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Baltimore Shooter
05-01-2007, 05:57 PM
I don't know where TV people rank, but apparently, it's somewhere below Heating/AC/refrigeration mechanics and installers. From MSN.com

America's Top 50 Jobs

By Kate Lorenz, CareerBuilder.com Editor

Though we'd all like to be earning a hefty paycheck, the reality is we're not all investment bankers, Oscar-worthy actors or CEOs. The truth is, we're all just regular people trying to make a living at the highest salary our skills, training and interests will allow.

We looked at high-wage, high-growth occupations as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2006-2007 Occupational Outlook Handbook.

Here are the top 50 jobs that are both growing faster than the average for total employment (13.0 percent) and have annual earnings above median of $28,770.

1. Registered nurses: $52,330

2. Postsecondary teachers: $51,800

3. General and operations managers: $77,420

4. Elementary school teachers, except special education: $43,160

5. Accountants and auditors: $50,770

6. Business operation specialists, all other: $53,460

7. Computer software engineers, applications: $74,980

8. Maintenance and repair workers, general: $30,710

9. Carpenters: $34,900

10. Computer systems analysts: $66,460

11. Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education: $45,650

12. Computer software engineers, systems software: $79,740

13. Physicians and surgeons: $145,600

14. Network systems and data communications analysts: $60,600

15. Automotive service technicians and mechanics: $32,450

16. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses: $33,970

17. Management analysts: $63,450

18. Computer support specialists: $40,430

19. Lawyers: $94,930

20. Network and computer systems administrators: $58,190

21. Police and sheriff's patrol officers: $45,210

22. Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education: $43,670

23. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters: $41,290

24. Financial managers: $81,880

25. Computer and information systems managers: $92,570

26. Sales representatives, services, all other: $47,000

27. Fire fighters: $38,330

28. Dental hygienists: $58,350

29. Paralegals and legal assistants: $39,130

30. Sales managers: $84,220

31. Chief executives: $140,350

32. Self-enrichment education teachers: $30,880

33. Physical therapists: $60,180

34. Pharmacists: $84,900

35. Medical and health services managers: $67,430

36. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products: $58,580

37. Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists: $41,190

38. Property, real estate, and community association managers: $39,980

39. Child, family, and school social workers: $34,820

40. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers: $36,260

41. Real estate sales agents: $35,670

42. Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school: $43,570

43. Legal secretaries: $36,720

44. Training and development specialists: $44,570

45. First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers: $29,510

46. Administrative services managers: $60,290

47. Public relations specialists: $43,830

48. Radiologic technologists and technicians: $43,350

49. Sales and related workers, all other: $31,380

50. Personal financial advisors: $62,700
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Link - http://msn.careerbuilder.com/custom/msn/careeradvice/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=900&SiteId=cbmsnsl4900&sc_extcmp=JS_900_spotlight&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=2fd60485204046bb8b98a75d01244892-231356795-X2-2

Warren

Latin Lens
05-01-2007, 07:47 PM
Kinda makes me wonder where we actually fall on the list.

Nino
05-01-2007, 08:10 PM
This was toward the end of 2006, we made the top ten cool jobs.

http://jobs.aol.com/article/_a/10-cool-jobs-that-pay-more-than-you/20060124162609990004

Latin Lens
05-01-2007, 08:15 PM
Our job is cool....I will give you that. It helps with the ladies too....but just like I don't want to get paid in sunshine....I don't want to get paid in P***y either......ya'know? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Goon
05-01-2007, 08:37 PM
This has all been said before. If you want to make dough work in an office. If you want to go outside and take pretty pictures all day be prepared to live on a budget. Although I'm sure there are more than a few clever people out there who have managed to make a good living in photography (probably freelance if I had to guess) and to them I tip my hat.