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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd say the following:

- Diplomat 
- Senior level Sate appointment
- Any high-level White House appointment
- USAID
- CIA

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None of those are prestigious in the slightest, and their measly pay shows that. A diplomat (I assume you meant state department) or a fed employee in general are nothing social. They are a dime a dozen, make meh pay (and even then you could argue are overpaid given how little work they do) and have fairly low hiring requirements.

In my book the prestigious careers (outside of unique ones like Hollywood actor) are big law, investment banking, big tech, and to a lesser extent, management consulting. [/quote]

You completely do not understand the concept of prestige and exclusivity if you think making money equates to prestige. A random I banker is just a random college grad who sits in his cube manipulating excel. No one knows who he is. He is not doing anything of consequence. Nor does he have access to an exclusive network of powerful and influencial people. He is just…rich. So is a random gas station owner. 
A well regarded university professor at Yale is more prestigious than being an I banker. [/quote]

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