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These Are the Highest-Paying Jobs With The Most Time Off

The vast majority of high-paying jobs require a significant commitment in the form of education, training and tuition, and then several hours of hard work while on the job.

However, after reviewing data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 24/7 Wall St. has identified nine jobs that pay well above the national median income, while requiring less-than-average working hours.

Most of these positions still require a great deal of training, but once completed the amount of work drops significantly.

Psychologists, for example, must obtain a specialist degree or doctorate in their field, which requires three to six years of schooling. However, because they usually set their own schedules after that, they work nearly 600 hours a year less than, for example, the average real estate broker. Psychologists, however, make more than the average broker makes, and have the equivalent of several additional months of leisure time.

Psychologists, airline pilots, and a few other lucky occupations, are the rare jobs that are paid the most and work the least amount of hours.

Of course, doctors are examples of the opposite. They must spend eight years in school and an average of five years in residency before they begin to earn their maximum salary. Moreover, even though doctors are paid better than most, the salary comes with one of the heaviest schedules. Surgeons, for instance, work an average of 2,835 hours per year — the equivalent of five more months above 2,006 hours the average American works.

Here are some of the highest paying jobs with the most time off as researched and compiled by 24/7 Wall St.:

The Highest Paying Jobs With The Most Time Off9. Judges and Magistrates
Hours worked/year: 1,935
Median hourly earnings: $62.08
No. employed: 25,900
Hours worked/week: 37.2
Median annual income: $119,270
Top annual income: $142,670

Most Judges were once lawyers, meaning they already have a bachelor’s degree, a law degree, a Bar certificate, and frequently a successful career as an attorney before they gained the position. This explains the judges’ extremely high salary. The median annual income for the position is $119,270, well above than the national average, with some high-ranking judges earning more than $140,000. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, many judges and magistrates work 40-hour workweeks. However, those with limited jurisdictions in small courts work substantially less than full-time, and many even take second jobs. Yet, even they make a very respectable $59,000 annually.

The Highest Paying Jobs With The Most Time Off8. Occupational Therapists
Hours worked/year: 1,902
Median hourly earnings: $35.18
No. employed: 100,300
Hours worked/week: 38.6
Median annual income: $72,320
Top annual income: $102,520

Becoming an occupational therapist is not easy. According to the BLS, therapists need a master’s degree or higher. In addition, they must attend an academic program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) before taking the national certifying exam. Occupational therapists devote themselves to helping individuals cope with physical and learning disabilities. Because therapists usually work by appointment, many work less than the standard 40-hour workweek. Yet, their median salary is impressive, standing at $70,000 per year. U.S. News and World Report ranked the position as one of the 50 best careers of 2011.

The Highest Paying Jobs With The Most Time Off7. Principals (Education Administrators, elementary and secondary school)
Hours worked/year: 1,846
Median hourly earnings: $46.49
No. employed: 222,270
Hours worked/week: 39.5
Median annual income: $86,970
Top annual income: $129,480

In order to be eligible to be a principal, applicants must have a teaching certificate and possess sufficient experience in school administration. Principals are responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of faculty and students. According to the BLS, the workload can be stressful and demanding at times. However, while some principals work year-round, the vast majority at the elementary and middle school level work full-days during the school-year, but do not work summers. This means principals have nearly three months to themselves. With a median salary in excess of $85,000, and the high end making nearly $130,000, being a principal is a pretty good deal for all who are fortunate enough to earn the position.

The Highest Paying Jobs With The Most Time Off6. Librarians
Hours worked/year: 1,819
Median hourly earnings: $27.35
No. employed: 148,240
Hours worked/week: 38.3
Median annual income: $54,500
Top annual income: $83,510

There are several different types of librarians, and depending on the position, workloads can be either demanding or much lighter than the national average. According to the BLS, those working at colleges can work full-time and even weekends and some holidays. However, nearly half of librarians (63,000 out of the 148,000 positions) work in elementary, middle, and high schools. This means that their schedule is limited to the morning to mid-afternoon on school days, and rarely in the summers. U.S. News and World Report listed the job in its Best Careers of 2009 report.

The Highest Paying Jobs With The Most Time Off5. Dental Hygienists
Hours worked/year: 1,802
Median hourly earnings: $32.38
No. employed: 177,520
Hours worked/week: 34.6
Median annual income: $68,250
Top annual income: $93,820

Dental hygienists work alongside dentists, cleaning teeth and assisting in surgeries. The position pays well, nearly $35 per hour. This salary is quite substantial for the low stress, light hours and relatively easy certification. The most appealing part of the position is the fact that dental hygienists earn full-time wages while working more than five hours less per week than the national average. According to the BLS, “Flexible scheduling is a distinctive feature of this job. Full-time, part-time, evening, and weekend schedules are common.” It was listed by U.S. News and World Report as one of the best Careers of 2011, and it is one of the fastest-growing positions in the country.

