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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nurse.  
Yes, the low salaries grate after 20 years in the field and no real increases.   I just took a new job ($115K--woo hoo!) but prior to this I was making about the same salary for the past 10 years: $90K (in a variety of positions--so yes, I moved around).  I know people associate nursing with the astronomical salaries that nurses are making these days as Covid travel nurses but when it comes down to it, the average nursing salary in DC is something like $75K. 
 
I will say that I have loved the work: I've done interesting and impactful things in a large variety of settings.  
I will also say that I'm married to a doctor whose salary pays our mortgage.  My colleagues who are not married to a higher earner (most of them) live all sorts of great distances from DC because they can't afford to live closer in.

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Agreed. Nursing is actually my second career. I love the flexibility.  I love what I do.   Looking back, I wish I had gone to PA or med school. [/quote]

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