Originally posted by: MAME
I'd like to know where I stand in the grand scheme of things. I want to make sure I'm on track for a successful career, or if I need to mix things up to get ahead.
This is in Southern California.
Take any experience/skills out of the equation. I just want to know what the average range of salaries are for people my age with careers.
Originally posted by: Safeway
You can graduate from Pharmacy, Law, Nursing, Pathologist Assistant, ... when you are 24 years old.
Nursing: $80,000
Pathologist Assistant: $90,000
Pharmacy: $100,000
Law: $125,000
Originally posted by: Safeway
You can graduate from Pharmacy, Law, Nursing, Pathologist Assistant, ... when you are 24 years old.
Nursing: $80,000
Pathologist Assistant: $90,000
Pharmacy: $100,000
Law: $125,000
Originally posted by: Wreckem
Originally posted by: Safeway
You can graduate from Pharmacy, Law, Nursing, Pathologist Assistant, ... when you are 24 years old.
Nursing: $80,000
Pathologist Assistant: $90,000
Pharmacy: $100,000
Law: $125,000
Most nurses dont crack anywhere near $80k unless they are working a lot of overtime.
Saying you can have a PharmD by 24 is stretching. Most are not 24 when they get out of school.
As for lawyers, you're only making $125k if you go to a large firm and you're working endless hours. First year associates at large firms have to have atleast 2300 billable hours there first few years, and that typically equates to 80+ hours a week. Not to mention to get there you have to go to a presitgious law firm, or graduate in the top 10% of your class at a respected regional law school. If you dont go to a top 20 law school or dont graduate in the top 10% of your class, you wont be making $125k out of law school.
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: Wreckem
Originally posted by: Safeway
You can graduate from Pharmacy, Law, Nursing, Pathologist Assistant, ... when you are 24 years old.
Nursing: $80,000
Pathologist Assistant: $90,000
Pharmacy: $100,000
Law: $125,000
Most nurses dont crack anywhere near $80k unless they are working a lot of overtime.
Saying you can have a PharmD by 24 is stretching. Most are not 24 when they get out of school.
As for lawyers, you're only making $125k if you go to a large firm and you're working endless hours. First year associates at large firms have to have atleast 2300 billable hours there first few years, and that typically equates to 80+ hours a week. Not to mention to get there you have to go to a presitgious law firm, or graduate in the top 10% of your class at a respected regional law school. If you dont go to a top 20 law school or dont graduate in the top 10% of your class, you wont be making $125k out of law school.
Headcheck, as I love to date nurses and pharm reps and see their checks (but that was a few years ago)
They do make 80K plus. This is in KY. Go to salary.com to get the real deal.
Originally posted by: OpenThirdEye
I'm 27 w/ a college degree...CCNP...CISSP...CEH...a few SANS "certifications"...
Pulling in roughly $87k/year...but with all my debt that i'm trying to recover from college and being jobless for a while after graduation...it feels like A LOT less.
Originally posted by: rsd
Originally posted by: Idontcare
By 24 you should be happy with $60k w/college degree behind you OR be in grad school to set yourself up for making $100k by 28.
Anything less probably means squandered opportunity or squandered time not making opportunity earlier in one's life...
May seem like a lot of $$$ until you throw wife + kids into the equation around the same time.
I don't know if I know anyone who is doing 100k at 28, and most of my friends went to some of the top undergrad/grad schools in the country and are overall successful.
Ultimately though anything people post here has to be taken with a grain of salt.
You can do something where you make 100k working 80hours a week or make 80k working 40 hours a week. Up to you what you prefer. If you solely base your personal satisfaction over your career upon how much $$ you make, you won't really ever be happy.
Originally posted by: Idontcare
By 24 you should be happy with $60k w/college degree behind you OR be in grad school to set yourself up for making $100k by 28.
Anything less probably means squandered opportunity or squandered time not making opportunity earlier in one's life...
May seem like a lot of $$$ until you throw wife + kids into the equation around the same time.
Originally posted by: Safeway
You can graduate from Pharmacy, Law, Nursing, Pathologist Assistant, ... when you are 24 years old.
Nursing: $50-80,000* (
Pathologist Assistant: $50-90,000*
Pharmacy: $90-100,000*(huge demand and pharm school is very hard to get in to)
Law: $30-75,000*(most lawyers starting out dont make squat. Small firm (5-6) ~$48k starting)