Arkady Renko Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Seems like a lot of the jobs on the list are pretty balanced among the criteria they use, unless you have an oversaturated profession such as 'attorney', where the potential for a mid-six figure income can offset some of the areas where the profession doesn't score as high. 662866[/snapback] BLS has the median for private attorney at $97K. The number they had was pretty high on this list in comparison--of course it was average rather than median, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted April 15, 2006 Author Share Posted April 15, 2006 BLS has the median for private attorney at $97K. The number they had was pretty high on this list in comparison--of course it was average rather than median, right? 662875[/snapback] wow, to have a $40k discrepancy, something is going on.....there shouldn't be anywhere near that much difference between the avg and the median. One of the two has to be including some sort of cut-off at the bottom, maybe? There must have been some criterion that the 'Money' list included, whereas the BLS just includes all of them in the calculation....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 wow, to have a $40k discrepancy, something is going on.....there shouldn't be anywhere near that much difference between the avg and the median. One of the two has to be including some sort of cut-off at the bottom, maybe? There must have been some criterion that the 'Money' list included, whereas the BLS just includes all of them in the calculation....? 662881[/snapback] Well, maybe the have different data. Starting associate salaries in NYC went up $20K/yr within the past year I think. Of course... they have to pay that in the misery of high billable hour requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted April 15, 2006 Author Share Posted April 15, 2006 Well, maybe the have different data. Starting associate salaries in NYC went up $20K/yr within the past year I think. Of course... they have to pay that in the misery of high billable hour requirements. 662883[/snapback] $20k in a year??? Holy crap.....Maybe I need to go to law school, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 $20k in a year??? Holy crap.....Maybe I need to go to law school, lol. 662884[/snapback] Those people in NYC are working 60-70 hours a week with a lot of variation. I am in law school now and will not be going down that path. And, of course, these people have to pay to live in NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted April 15, 2006 Author Share Posted April 15, 2006 Those people in NYC are working 60-70 hours a week with a lot of variation. I am in law school now and will not be going down that path. And, of course, these people have to pay to live in NYC. 662886[/snapback] Oh okay, I forgot about the hours. I'll stick with my 36/week, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjeff215 Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 I made #1. But I disagree with that....my job is okay, but there has to be better ones out there. 661844[/snapback] Same here. I'd have to disagree as well. I don't hate my job, but it's not necessarily something I love to go do every day. On top of that, job security isn't necessarily the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC-Bills Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 #44 most of the time. 662486[/snapback] Dare we ask what you do the rest of the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Dare we ask what you do the rest of the time? 662963[/snapback] No, probably not. It's top secret. Actually, I wear many hats (small company) but most of my day is spent doing accounting work. And yeah, I'll probably gets some jokes with this post but I don't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted April 16, 2006 Author Share Posted April 16, 2006 Dare we ask what you do the rest of the time? 662963[/snapback] (You can find her on the pole at the Pink Pony every Friday night) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Hey... Where is lock and dam operator on that list??... Sure beats some of those in the 50 and 60's... And the work is EASY... If you can chew gum and walk of course!! Work smart, NOT hard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of BiB Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Hey... Where is lock and dam operator on that list??... Sure beats some of those in the 50 and 60's... And the work is EASY... If you can chew gum and walk of course!! Work smart, NOT hard... 663035[/snapback] Couldn't find mine, either. I'd love to know what they consider the mean salary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art in PNS Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 I came in at #16. was surprised to see it ranked that high however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted April 16, 2006 Author Share Posted April 16, 2006 Couldn't find mine, either. I'd love to know what they consider the mean salary. 663038[/snapback] I think if they told us yours, they'd have to kill us afterward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 (You can find her on the pole at the Pink Pony every Friday night) 663003[/snapback] Hey!! You weren't supposed to tell! Guess it's not a secret anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of BiB Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Hey!! You weren't supposed to tell! Guess it's not a secret anymore. 663385[/snapback] You look a little nervous on the pole. I'm just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 You look a little nervous on the pole. I'm just saying. 663388[/snapback] Must have been my first night on the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Whoaaa...number two and number 37. Don't see police officer on there anywhere but that would compete with my two jobs that made the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Must have been my first night on the job. 663389[/snapback] Any video footage? You know, so we can evaluate you and give you some tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Any video footage? You know, so we can evaluate you and give you some tips? 663954[/snapback] Uh, noooo...it was prohibited that night. Sorry.... Or was that the night the cameras were broken. I can't remember... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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