College Major, Age, Occupation, Salary

29

Business Management

Track/XC coach

25k

aaaactuar wrote:

how many exams have you passed?

i am taking the first one in sept. any advice?

I have passed the first 4 exams so far. If you are still in school I would recommend trying to pass as many as possible before you graduate. Studying and working full-time simultaneously is a real pain.

Who the hell starts a topic like this to brag that they made $400k playing poker last year?

Biomedical Engineering (BS)/Industrial Engineering (MS)

25

Manufacturing Engineer

65k + 5

Skeptic.... wrote:

I don't believe a single post in this thread....

Okay, from prior threads, the average letsunner:

AGE: mid 20s

SEX: Male

MAJOR: High School Equivalency "Diploma"

OCCUPATION: Unemployed

SALARY: $25 a week from mom

HOME: Mom's Basement

LAST HAD ANY: Never

32

male

Psychology BS then MD

Radiology/nuclear medicine

$465k last year, will see ~$800k as partner if I work this much but in all honesty I probably won't want to

27

Computer Science

Developer

$74k

27

economics and history

unemployed

$0

Seriously, there's no way this many 22- to 26-year-olds are making over $60k. That's a real anomaly. Granted my chosen profession isn't the most lucrative, but I know plenty of engineers, and most are making only a little more than I do.

Here's my honest answer:

23

English/journalism

Journalist

$42k

Perhaps it's just that the thread is attracting only those who want to brag. Not to mention the OP. Yeah, right.

Journalism is a tough gig pay wise.

My friend has almost my exact same job down the street. He is 1 year younger and makes 3k more than me.

We both have MS degrees.

Skeptic.... wrote:

I don't believe a single post in this thread....

Why not? A few engineers making decent money within a few years of graduating sounds right. Mine is probably more unbelievable since I don't have a college degree. Things just worked out for me.

41

No college degree

IT

$92,000/yr

olyphaunt wrote:

Seriously, there's no way this many 22- to 26-year-olds are making over $60k. That's a real anomaly. Granted my chosen profession isn't the most lucrative, but I know plenty of engineers, and most are making only a little more than I do.

Here's my honest answer:

23

English/journalism

Journalist

$42k

Perhaps it's just that the thread is attracting only those who want to brag. Not to mention the OP. Yeah, right.

26

Engineering

Environmental Engineer

72k

Licking the Kitty wrote:

latently homosexual teenager wrote:

39

Political Science

Bond Trader at a good Prop firm.

Some good years, some not so good.

yeah, but you get to hang out with Indy car drivers, so you're always in the black!!!!

Sweet sarcasm....Life is good. Don't be hater.

College: Speech Communications/History

Grad School: MA in Political Rhetoric/MBA (finance emphasis)

Age: 33

Occupation: Finance

Salary: $170k/ 225k with bonuses and incentives

This thread would be a lot more interesting with some PR's added in! :)

5k PR: 17:28

Marathon PR: 2:46

43 years old

B.S. Elementary Education

School Principal

$100k/year

With PRs added...

43 years old

B.S. Elementary Education

School Principal

$100k/year

800m 1:57

1500m 4:00

3000m 8:53

5000m 15:32

5mi XC 25:45

10K XC 32:32

Weight when PRs were run: 128 lbs

Current weight: 202 lbs

LOL

SebCoesGhost wrote:

43 years old

B.S. Elementary Education

School Principal

$100k/year

Talk about overpaid.

olyphaunt wrote:

Seriously, there's no way this many 22- to 26-year-olds are making over $60k. That's a real anomaly. Granted my chosen profession isn't the most lucrative, but I know plenty of engineers, and most are making only a little more than I do.

Here's my honest answer:

23

English/journalism

Journalist

$42k

Perhaps it's just that the thread is attracting only those who want to brag. Not to mention the OP. Yeah, right.

What if I told you the AVERAGE engineering major makes over 60K upon graduation? That would mean more than half do, right?

Maybe you live in an area that doesn't have strong industry so the engineers there aren't really in demand and willing to work for cheap, the cost of living is significantly below average, or the engineers you know went to no-name schools that doesn't have companies that pay well recruiting there.

Don't worry, if we stay engineers we will top out barely over 100K. The folks on wall street and consulting make us feel poor.

Age: 38

College: Secondary Education/History

Job: hs teacher/coach

Salary: $38,000

Yes, I'm one of the evil education majors ruining our country and economy. At the same time collecting an obscene pay check.