$100k a Year Jobs That Nobody Wants

[Rupert Pupkin]

http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/break...133726536.html

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/break...133726536.html

i saw this article yesterday. yes, we need more auto mechanics, and there are long haul jobs available.
but paying 100k?! fat chance.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i saw this article yesterday. yes, we need more auto mechanics, and there are long haul jobs available.
but paying 100k?! fat chance.

I googled, and here is what I found on average salary for a long haul driver:

Salary Range
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the average annual income of long-haul truckers was $39,830 in May 2011. This annual income level translates to an average wage of $19.15 an hour. Workers in the top 10 percent of annual income made more than $58,440 a year, and workers in the bottom 10 percent earned under $24,880. Fifty percent of heavy truck and tractor-trailer drivers earned between $30,500 and $47,130 a year.

http://work.chron.com/long-haul-truck-salary-3603.html

And a link to a chart with average salaries for various auto mechanic positions:

http://www.indeed.com/salary/Automotive-Technician.html

Highest salary was $68,000 for a auto light truck mechanic and lowest was $24,000 for a Tires Plus Automotive technician. Overall average salary was $37,000.

So yeah, "fat chance" seems like a pretty accurate summary.

[Crown@club]

I've seen drivers make somewhere close to $60,000 a year, possibly more, but that all ended after 2008. Its a possibility they may have came close in 2010 and 2011, but this year was a nice nosedive.

These days are going to be tough as manufacturers lowers rates as cost of fuel and parts continue to rise.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

I googled, and here is what I found on average salary for a long haul driver:



http://work.chron.com/long-haul-truck-salary-3603.html

And a link to a chart with average salaries for various auto mechanic positions:

http://www.indeed.com/salary/Automotive-Technician.html

Highest salary was $68,000 for a auto light truck mechanic and lowest was $24,000 for a Tires Plus Automotive technician. Overall average salary was $37,000.

So yeah, "fat chance" seems like a pretty accurate summary.

I have no idea where they came up with that figure. It sounded pretty high to me but I figured that the author knew what he was talking about since he had to do research for the story.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I have no idea where they came up with that figure. It sounded pretty high to me but I figured that the author knew what he was talking about since he had to do research for the story.

in the article, the writer specifically mentions figures of 42k and 55k, but says more could be possible with additional training. not sure who wrote the headline.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Danzig

in the article, the writer specifically mentions figures of 42k and 55k, but says more could be possible with additional training. not sure who wrote the headline.

They probably figured that more people would read it if it said $100k. I have actually read that some garbage collectors (sanitation workers) in New York make $100,000 a year.

http://articles.businessinsider.com/...l-city-workers

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

I googled, and here is what I found on average salary for a long haul driver:



http://work.chron.com/long-haul-truck-salary-3603.html

And a link to a chart with average salaries for various auto mechanic positions:

http://www.indeed.com/salary/Automotive-Technician.html

Highest salary was $68,000 for a auto light truck mechanic and lowest was $24,000 for a Tires Plus Automotive technician. Overall average salary was $37,000.

So yeah, "fat chance" seems like a pretty accurate summary.

Unless you are a union mechanic for say the city of chicago. Or even a short haul truck driver for that matter.

Then when adding in benefits including a healthy pension shows you how much the taxpayer is being gouged by these public unions.

Wonder what an idiot punching tickets on the Metra rail line earns? These clowns would have a hard time returning carts for WalMart.