I was wondering about the physicists. Is that the national average or are some of them making only 30k a year?
I saw an ad on craigslist for an entry level EMT in my town. They were only paying $9.50 an hour plus $10 a trip. And they wonder why no one is filling that slot? On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 4:09 AM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > Okay, Mr Worf, you convinced me. I'm going back into physics. > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 3:44 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> 8 Extremely Odd College Courses >> 10 June 2010 >> >> by Maria Hanson, LiveCareer >> >> Would you believe that studying garbage can lead to a high-paying career? >> Do you think you can base a career on creating inflatable art? >> >> Many colleges <http://www.livecareer.com/news/Education_%7E919.aspx> are >> now offering some very unusual, intriguing classes and curricula that can, >> surprisingly, lead to interesting, satisfying >> careers<http://www.livecareer.com/job-work-career-satisfaction-surveys>with >> good salaries. And students are finding that you can build a career on >> the foundation of your personal >> interests<http://www.livecareer.com/career-interest-inventory-test>. >> >> >> Here are eight of the oddest classes that real colleges and universities >> have offered in the past year. We've also included relevant careers with >> annual median salary information from LiveCareer's Free Salary >> Report<http://www.livecareer.com/pay-salary-calculator-and-compensation-report>. >> >> >> *Wine and Beer Appreciation* >> Oh, the poor Syracuse University Hospitality Management students who "have >> to" take this class. Imagine being a college student and needing to immerse >> yourself in learning about libations! (The only bad news for students is >> that they can't take this class and Wine Appreciation. It's either/or.) >> Students who like this line of study can toast their way to careers as >> food-service >> managers >> <http://www.livecareer.com/news/archive/culinary-arts.aspx>($65,402) or >> hotel managers ($166,692). >> >> *The Joy of Garbage* >> This Santa Clara University class could also be called "Everything You >> Ever Wanted to Know About Garbage but Were Afraid to Ask." Students who >> enjoy exploring the many paths garbage can take could end up becoming >> environmental-science technicians ($39,335) or environmental engineers >> ($76,699). >> >> *The Unbearable Whiteness of Barbie* >> Occidental College's Cultural Studies Program uses Barbie as a jumping-off >> point for discourses about race, gender, and social justice. People inspired >> by playing with ideas about this doll's social significance might end up as >> sociologists ($70,390) or attorneys ($114,659). >> >> *Far Side Entomology* >> For the past 25 years, Oregon State University professor Michael Burgett >> has been making the study of insects fun and memorable by using Gary >> Larson's Far Side cartoons to teach students about bugs. If students get >> bitten by a love of insects, they can go on to become entomologists >> ($52,938) or science writers ($69,878). >> >> *From the Undead to the Already Dead* >> Another popular Occidental College course looks at vampires, zombies, and >> monsters in literature and film. Students who really sink their teeth into >> this course could end up as film >> editors<http://www.livecareer.com/news/archive/entertainment.aspx>($60,932) >> or costume designers ($84,594). >> >> *The Science of Superheroes* >> University of California, Irvine, physics professor Michael Dennin poses >> some unusual questions in this course: "Have you ever wondered if Superman >> could really fly?" "What was Spiderman's 'spidey sense'?" and "How did >> Wonder Woman's invisible jet work?" It's not rocket science, but it could >> fire up an interest that leads to a career in that field. Inspired students >> might become physicists ($94,297) or astronomers ($118,598). >> >> *Inflatable Public Sculpture* In this course at Rensselaer Polytechnic >> Institute, students study and create inflatable art. Don't burst the bubble >> of the students who take this class: they might find a great career in Arts >> and >> Designs<http://www.livecareer.com/news/Arts-Design-Humanities_%7E261.aspx>by >> becoming set designers ($51,680) or doll makers ($43,953). >> >> *Philosophy and Star Trek* This Georgetown University course examines the >> major philosophical questions that recur in "Star Trek" episodes (for >> instance, "Is time travel possible?"). Students who ponder the meaning of >> Scotty beaming people up might end up as philosophy teachers ($50,083) or >> psychologists >> <http://www.livecareer.com/news/archive/counseling.aspx>($92,930). >> >> >> -- >> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >> Mahogany at: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >> > > > > -- > "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell > wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
