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Thu Aug-12-10 08:29 PM
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| 44. Three times. Education is in the top 20 three times. |
| -20 Worst-Paying College Degrees in 2010 |
Guy Whitey Corngood |
Aug-12-10 01:44 PM |
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I held my breath |
ellie |
Aug-12-10 01:45 PM |
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The pay for teachers us god damn embarrassing for a country like ours. nt |
Guy Whitey Corngood |
Aug-12-10 01:53 PM |
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Hmmm... |
EXneoCON |
Aug-12-10 01:46 PM |
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I'm a paralegal... |
uncommon |
Aug-12-10 01:47 PM |
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And graduate degrees |
zipplewrath |
Aug-12-10 01:51 PM |
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Social work, for example. |
foxfeet |
Aug-12-10 01:57 PM |
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Considering the debt load |
fujiyama |
Aug-13-10 02:49 AM |
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I actually didn't go to college for paralegal studies -- I was an English major planning |
uncommon |
Aug-13-10 06:55 AM |
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My profession is there 3 times: education. |
LWolf |
Aug-12-10 01:52 PM |
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The saddest to see was Social Work |
OmahaBlueDog |
Aug-12-10 01:53 PM |
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Tells you where our priorities are. nt |
Guy Whitey Corngood |
Aug-12-10 01:55 PM |
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there's a racism/sexism thing going on |
pitohui |
Aug-12-10 08:11 PM |
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My Mom worked herself to death as a Food Stamp case |
era veteran |
Aug-13-10 05:31 AM |
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Philosophy didn't make the list? |
Lance_Boyle |
Aug-12-10 02:01 PM |
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It appears to me that this list only includes salaries of those actually employed in these |
uncommon |
Aug-12-10 02:08 PM |
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Ah. |
Igel |
Aug-12-10 03:20 PM |
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Me too. |
Lance_Boyle |
Aug-12-10 05:40 PM |
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Philosophy = Pre-law |
lolly |
Aug-12-10 08:08 PM |
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what lolly said |
pitohui |
Aug-12-10 08:12 PM |
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It was pre-IT for me. |
Lance_Boyle |
Aug-13-10 06:46 AM |
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Yep. nt. |
Hosnon |
Aug-13-10 10:08 AM |
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I also have that degree |
G_j |
Aug-14-10 12:10 AM |
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I was just discussing this with my Philosopher the other day. |
rucky |
Aug-12-10 07:32 PM |
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I don't know... |
JerseygirlCT |
Aug-12-10 08:19 PM |
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Many of these degrees are in essential areas. |
damntexdem |
Aug-12-10 02:06 PM |
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An oligarchy doesn't give a damn about these jobs! n/t |
RKP5637 |
Aug-12-10 02:12 PM |
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What degrees do you think should be on the bottom? |
hugo_from_TN |
Aug-12-10 05:49 PM |
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I second that! Nt |
Confusious |
Aug-12-10 06:10 PM |
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Wall Street Trader, Politician and Faux News Shill. |
Kalyke |
Aug-12-10 07:54 PM |
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Business-Majors |
appal_jack |
Aug-12-10 07:57 PM |
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why should any degree be on the "bottom?" |
pitohui |
Aug-12-10 08:16 PM |
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Should all people be paid equally for all work? |
boppers |
Aug-12-10 09:19 PM |
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I'm in the process of giving up one of those higher paying careers |
Horse with no Name |
Aug-12-10 02:08 PM |
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Teachers show up on the list, yet the fucking repubs whine endlessly about |
madinmaryland |
Aug-12-10 06:09 PM |
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Three times. Education is in the top 20 three times. |
LWolf |
Aug-12-10 08:29 PM |
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umm... Recreation & Leisure is a major? |
geek_sabre |
Aug-12-10 07:30 PM |
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Yes. I'm about a month from a Ph.D. in it. Do you have questions about it? |
leftyclimber |
Aug-12-10 07:51 PM |
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What do you study? |
JerseygirlCT |
Aug-12-10 08:22 PM |
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Fair enough. It's something you're more likely to see at land grants than LACs |
leftyclimber |
Aug-12-10 08:49 PM |
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The name of the degree |
JerseygirlCT |
Aug-12-10 08:59 PM |
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Yeah, it sounds like you go play around all the time. |
leftyclimber |
Aug-12-10 09:03 PM |
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It does! |
JerseygirlCT |
Aug-12-10 09:05 PM |
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They've started to rename it to things that make it even less comprehensible to the general public |
