not necessarily. humanities professors research quite a bit as well. historians, socialogists, and others are usually paid pretty handsomely and conduct a shitton of research from getting grants.

just because they're not crunching numbers in a lab doesn't mean they don't do anything, and doesn't mean they make less.

[Edited on April 15, 2006 at 9:32 AM. Reason : ked]

4/15/2006 9:31:29 AM

Another option all together is just doing 4 to 8 years in the military in certain fields and sucking up the 17 to 30K you would make during that time period. Because you can easily make 180 to 220K plus while working to protect certain people from the "Evil Doer's."

Shit, you only have to work 7 to 9 months a year doing it!!!!

4/15/2006 9:34:35 AM

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" just because they're not crunching numbers in a lab doesn't mean they don't do anything, and doesn't mean they make less. "

4/15/2006 10:05:10 AM

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"is derm a hottest specialty right now? or is it still plastic surgery?"

Both of those are extremely competitive because of the salaries and hours.

It's good for me, because I don't want to go into either one.

[Edited on April 15, 2006 at 11:44 AM. Reason : ]

4/15/2006 11:44:06 AM

^what you want to do?

4/15/2006 11:59:26 AM

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"Time to switch out of ECE and into Accounting...(that qualifies for "financial advisor" right?)"

No.

4/15/2006 1:02:09 PM

I'm #3 :o)

Don't make that kinda cash yet though

4/15/2006 1:10:43 PM

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"what you want to do?"

Don't really know yet. For me it's been more of a process of elimination.

4/15/2006 1:20:09 PM

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"not necessarily. humanities professors research quite a bit as well. historians, socialogists, and others are usually paid pretty handsomely and conduct a shitton of research from getting grants."

yeah, professorship in the humanities is almost like a hustle. you're writing books on a field of study and assigning them to students (who, likely, will be the only ones to read them) who will eventually graduate, write books, and assign them to their students--and on and on and on.

with college enrollment rates going up and a lot of older professors starting to retire, the market's only getting bigger. the tricky part is finding new ways to analyze what's already been researched to death.

4/15/2006 1:30:58 PM

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"Don't make that kinda cash yet though"

Don't sweat it. You probably don't have 5 years of experience, yet, either.

4/15/2006 5:38:48 PM

Wow pharmacist....


Anyone else find that surprising?

4/15/2006 8:02:40 PM

Okay maybe not retail, as I read later.

Industry, I can believe it's 90K++

4/15/2006 8:04:38 PM

^it's not that surprising. The secret is out now. Damn it.

4/15/2006 8:20:59 PM

Retail pharmacists do actually make that much cash after a few years experience. It and anasthesiologist (sp? too lazy) are great for not going to med school and making a butt load.

4/15/2006 11:48:00 PM

^Retail pharmacists make $90k+ right out of school. It's because of the very high turnover rate.

But anesthesiologists actually do go to med school. You might be thinking of CNAs.

[Edited on April 15, 2006 at 11:53 PM. Reason : ]

4/15/2006 11:53:20 PM

yea, CNA makes shit load of money. I wonder what's the education requirement for that.

4/16/2006 12:04:34 AM

Radiologists don't go to med school

4/16/2006 12:33:56 AM

Yes, Radiologists do. Rad Tech's don't.

My dad hires people out of VGCC with an associate's degree, starts them out at the VA here in Durham at $42K/year, gives them a $1,000 bonus a month later and a $5K raise a year later. For a 2 year degree...$48,000.

4/16/2006 1:06:23 AM

^what does your dad do?

4/16/2006 1:26:06 AM

I made the list. granted I'm in the bottom half but I made the list!!!!!!!!11

4/16/2006 1:27:20 AM

#37..........

153,000+

4/16/2006 9:46:48 AM

everybody on TWW are gonna get paid.

4/16/2006 9:48:33 AM

if you want to work in industry, there are very few positions for PharmDs. pharmacology is probably the best terminal degree for that: you'll end up making similar $ but with no debt after grad school and a better working environment.

4/16/2006 9:58:49 AM

im not gonna be the bitch on some med company.

4/16/2006 10:30:28 AM

^it's not just some regular bitch, it's well-paid bitch.

4/16/2006 10:49:13 AM

MrT , a pharmacy degree from unc is a pharmD

what the fuck are you talking about

[Edited on April 16, 2006 at 10:51 AM. Reason : .]

4/16/2006 10:51:22 AM

pharmacology is a traditional research based phD: with this you work in the industry

pharmacists have a PharmD (professional degree): with this you give people pills

[Edited on April 16, 2006 at 10:56 AM. Reason : .]

4/16/2006 10:54:04 AM

^are you a pharmacology PhD or something?

4/16/2006 11:02:10 AM

nah, i eventually decided not to. i was seriously considering university of washington's pharmacology program but decided to go to ucsd for stem cell bio.

4/16/2006 11:05:26 AM

where did you come up with

"very few positions"

you get telemarketers trying to get you to work at cvs and shit. they used to think i was my father

4/16/2006 11:06:51 AM

by industry i mean for drug companies designing drugs. not working retail or in a hospital or something.

4/16/2006 11:19:05 AM

kk

sorry im a moron

4/16/2006 11:39:06 AM

I'm a future pharmacist myself, I work as a lab tech at the new 24 hr eckerds on edwards mill

you can't beat the hours + unbelievable starting salary.

retail for life

4/17/2006 11:45:49 AM

^please don't call yourself a future pharmacist until u get in pharmacy school.

4/17/2006 11:59:41 AM

And America's worst job, for the 3rd straight year...

CRACK WHORE

4/17/2006 1:01:00 PM

wtf is a natural science manager?

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bestjobs/snapshots/126.html

4/17/2006 2:03:06 PM

41 Biological scientist 17.03% $61,317

45 Environmental scientist 17.11% $59,027

i can handle that

4/17/2006 2:45:16 PM