Comments on: Surprising Six Figure Jobs http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:56:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Buffy http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-327298 Buffy Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:12:34 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html#comment-327298 I have a good one... my violin teacher charges $60 an hour for private lessons. This works out to about $125K for a 40 hour work week. She also charges a fee for a group rehearsal that probably nets her another $12k a year. Of course she works almost every night of the week and she has the patience of a saint (to teach 3 year olds to play the violin). Despite the sacrifices, it seems to be a lovely way to earn a living. Her students adore her and she always has a waiting list! More business than she can handle! I have a good one… my violin teacher charges $60 an hour for private lessons. This works out to about $125K for a 40 hour work week. She also charges a fee for a group rehearsal that probably nets her another $12k a year. Of course she works almost every night of the week and she has the patience of a saint (to teach 3 year olds to play the violin). Despite the sacrifices, it seems to be a lovely way to earn a living. Her students adore her and she always has a waiting list! More business than she can handle!

]]> By: Aubrey http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-312216 Aubrey Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:15:50 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html#comment-312216 Strip club DJ's do make alot of money...and I find it sexist that they always happen to be men. I work at a strip club and on a friday night, there will be around 37 girls. Each has to pay the DJ (who is usually a very rude jerk) a "mandatory tip" of $10. (Why call it a tip if it's mandatory??) So that is around $400 a night for working only five hours. Given the economy right now, the DJ makes more than the average dancer! It really would be nice to have a female DJ sometime in the future, because I have never seen one! Strip club DJ’s do make alot of money…and I find it sexist that they always happen to be men. I work at a strip club and on a friday night, there will be around 37 girls. Each has to pay the DJ (who is usually a very rude jerk) a “mandatory tip” of $10. (Why call it a tip if it’s mandatory??) So that is around $400 a night for working only five hours. Given the economy right now, the DJ makes more than the average dancer! It really would be nice to have a female DJ sometime in the future, because I have never seen one!

]]> By: Celena http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-301337 Celena Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:28:48 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html#comment-301337 Okay. Eric. Bang it out as it sounds and don't have to worry about spelling. Just a bit of information. CRs create a dictionary starting with one word. CRs have to make sure all the spelling is correct. CRs have to create a transcript in situations with format correctly coming across to the reader completley understands what is going on in the text. It's more complicated than you will ever know. I'll have to agree with Dana when you should do a little research on what you have an opinion on. Dork! Okay. Eric. Bang it out as it sounds and don’t have to worry about spelling. Just a bit of information. CRs create a dictionary starting with one word. CRs have to make sure all the spelling is correct. CRs have to create a transcript in situations with format correctly coming across to the reader completley understands what is going on in the text. It’s more complicated than you will ever know. I’ll have to agree with Dana when you should do a little research on what you have an opinion on. Dork!

]]> By: Dana http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-300560 Dana Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:19:26 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html#comment-300560 Are you kidding me? Not really that difficult? Obviously you know NOTHING about the skill and length of time it takes to become a court reporter. Get your facts straight before you comment. Are you kidding me? Not really that difficult? Obviously you know NOTHING about the skill and length of time it takes to become a court reporter. Get your facts straight before you comment.

]]> By: Amanlikeme5 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-205220 Amanlikeme5 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:48:09 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html#comment-205220 I am a truck driver and while there are owner operators that do very well, there are comany drivers that will never make that kind of money. Yes trucks have the ability to go faster than 65 mph, most are governed at about 62. If you can ever find a company that would dispatch 686 miles a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year you would be the luckiest son of a gun alive in the trucking world. They normally dispatch a driver to about 2800 to 3600 miles a week, thats the high side. Anything more, for an extended period of time, say six months of everyday, including Sundays and holidays, you would burn yourself out. By the way, there is no extra pay for Sundays and holidays. 4550 miles a week is about the most you can drive a week due regulations. Unless you are able to drive at 70 mph in only 70 mph states, which there are only a few, then we're talking 4900 miles a week. At that rate, you now live in that truck, because you never leave it. I don't think thats the kind of life anyone really wants, I don't care how much you love trucks or driving. The perfect senerio is live and drive in a state where the land is all flat, the speed limit 70 mph with no construction, have a truck that runs 74 mph, have the pick up and drop point right off the highway, no lights or traffic, and instead of backing up in a dock and waiting to be loaded and unloaded, drop and hook. Drop off a trailer and have a trailer ready to be hooked up to. Live a couple of miles from a terminal and the terminals be 700 miles apart. Not impossible, just highly unlikely. A good living can be made driving a truck, but don't expect 6 figures being a company driver. I am a truck driver and while there are owner operators that do very well, there are comany drivers that will never make that kind of money. Yes trucks have the ability to go faster than 65 mph, most are governed at about 62. If you can ever find a company that would dispatch 686 miles a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year you would be the luckiest son of a gun alive in the trucking world. They normally dispatch a driver to about 2800 to 3600 miles a week, thats the high side. Anything more, for an extended period of time, say six months of everyday, including Sundays and holidays, you would burn yourself out. By the way, there is no extra pay for Sundays and holidays. 4550 miles a week is about the most you can drive a week due regulations. Unless you are able to drive at 70 mph in only 70 mph states, which there are only a few, then we’re talking 4900 miles a week. At that rate, you now live in that truck, because you never leave it. I don’t think thats the kind of life anyone really wants, I don’t care how much you love trucks or driving. The perfect senerio is live and drive in a state where the land is all flat, the speed limit 70 mph with no construction, have a truck that runs 74 mph, have the pick up and drop point right off the highway, no lights or traffic, and instead of backing up in a dock and waiting to be loaded and unloaded, drop and hook. Drop off a trailer and have a trailer ready to be hooked up to. Live a couple of miles from a terminal and the terminals be 700 miles apart. Not impossible, just highly unlikely. A good living can be made driving a truck, but don’t expect 6 figures being a company driver.