leftyclimber |
Aug-12-10 09:07 PM |
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I'm guessing they need someone with |
JerseygirlCT |
Aug-12-10 09:16 PM |
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The core courses are |
jberryhill |
Aug-13-10 01:27 AM |
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Ha, ha. nt. |
leftyclimber |
Aug-13-10 07:05 AM |
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They also happen to be the ones with the most social value. n/t |
rucky |
Aug-12-10 07:31 PM |
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Yep. And many of those who don't do anything of social value make the most. |
raccoon |
Aug-12-10 07:47 PM |
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well this is good to know |
keroro gunsou |
Aug-12-10 07:41 PM |
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Design and cooking/presentation are certainly related. |
RadiationTherapy |
Aug-12-10 08:05 PM |
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Very few surprises. This list could have been written 40 years ago |
Curmudgeoness |
Aug-12-10 07:48 PM |
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Where's Communications degrees? |
Kalyke |
Aug-12-10 07:50 PM |
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Big money in corporate communications. |
rucky |
Aug-12-10 08:24 PM |
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Its hard to believe that Psychology is not on that list. |
aikoaiko |
Aug-12-10 08:01 PM |
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Paralegals need a college degree ? the people pick most of these areas to study |
JI7 |
Aug-12-10 08:05 PM |
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Frantically waving Juris Doctor degree in air -- |
Manifestor_of_Light |
Aug-13-10 03:05 AM |
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Actually, many people working as paralegals are law school graduates -- |
uncommon |
Aug-13-10 07:02 AM |
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Wow. Who'd have thought that jobs with non-monetary reward pay poorly? |
lumberjack_jeff |
Aug-12-10 08:16 PM |
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I often hear people disparaging English majors |
JerseygirlCT |
Aug-12-10 08:18 PM |
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As stated upthread, yes we do. I'm getting my doctorate in it. |
leftyclimber |
Aug-12-10 08:40 PM |
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Actually |
JerseygirlCT |
Aug-12-10 09:03 PM |
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No offense taken. |
leftyclimber |
Aug-12-10 09:05 PM |
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It's a better thing |
JerseygirlCT |
Aug-12-10 09:06 PM |
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Another English Major checking in |
supernova |
Aug-12-10 09:15 PM |
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Hope you find it! |
JerseygirlCT |
Aug-12-10 09:17 PM |
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We should be.... |
sweetloukillbot |
Aug-13-10 03:04 AM |
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Pay is only one factor of the job. Its not everything... |
yawnmaster |
Aug-12-10 08:23 PM |
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well, thank god theater and acting didn't make the list! |
orleans |
Aug-12-10 08:27 PM |
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That was the other part of my major, lol |
JerseygirlCT |
Aug-12-10 09:03 PM |
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my daughter is an acting major. (wish us luck.) n/t |
orleans |
Aug-13-10 12:52 AM |
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Can she?? |
Gaedel |
Aug-13-10 05:18 AM |
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Hey, my undergrad major! |
leftyclimber |
Aug-12-10 09:08 PM |
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Only if you're really, really good! |
JerseygirlCT |
Aug-12-10 09:18 PM |
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I was a pretty steadily working stage actor when I lived outside the States. |
leftyclimber |
Aug-12-10 09:33 PM |
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That's a perfectly ludicrous |
JerseygirlCT |
Aug-13-10 01:00 PM |
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I have my doubts about this article |
Art_from_Ark |
Aug-13-10 12:35 AM |
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Just to nitpick a bit... |
wickerwoman |
Aug-13-10 05:12 AM |
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Unfortunately, the translation market is drying up |
Art_from_Ark |
Aug-13-10 11:41 PM |
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No big surprise |
fujiyama |
Aug-13-10 03:03 AM |
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Bottom line - what is more important, doing what you love or money? |
Vinca |
Aug-13-10 06:50 AM |
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It's never too late (I know it's a cliche). I mean not that I have any clue what your situation is. |
Guy Whitey Corngood |
Aug-13-10 09:34 AM |
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Like some, I think many of these are |
hyphenate |
Aug-13-10 07:10 AM |
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The reason for the low pay is these jobs don't add to the oligarchy wealth. |
newportdadde |
Aug-13-10 09:52 AM |
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I mean what could go wrong when less and less people go into teaching? Not just |
Guy Whitey Corngood |
Aug-13-10 09:55 AM |
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57K mid-career pay for a holder of a music degree? |
MilesColtrane |
Aug-13-10 01:08 PM |
#82 |
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