Top 10 most overpaid jobs in the US

[nystate]

http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B954AA053-F953-43F3-BBC8-63D351A3BF2A%7D&siteid=google&dist=google

And they are...

10. Wedding Photographers (earning approx. $2,000-$5,000 per wedding)

9. Pilots for major airlines (earning up to $250,000/year for senior captains)

8. West Coast longshoremen (earning an average of $112,000-$177,000/year)

7. Airport Skycaps (many earning $100,000+/year with approx. $300/day tips)

6. Real Estate Agents selling high-end homes (earning up to $200,000+/year)

5. Motivational speakers and ex-politicians on the lecture circuit (earning salaries in the millions)

4. Orthodontists (earning a median $350,000/year)

3. CEOs of poorly performing companies (salaries in the millions)

2. Washed-up pro athletes in long-term contracts (salaries in the millions)

1. Mutual-fund managers (earning up to $500,000-millions of dollars/year)

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Any that you agree/disagree with?

[rainstorm]

lawyers in general are overpaid

[rainstorm]

i may be guilty of a "hate" crime, thinking of what to do with lawyers, hehe.

[StormCrazyIowan]

Oh no!!

Totally agree with #2, why the heck should athletes be paid becuase they can hit, throw, catch, or kick a ball well??? I just don't get it!

[Guest]

This annoys me because the people that are really making a difference, TEACHERS, are sooooooo underpaid for ALL that they do.

[StormCrazyIowan]

Yes, they most definitely are!! However, for the most part, you never really hear them complain about the wages, because what they are doing is so important to them!!

[Lindaloo]

HEY!! Congressmen are not on the list of overpaid.

They should give their raises to teachers, firefighters and the police.

[CajunMama]

Gee...noticed Sign Makers didn't make that list...guess that means I'm underpaid! lol

[StormCrazyIowan]

LMAO, neither did WalMart Kat, neither did WalMart......

Of course, the women who posed for Playboy......LOL

[sunnyday]

Anyone who can hit a ball, fall on a ball, throw a ball, etc. is hideously overpaid. Ministers, policemen, firemen, and teachers get paid so little, and their work is so very important. In the instance of paying workers for what they are worth, our priorities in this country are messed up big time.

[sunnyday]

Linda, from all of us teachers out here, thanks for your mention of a raise for us

[nystate]

Here's what I think should NOT be on that list-

Real Estate Agents selling high-end homes- Most real estate agents selling high-end homes have worked hard for years selling average homes...eventually moving up the ladder to selling high-end homes is their reward for years of hard work.

Pilots for major airlines- These people are responsible daily for the safe transport of hundreds of people. And, regardless of what some people may think, flying an airliner requires a great deal of skill and experience.

I'll probably post Friday on what should be on the list.

[breeze]

Hmmmmmmmm.......us nurses who tend to save lives
ain't on the list. either, are we?

Maybe I should become a motivational speaker to encourage
our youth to become motivational speakers? :-?

[azsnowman]

Another one not on that list, Landscapers.......that's our main business aside from the Environmental Impact studies. Let' say, in a good year, a small company like ours hits the 6 digit figures, this year was a RECORD breaker for sure......"OH HOW I WISH it were ALL profit!"

Dennis

[stormy]

that is funny breeze. maybe we should make a list of under paid. i grew up on a saying that all doctors and lawyers have a license to steal. i think teachers ar way under paid.

[Stormsfury]

Well I agree that ... I'm NOT on that list of overpaid people and that I MUST be in the wrong profession...

[opera ghost]

I disagree with wedding photographers... Remember they usually work only one wedding a weekend- quite a few are college educated and constantly upgrading thier equipment. The big wigs are usually way overpaid- but the little guys are keeping thier own shops open and usually struggling.

And having recently paid nearly 4K (after all the family reprints and the massive albumn) I've at least been in the trenches recently LOL (They were a very low quote) As far as mediocre work- I'm biased but I think it was quite exceptional. (I even finally have a big chunk of the digitals scanned if anyone cares to see for themselves http://www.silverdrake.com for the dialup users- http://www.silverdrake.com/longday.htm for the broadband)

[ColdFront77]

How about cable news hosts and co-hosts, maybe even anchors and reporters? I've heard that some of them make 1 million to 5 million dollars a year. Especially during the primetime hours.

[streetsoldier]

I agree with wedding photographers NOT being overpaid...not just the immense and expensive equipment, but all the film they take, having to wade through "proof sessions" that the customer can "live with" is a b$&*h in itself...and then, the prints have to be absolutely PERFECT, which alone is quite a feat.

Then, there's that oversize, "painted"-looking shot...I've done superstat prints like this, touching up here, "ignoring" human faults there.

Those guys and gals earn every penny of it.

[blizzard]

I agree with wedding photographers NOT being overpaid...not just the immense and expensive equipment, but all the film they take, having to wade through "proof sessions" that the customer can "live with" is a b$&*h in itself...and then, the prints have to be absolutely PERFECT, which alone is quite a feat.

That's where digital photography comes in handy. Instead of taking rolls and rolls of film and having to spend all of that time developing it, digital is more compact (No film) and is developed instantly.(they can shoot many more pics for the family to choose from than with film) Digital photographers can charge less and still be profitable and upgrade their equipment when needed. Proof sessions can be done on a laptop, or pc in the studio final proofs can then be e-mailed to the photo finishing people or printed right there at the studio if the photographer has the right equipment. Pictures also come out magnificent.

After all that, I agree that a good photographer is worth every penny that they charge.