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by sm00z on August 23rd, 2008
Probably some of the teachers who get 6 digit salaries in the bigger cities. Many of them put in six hour days and they work 180 days a year while getting the summers off.
by Raddman on August 24th, 2008
Probably union construction worker, electricians, plumbers, pipe fitters etc
by Cyanotic Wasp on October 20th, 2009
Third baseman for the New York Yankees is right up there. Good luck with your application.
by Anonymous on October 19th, 2009
I have an answer. I have a relative who's a pilot for UPS (specifically, a captain flying an MD-11). The hourly pay through the Independent Pilots Association (the collective bargaining union representing UPS pilots)? How about $240 per hour (beginning 2nd year of service), ranging up to $262 per hour (15+ years)! And they only work 2 weeks on, then 2 weeks off (for an 81-hour per month guarantee). Do you want any more icing with that CAKE?! Now, on their deadheads they no longer fly Business Class--but First Class. "Can I get you a filet mignon with that glass of Chardonnay?" I don't mean to complain, but I am a Locomotive Engineer and it also took a lot of time and training to get where I am (about 5 years). And I also handle millions of dollars worth of equipment. My hourly union rate? About $23. Should a pilot of an aircraft get paid more? Certainly. Ten times as much--I don't think so. This just goes to show how impotent and invalidic the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers is (not to mention the United Transportation Union representing Freight Conductors). We as Engineers all need to take our union dues to the Independent Pilots Association and see what they can do for us! They are probably represented by a bunch of smooth-talking lawyers who know how to negotiate--unlike the mongoloids representing us over here, who bend over at every opportunity for the (undisclosed) company!
by Someguy on August 24th, 2008
the jobs that require the most skill, include the most risk and can be done by the fewest number of people.
by malevolentbutticklis on August 22nd, 2008
Most people in the USA who earn the most per hour are simply managing their own assets. Often they have those assets in something like say, a sheet metal forming company which they themselves run.
by ShoulderPadQueen on August 22nd, 2008
nfl,nba,mlb.
by Possum on August 22nd, 2008
Are you talking wages like for a steady job or what you can charge for an assignment/project if you are a skilled tradesman/craftsman/professional?
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I call BS on that - many of them? No.
6 hours a day? No. Grading papers, 7 classes a day
Kids are in school 180 days a year - teachers tend to work 210 hours with their summers filled with studying and passing ridiculous exams so they can keep their jobs
Only those with lots of years experience and advanced degrees (that they paid for on a much smaller salary and taking the classes in the summer "off" days) make over 6 figures.
If you want to point fingers at professionals that are overpaid for what they do, don't look at teachers.
by Someguy on August 24th, 2008
I'm not pointing fingers. I taught in a big city for 33 years.
I'm just saying that they make good money in certain areas just as the question is asking for. I agree with much of what you saying.:)
by sm00z on August 24th, 2008
Agreed. I think some teachers in some areas are very adequately paid. I worked in a rural area and was vastly under paid.
I read the tone of the answer as saying teachers were overpaid in general.
After factoring all the after school work I did, I was making sub-minimum wage at $23k a year.
by Someguy on August 24th, 2008