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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Id be interested to know what job that requires a college education pays less than $100k. [/quote]

Literally most of them. Let me guess, you're a lawyer.

Browse a very long list of professions here: http://www1.salary.com Note that $80k and up are considered "high income" on Salary.com[/quote]

These are not averages in DC. Legal secretaries with not even high school educations earn $80k plus. [/quote]
I know someone who is a legal secretary and earns $60k, with a high school degree. And I seriously doubt that lawyers are hiring high-school dropouts very often.[/quote]

I know dental assistants in DC with no degree that earn $85k. When i hear these so-called professionals say they top out in their career at 80k, me thinks it more to do with them than the career path. A modest DC gov job doing nothing will pay $75k easily.[/quote]
Professors, teachers, nurses, social workers...I wouldn't say they all max out at 85k, but many earn at/below this number.  Many professionals do not earn enough to keep up with COL.  Nurses in the D.C. Metro area are paid crap compared to other high COL areas.  [/quote]
Even the average salary for professions such as architect and accountant are only in the 90s. I think we have too many overpaid lawyers on DCUM who have lost perspective of what a good salary is.[/quote]

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