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comment by wasoxygen
wasoxygen  ·  2702 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why Capitalism Creates Pointless Jobs

    in our society, there seems a general rule that, the more obviously one’s work benefits other people, the less one is likely to be paid for it.

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  Median wages, 2015

Occupation

$187,200+ Anesthesiologists

$187,200+ Internists, General

$187,200+ Obstetricians and Gynecologists

$187,200+ Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

$187,200+ Orthodontists

$187,200+ Physicians and Surgeons, All Other

$187,200+ Psychiatrists

$187,200+ Surgeons

$184,400 Family and General Practitioners

$175,100 Chief Executives

$171,000 Dentists, All Other Specialists

$170,300 Pediatricians, General

$157,100 Nurse Anesthetists

$152,700 Dentists, General

$132,800 Architectural and Engineering Managers

$131,600 Computer and Information Systems Managers

$130,000 Petroleum Engineers

$128,800 Marketing Managers

$126,900 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

$122,900 Air Traffic Controllers

$121,500 Pharmacists

$120,200 Natural Sciences Managers

$119,700 Prosthodontists

$119,300 Podiatrists

$118,000 Financial Managers

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