Education vs. "Doing Own Thing"

[ironchef]

Funny you mention two high paying jobs there with a few that make a 1/3 of them... my father is a garbage man and he makes 80k a year and my mother cleared 90k by may of 06 and she is in sales

Job titles mean nothing thats the first clue... there are tons of jobs that require no degree that can make you 75-100+ a year: garbageman, crane operator, air traffic controller, etc... sales has always been where the money is but you need to be good at it... you can make 30-200+ realisticly if your good.

Brand name school are good for brand name jobs... you going to be a doctor/lawyer don't go for the easiest school possible b/c the opportunites are greater and more challenging at the larger brand name schools. For jobs like IT most don't care if you have a Tech/UNIV/State degree as long as its a piece of paper.

You mean to tell me the people that come by my house and pick up the garbage on wednesday mornings make 80k? I could understand garbagemen making decent money as its not a job many people want to do, but 80k?

[4dmin]

You mean to tell me the people that come by my house and pick up the garbage on wednesday mornings make 80k? I could understand garbagemen making decent money as its not a job many people want to do, but 80k?

no... the drivers start in the 40+k range, guys slinging are alot of times temps... but commerical drivers can easilly make 60+k... my dad has been a truck driver forever w/ a flawless driving record not a single ticket or accident in his life... not many make 80k doing what he does but some do. he is paid on production on how many boxes he can pull, so he goes in at like 2-4am. he actually was a manager for a while but he made less money and went back to driving.