk a lot of nursing jobs are degree level.

mywittyname 7y ago
In the US, it's a minimum of two years with most hospitals requiring four years of schooling.

rcurry 7y ago

Depending on your entrepreneurial skills, being a hairdresser can be a lot more profitable than you’d think. My wife’s hair dresser does exemplary work and has a terrific reputation in our area. She earns about $165 for an hour and a half worth of work, works ten hours a day, and is booked solid every day of the week three months out. This is in Texas, where the cost of living is not that high and I would guess she easily grossed around $200k+ last year alone. Yeah, if you just want to clock in and out at Great Clips and not be the best you can be, then it’s not a high paying profession, but for people that invest in their skills and learn how to market and build a solid client base, it’s actually crazy how much money some of them can make. I was very surprised by it.

mywittyname 7y ago
Sounds like this lady is the equivalent of a developer with a popular App that pulls down millions. If $50k puts a person in the 90th percentile, then $200k is maybe the 99.99th percentile? https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes395012.htm https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes395012.htm Percentile 10% 25% 50%(Median) 75% 90% Hourly Wage $8.65 $9.68 $11.89 $16.79 $24.09 Annual Wage (2) $17,980 $20,130 $24,730 $34,910 $50,110

alistairSH 7y ago

Yeah, the well compensated was about nurses. And I was thinking of specialty positions like nurse-anesthetist or nurse practitioner. Both earn well into six figures, but as noted on top of a ton of education/training.