]]> By: Amanlikeme5 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-205198 Amanlikeme5 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:16:40 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html#comment-205198 P.S. By the way, by law, you can never drive more than 11 hours a day, or 70 hours a week. P.S. By the way, by law, you can never drive more than 11 hours a day, or 70 hours a week.

]]> By: Amanlikeme5 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-205195 Amanlikeme5 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:10:24 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html#comment-205195 I am a truck driver and while there are owner operators that do very well, there are comany drivers that will never make that kind of money. Yes trucks have the ability to go faster than 65 mph, most are governed at about 62. If you can ever find a company that would dispatch 686 miles a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year you would be the luckiest son of a gun alive in the trucking world. They normally dispatch a driver to about 2800 to 3600 miles a week, thats the high side. Anything more, for an extended period of time, say six months of everyday, including Sundays and holidays, you would burn yourself out. By the way, there is no extra pay for Sundays and holidays. 4550 miles a week is about the most you can drive a week, due regulations unless you drive in only 70 mph states, which there are only a few, then we're talking 4900 miles a week. At that rate, you now live in that truck, because you never leave it. I don't think thats the kind of life anyone really wants, I don't care how much you love trucks or driving. I am a truck driver and while there are owner operators that do very well, there are comany drivers that will never make that kind of money. Yes trucks have the ability to go faster than 65 mph, most are governed at about 62. If you can ever find a company that would dispatch 686 miles a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year you would be the luckiest son of a gun alive in the trucking world. They normally dispatch a driver to about 2800 to 3600 miles a week, thats the high side. Anything more, for an extended period of time, say six months of everyday, including Sundays and holidays, you would burn yourself out. By the way, there is no extra pay for Sundays and holidays. 4550 miles a week is about the most you can drive a week, due regulations unless you drive in only 70 mph states, which there are only a few, then we’re talking 4900 miles a week. At that rate, you now live in that truck, because you never leave it. I don’t think thats the kind of life anyone really wants, I don’t care how much you love trucks or driving.

]]> By: nina http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-177182 nina Sat, 03 Nov 2007 02:42:23 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html#comment-177182 I was a court reporting student - I got to about 45 wpm - it is very difficult to master. I wish I had continued. I was a court reporting student – I got to about 45 wpm – it is very difficult to master. I wish I had continued.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-92113 Lisa Sat, 28 Apr 2007 03:39:48 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html#comment-92113 I just wanted to say that I myself am going to school to become a court reporter. This is not a career for everyone, school is very difficult. In the two years that I have been in school I've seen many students drop out after just a week or two. Yes, you have to be able to write at 200wam to take the licensing test, which also consists of legal terminology, medical terminology, business english to a great extent, and ethics. So if you think you're up for it, go for it, it's not half bad, and very interesting. I personally enjoy it myself. I just wanted to say that I myself am going to school to become a court reporter. This is not a career for everyone, school is very difficult. In the two years that I have been in school I’ve seen many students drop out after just a week or two. Yes, you have to be able to write at 200wam to take the licensing test, which also consists of legal terminology, medical terminology, business english to a great extent, and ethics. So if you think you’re up for it, go for it, it’s not half bad, and very interesting. I personally enjoy it myself.

