Underpaid for a college degreeI was reading in my local paper that the average salary for a person with a Bachelor's Degree SHOULD be at least 33K a year. But how come I'm not seeing this.
That is because employers are cheap you know what's and want to get by paying you as little as possible. I went from working for a very lucrative real estate business to working insurance with an 8k bump in my salary. you have to shop around and get paid what you are worth no one else is looking out for you but you! There's a difference between what you, as a college grad are worth, and what you may actually encounter in your life. With a college degree, you qualify for higher-paying jobs. However, it's a competitive world out there and just having a degree is no guarantee of anything. It's really not that unusual for a college grad to continue to work in positions that don't need a degree for quite a while. It's very irritating and unfair--I know. I have a Master's degree and certification but I currently work in a position that doesn't actually even need a college degree. But in the real world, there are no guarantees, and the days that a college degree as a hot-ticket to high-paying jobs are pretty much gone. But if you don't have a college degree, you only have a high school degree. And you, like most of us, will have to "pay your dues" until that good job is found. I've "paid my dues" long enough, I'm a little too old to be "paying dues". Depending how things in America goes, we all might be "Paying our dues" until we're 6-feet under. lol! The key word here is "average". if you are graduating with a BS degree in engineering, you are probably starting at twice that amount, and the employer will pick up and deliver your dry cleaning for you. If you graduated with a BA degree in Greek History, you are probably starting at a job that includes fries and shakes.
Yah, I' m not seeing it, either. I have a BA from a "selective liberal arts college" and an MA (in a non-career-oriented field) from a school that is roughly the caliber of an Ivy League institution. I' m 41 and have almost 20 years experience behind me in the work world, but the most I' ve ever made is $19,000.oo a year. I' ve always been in an industry where they exploit you with the excuse that "We don' t do it for the money, we do it for the love." Publishing, journalism, teaching ... That' s BS. I' m going to get a higher certification or degree. The money is asinine. I' m the guy driving the average down. | |
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