Expected earnings is what you think you'll get for this job plus what you think you'll get for jobs further down the line. Even if a COBOL job paid a lot you w

Expected earnings is what you think you'll get for this job plus what you think you'll get for jobs further down the line. Even if a COBOL job paid a lot you wouldn't expect to hold it forever and there's a fair chance you'll have issues getting the next job if you haven't done something more common.