]]> By: Dana http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-78974 Dana Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:28:44 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html#comment-78974 Regarding the court reporter, for that person who said 300 wpm is ridiculous, the current world record holder keys 360 wpm. And while 300 wpm is NOT ridiculous, it is also not the norm. Court reporters must learn the English language all over again. There are only 26 keys on the steno machine. Not every letter in the alphabet is represented though. Through various groupings of letters, we make words or phrases. For example, the word "approximate" takes 11 strokes to type. In steno, it's one stroke "PROFPL". This is how we are able to key so quickly. Court reporters do not get paid what they do because it's easy. My theory class started out with 20 gung-ho students. By the end of the semester, there were six of us left. If you're going to comment about a career, have some knowledge to back up your opinions. One more thing, in order to be certified by the State of California, we have to pass a test at 200 wpm with 97.5% accuracy. Regarding the court reporter, for that person who said 300 wpm is ridiculous, the current world record holder keys 360 wpm. And while 300 wpm is NOT ridiculous, it is also not the norm. Court reporters must learn the English language all over again. There are only 26 keys on the steno machine. Not every letter in the alphabet is represented though. Through various groupings of letters, we make words or phrases. For example, the word “approximate” takes 11 strokes to type. In steno, it’s one stroke “PROFPL”. This is how we are able to key so quickly. Court reporters do not get paid what they do because it’s easy. My theory class started out with 20 gung-ho students. By the end of the semester, there were six of us left. If you’re going to comment about a career, have some knowledge to back up your opinions. One more thing, in order to be certified by the State of California, we have to pass a test at 200 wpm with 97.5% accuracy.

]]> By: L. Charles Fernandez http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-18138 L. Charles Fernandez Sun, 27 Aug 2006 07:14:43 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html#comment-18138 I have an acquaintence that is an Air Traffic Controller and he was making about $92K with overtime and locality pay in his third year. That was over 3 years ago so he should be at six figures now with the yearly raise that federal employees get every year. I have an acquaintence that is an Air Traffic Controller and he was making about $92K with overtime and locality pay in his third year. That was over 3 years ago so he should be at six figures now with the yearly raise that federal employees get every year.

]]> By: jim http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-14739 jim Fri, 11 Aug 2006 14:17:19 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html#comment-14739 In looking at the list, the only jobs I said anything negative about was the restaurant manager and an air traffic controller and I do believe I'm right on both counts. With the others, I was merely commenting on the fact that Forbes labelling a particular job as 'six figures' may be a misnomer and that everyone shouldn't assume that every single (or even the majority) salesman makes six figures... that's just unrealistic. Often times it's a statement of fact, not an opinion about a job (with the exception of the two I mentioned above). And, if you look at what I wrote for Mine Manager, it's not negative at all. In looking at the list, the only jobs I said anything negative about was the restaurant manager and an air traffic controller and I do believe I’m right on both counts. With the others, I was merely commenting on the fact that Forbes labelling a particular job as ’six figures’ may be a misnomer and that everyone shouldn’t assume that every single (or even the majority) salesman makes six figures… that’s just unrealistic. Often times it’s a statement of fact, not an opinion about a job (with the exception of the two I mentioned above).

And, if you look at what I wrote for Mine Manager, it’s not negative at all.

]]> By: LAUREN http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-14738 LAUREN Fri, 11 Aug 2006 14:01:13 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html#comment-14738 Wow. You sure do have a lot of negative things to say about every single one of these jobs. You might have maybe mentioned at least one positive thing in each job. Pat yourself on the back for trying to downplay careers that people might actually have their hopes set on. Wow. You sure do have a lot of negative things to say about every single one of these jobs. You might have maybe mentioned at least one positive thing in each job. Pat yourself on the back for trying to downplay careers that people might actually have their hopes set on.

]]> By: LAMoneyGuy http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-14624 LAMoneyGuy Wed, 09 Aug 2006 22:42:23 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html#comment-14624 I heard a segment on the radio one night that addressed this very topic. It was one of my first posts when I started my blog in February. Two that were somewhat surprising were strip club DJ and Hollywood night club bouncer. They both made six figures on Friday and Saturday nights alone. I heard a segment on the radio one night that addressed this very topic. It was one of my first posts when I started my blog in February. Two that were somewhat surprising were strip club DJ and Hollywood night club bouncer. They both made six figures on Friday and Saturday nights alone.

]]> By: Through a Glass Darkly http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-14508 Through a Glass Darkly Wed, 09 Aug 2006 01:37:48 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/surprising-six-figure-jobs.html#comment-14508 Very interesting. . . . As far as the court reporter thing goes, it's a job of silently transcribing whatever you're hearing. Not reacting to it, just transcribing it. I grew up around them--father's a judge--and I think it would stop being enjoyable after a short while for most people. Imagine having to transcribe the most horrific things people ever do to each other--that's what a good part of your job would be. Very interesting. . . . As far as the court reporter thing goes, it’s a job of silently transcribing whatever you’re hearing. Not reacting to it, just transcribing it. I grew up around them–father’s a judge–and I think it would stop being enjoyable after a short while for most people. Imagine having to transcribe the most horrific things people ever do to each other–that’s what a good part of your job would be.

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