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Prof_Chaos on scored.co
9 hours ago4 points(+0/-0/+4Score on mirror)1 child
# For context, $60k/year is Ivy League money!
And the automotive field is LOSING techs because greedy dealerships won't pay them enough. Ford's CEO has practically admitted it. The only guys making $100k+ are master techs, managers and guys working for commercial operations where their machines are mission critical. Nobody's earning $100k changing oil and brakes. And more to my point, we DO NOT need any more plumbers or mechanics. We need bankers and lawyers. They're the ones that in position to make institutional changes. We need administrators to infiltrate this damn system.
Why are we being told to be content with changing the oil on enemy's Bentley or installing his air conditioner?
There’s no way $60k/year is Ivy League money in today’s economy. Hell, the median income in the US is $61k/yr as of 2024.
That said, I have a “trade” job (Paramedic) and make about $82k/yr base and will end up well north of $100k this year with OT. This is with an Associates degree, but that isn’t even doing anything for my pay as medic is just a technical diploma by itself and my employer doesn’t require or incentivize the degree at all.
And the automotive field is LOSING techs because greedy dealerships won't pay them enough. Ford's CEO has practically admitted it. The only guys making $100k+ are master techs, managers and guys working for commercial operations where their machines are mission critical. Nobody's earning $100k changing oil and brakes. And more to my point, we DO NOT need any more plumbers or mechanics. We need bankers and lawyers. They're the ones that in position to make institutional changes. We need administrators to infiltrate this damn system.
Why are we being told to be content with changing the oil on enemy's Bentley or installing his air conditioner?
That said, I have a “trade” job (Paramedic) and make about $82k/yr base and will end up well north of $100k this year with OT. This is with an Associates degree, but that isn’t even doing anything for my pay as medic is just a technical diploma by itself and my employer doesn’t require or incentivize the degree at all.