NikoDoby said:
Poster this list wasn't compiled by The Wall Street Journal. They are just reporting the information. The statistics come from a job search portal based on their figures. They calculated income based "by adding the estimated mid-level income and the income growth potential." Here's the rest of their methodology
http://www.careercast.com/jobs/content/jobs-rated-methodology-2010

Cool thanks for the link. Surely different cities/regions change the variables that, make the salary.

NikoDoby said:
I had a summer janitorial job when I was younger. I had to literally clean SH*! off the walls, doors, and celling of a restroom once. My employer was so cheap about supplies that I had to tear sheets of copy paper and had NO GLOVES to clean the mess!!! All of the toilet paper in the stalls were soaked in urine too!

I'll keep my current career (made the first page,ha)thank you very much!

lol this made me really laugh. I need to make a mental note to never take any janitorial positions.

adamz said:
poster - since today I like Your images even more :) btw: You know, it's against polish law to have double citizenship :)

lol

I didn't know that I thought that it was okay to have double citizenship. Ohh well just like the Polish saying goes,

"Czego oczy nie widzą tego sercu nie żal"

trans.
- "What the eyes don't see, the heart doesn't grieve (over)"

Good to see pharmacists up there :) Ranked consistently #2 (after nurses) in most respected profession here in Australia too!

alphanikonrex said:
LOL, you'd be better off being a photojournalist ;^)

probably, but i rather have photography as a hobby than a job...

LOL, you'd be better off being a photojournalist ;^)

Ouch....my job is at 198th place...:(

Yeah...11 is philosopher?

Number 11 on the list boy! Oh forget it. It went waay over your head and it's not funny anymore :^(

Or are you a philosopher?

Oh, I get it—so you are a photojournalist!

Well, that's one person who thinks it ought to be number one ;^)

No young ignorant one...behold the list and you shall find what you seek.

LOL

Huh? Is that from batman like the other thing?

Number 11, young alpha :^)

What exactly do you do, Niko? Do you work for a newspaper? Which one? ;^)

Poster this list wasn't compiled by The Wall Street Journal. They are just reporting the information. The statistics come from a job search portal based on their figures. They calculated income based "by adding the estimated mid-level income and the income growth potential." Here's the rest of their methodology
http://www.careercast.com/jobs/content/jobs-rated-methodology-2010

I had a summer janitorial job when I was younger. I had to literally clean SH*! off the walls, doors, and celling of a restroom once. My employer was so cheap about supplies that I had to tear sheets of copy paper and had NO GLOVES to clean the mess!!! All of the toilet paper in the stalls were soaked in urine too!

I'll keep my current career (made the first page,ha)thank you very much!

jonnyapple said:
Some of my favorite jobs have been janitorial jobs. I've had three part-time custodial jobs as I've gotten myself through school and I had good experiences with all of them. Something about leaving for the day actually seeing a difference that you've made is so fulfilling and, besides that, off the job it's zero-stress. But the money would never support my rock and roll lifestyle. And by rock and roll I of course mean photographic.

Same here, I preferred working as an electrician than in an office setting. Too much stress. Something about manual labour gives peace of mind.

I am lucky now that I have a pretty stress free job as a photog. Sure the money is next to nothing, but it's better than doing nothing.

ted2001 said:
If you're young and starting out, stay flexible. I've worn a suit and had a corner office, I've also done electrical work and laid bricks. While I like the corner office money, I'd rather lay bricks.

Some of my favorite jobs have been janitorial jobs. I've had three part-time custodial jobs as I've gotten myself through school and I had good experiences with all of them. Something about leaving for the day actually seeing a difference that you've made is so fulfilling and, besides that, off the job it's zero-stress. But the money would never support my rock and roll lifestyle. And by rock and roll I of course mean photographic.

Take the list with that old grain of salt. For anyone thinking of a prospective career, remember that the world changes quickly. During my career I've seen many skills change from high demand to low demand. I've seen times when electrical engineers could write their own tickets - other times when they went begging. Same for many specialties.

If you're young and starting out, stay flexible. I've worn a suit and had a corner office, I've also done electrical work and laid bricks. While I like the corner office money, I'd rather lay bricks. I too wanted to be a photographer, but realized I would spend more time selling my services as a photographer than taking picture, and I didn't want to be a salesman.

If you do want to be a photojournalist, remember you will also be running a business. Pick up those skills first for your back-up plan.

poster - since today I like Your images even more :) btw: You know, it's against polish law to have double citizenship :)

as for photojurnalism - that's what I wanted to do some time ago, travel with my camera around the world and take snaps.... unfortunately the reality made me to earn money in a way different way... and now, I think it's not that bad what I do, and at least I can afford to get a new lens or camera from time to time... although, I still want to travel around the globe and take snaps of wild animals- and get paid for it :)

jonnyapple said:
I was just talking to someone about how I would be interested in doing this, but I would never leave my family for it.

But I can think of a few more disadvantages than not owning your photos, and lots of them are projectile and a few are explosive. I think your pictures would actually be public domain since they'd be taken by a government employee. You'd still get credit for them (usually).

Do what you love, though. We know where the list can go.

Yup, the danger comes with the job of a war time photojournalist. But you're in the action, that's what photojournalists crave.

If anybody has a bit of time please check out David Tate, he's a freelance photojournalist, who spends his own money to go to ME and cover the war.

Really worth a look.

http://www.battlefieldtourist.com/content/

It's looks like it's going to be a real hard decision for me when the time comes. *Sigh* :^(

You know, we kids have our crazy dreams. To quote what someone said at my school, "When we all grow up and become famous..." I mean, who wouldn't like that? But like Jonny said, he would never leave his family to do something like this. When I "mature" and "come to my senses" then chances are I'll decide not to be a photojournalist, because I don't want to live my life with that stress, I have a family to support, etc. But for now it's like a dream for me. Kind of depressing secretly knowing inside that there's a slim chance I'll actually do that :^(

poster said:
I thought about enlisting in US Marines as a photojournalist. How awesome would that be? You get to travel the world( well maybe just ME) you are at the frontlines to document what's happening there.

You get paid for it, job is secure for 6 years.

Only disadvantage is that they own your photos. But still I would do it. Unfortunately they asked me to give up my Polish citizenship. I didn't have the option of having dual citizenship. Security clearance and all that. :[

I was just talking to someone about how I would be interested in doing this, but I would never leave my family for it.

But I can think of a few more disadvantages than not owning your photos, and lots of them are projectile and a few are explosive. I think your pictures would actually be public domain since they'd be taken by a government employee. You'd still get credit for them (usually).

Do what you love, though. We know where the list can go.

BTW as a side note, my father is a high end jeweler. And that Wall Street list is crap, the "top level salary" of $55k is so untrue. That's an average(medium) salary at least in NYC.

I wouldn't take this ranking all too seriously.

NikoDoby said:
Uh OK but don't expect me to stop and try it!

You will love my meaty Polish sausage. It's nice long and juicy. You can't even compare it to that American meat stick. Everybody craves the taste of my Polish sausage. you bettah recognize!!

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