Who here earns over $60,000 a year and what is your job?

How does one get started in this field?

Registered Nurse


getting sick of it.

I don't disagree, but sometimes it is best and cheapest to invest some money in changing s/w and h/w infrastructures. I just cannot invest any time more to learn a language that I would hardly find a job in my country.

move to seattle - HQ for boeing

me too - hate staying indoor with office politics and glued to display 10 hours a day

I work at UPS and make 21,000 a year....go figure...and yes fulltime

SEO marketing, six figs. Going to live off investments starting the next couple months or so which will do over 60k/year. I'm super cheap so I'll still live like a poor college student and do some work on the side. Maybe learn some programming and develop software.

First post so please be gentle. I don't have all the bells and whistles down. I'm a store manager for a major retailer. My base is $87,000. We have the ability to bonus 2x a year (50% of our salary). I have a sales plan of $33 million and employ 130 associates.

I only have a high school diploma. I started at the company 12 years ago as a back up cashier (started at $10.00 an hour) and have worked very hard to advance. The job at the time was to be supplemental income. Now I am able to support my girls. Do I love it? Some days yes, some days no. You are only as good as the #'s you achieve. It is 24/7 as well as holidays and very stressful because there is no job security.

software consultant, work from home, over $100k

60K a year is about the right amount if you have one or two kids and want to buy a house, put something in retirement savings, and keep your basic systems in good repair.

How many classes do you teach per term?

I sell Lexus and make about $170k per year. Lotsof hours and putting up with rich prick

Do you want easy? Do PHP/*SQL and Javascript. You can do an awful lot with those techs.

Specifically what systems and language(s)?

What? where? Uh Oh! You mean, NO ONE is replacing the FORTRAN, COBOL, and BASIC II programmers? OH MY GOD!!!

how old r u dude?

Now we KNOW you're puttin' us on. Teachers are educators, baby sitters, nurses, psychologists, coaches, and many other things all wrapped up in one. They're on their feet all day, and they bring their work home with them and have to prepare for the next day's lesson. No real teacher of kids would claim they have it "easy". 9 to 3? Where do you teach? Try 7:30 or 8 to 3 or 4.

In which State? In California 60K a year gets you a studio apartment and a 1987 Dodge Colt.

Well of course I'm only familiar with the cost of living in Minnesota my own state.

I'm a bartender at Marquee night club in vegas


last year i made 90thousand after taxes, that was with all tips included

oh and i only work about 45 hours a week. Around hot women in their panties mostly

don't get me wrong bar tending has it's down side, lots of assholes to deal with

I am a weed and hash dealer. Judges, cops, military, and politicians are my biggest clients.

200 +/-. Healthcare consulting. Self employed. S corp

I make over 300K per year.

Sounds like a data mining shill to me. With that said, I will say NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS

I honestly don't know what I make...which reminds me I should call my accountant...at this point, even with the fucked up economy, I'm sure my investments are working harder than I am...

I'm a financial counselor, among other things, and I love what I do...I'm also a full time asshole ;)

Last Edited by BRIEF on 09/23/2012 11:35 AM

Corporate Pilot

You know, one of those people that makes a living doing things Obama says you just can't do anymore, like jet off to Vegas.
(Unless you are a DEMOCRAT)

International hitman (legally sanctioned).

Salary: varied.
Hours: varied.
Stress: high.
No retirement package.
Lots of vacations -- mostly as part of the job, so they can be written off on taxes.
Coworkers: none. Well, had one, but he got a little too nosy, and, well...you know...;)

I've done alot of jobs in my 50+ years.

I've worked as an electrician in the silicon valley heydays, I've worked for a bank selling home mortgages and I ran my own business for ten years.

What I've found out is exactly what "P-Diddy" said................

"Mo Money, Mo Problems"

I now make about 60K a year and could not be happier.

I did manage to bank a lot of money from my previous employment so we paid cash for our cars and only owe about 100K on our 2500 SQ. FT. home.

Defense/Aerospace - PhD Physics $ 172,000