The Highest Paying Jobs With The Most Time Off4. Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists
Hours worked/year: 1,736
Median hourly earnings: $32.40
No. employed: 100,000
Hours worked/week: 37.4
Median annual income: $66,810
Top annual income: $108,670

Psychologists are responsible for assessing the emotional well-being of their patients. Most psychologists have doctorates, which, according to the BLS, “generally requires about 5 years of full-time graduate study, culminating in a dissertation based on original research.” However, unlike medical doctors, the vast majority of psychologists set their own hours and appointments, and while many work nine to five, this is not a requirement. In addition, more than 40 percent of people in this position work in schools, meaning they are afforded the same summer vacation to boot.

Read The Top 3 Best Paying Jobs With the Most Time Off Here.

(Michael B. Sauter/Becket Adams — 24/7 Wall St./The Blaze)

Comments (106)

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  • Cat
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 6:12pm

    Actually, the math makes sense:

    Given;
    Where, 0 = i

    BS = Bull Sh0t
    MS = More Sh0t
    PHD = P0led h0gher and deeper

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    • PeachyinGA
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 7:56pm

      :D way too funny. Are you a computer programmer?

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    • demint.disciple
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 8:56pm

      test

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    • loriann12
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 7:13am

      My BIL is a computer programmer, even admits he gets paid to have fun and sit on his A$$. Makes 5 figures, a high 5 figures. and no kids.

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    • BSdetector
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 7:20am

      Funny how 4/10 are government jobs and 3 of those are public school jobs.

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    • drbage
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 8:53am

      What about the members of Congress? Between time off for almost every conceivable holiday including religious ones and time on the campaign trail, how much time do they really spend doing the people’s business?

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  • Junter
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 6:08pm

    Blaze you are thinking too small, these jobs don’t pay all that well even for less hours. Execs, Directors, even Auto mechanics can easily make more and enjoy more vacation. I know a mechanic in a niche market that’s making 190k today. He works a lot less for it too.

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    • Sleazy Hippo
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 6:16pm

      What about senior Job Creator

      Work on-line or at wall street exchange floor 3-4 Hrs/day, 3-4 days week, 5 months/yr.
      16 weeks vacation, 10 weeks abroad per year, travel between 3 US residences.
      Must attend political and Social gatherings up to 20 times a year. Spend 2 weeks per year in divorce court on average.
      Requires $1 Billion inheritance to start.

      There are only about 400 of these jobs in America.

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    • DYNA
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 9:56pm

      @JUNTER

      You are on the right path. I know there are a shortage of skilled machinists and others in skilled labor who can actually make or manufacture for industry in the USA. A shortage of people that can actually help create something tangible and useful.

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    • loriann12
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 7:12am

      I think that’s rare for a mechanic. My husband was a mechanic, though for a boat industry, and worked long hours and got paid very little. Wish he could find the niche your friend did.

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  • Sleazy Hippo
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 6:04pm

    There is no silver bullet for any of these working professions – there are dues to pay for every single position. That is why they have salary tables that provide a range of variables.

    Every Job that adds value has a trade off. And there has to be a market – You just don’t see buggy whip manufacturers listed….

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  • Countrygirl1362
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 5:55pm

    Have to disagree about School Psychologists, a friend is one and works 50 to 60 hours a week at the job and then brings home work for nights and weekends. With the detailed reports that are required for school, state and feds, she spends another 6 to 8 hours a night of her own time and 10 to 12 hours a day on weekends to get the reports out. She gets paid for 40 hours a week and if there is a bad weather day, she has to make those hours missed up. No comp. time.

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    • trench99
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 7:44pm

      How? School isn’t even open 40 hours a week. And no one has 6-8 hours per day available after working a full or even part time gig to give. I think your friend is pulling your leg.

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  • Sleazy Hippo
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 5:51pm

    Radio TV Entertainer (American Federation of Television and Radio Artists Union member)

    Up to $35 Million a year, broadcast 15 radio hrs/week, 5 TV hrs/wk, 6-7 weeks off.

    Add $12-24 M for weekend appearances. Add up to $10 M for endorsed ventures.

    Requires selling soul.

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  • Sy Kosys
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 5:40pm

    Where the hell is “Union Boss”?!?

    Man, if i were so-inclined I’d go after those sons-of-beaches…….

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  • Sleazy Hippo
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 5:21pm

    A Retired Flag Officer (O8) with 30 years service makes minimum $13,500 a MONTH with Zero Hours work required.

    (about $170K a year, at the age of 50 to 56)

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    • drattastic
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 5:43pm

      Yeah and all they have to do is spend months away from family and friends ,oh yeah and risk their lives to defend your right to complain.

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    • Sleazy Hippo
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 5:52pm

      Nobody is complaining.

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    • drattastic
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 6:04pm

      seemed so

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    • Sleazy Hippo
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 6:08pm

      You pay the dues and you get the position, I am saying Go for it – we need more Generals and Admirals, and a lot of folks do not realize it has a pay off if done well.

      Ret, General Petraus is probably topping $200K/yr retirement plus Senior Intelligence Service Executive pay in the 250′s – He DESERVES MORE. -

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    • Chuck Stein
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 6:17pm

      If not “complaining” then certainly “distorting” — with the “zero hours worked” statement because (as with any retiree) the hours worked preceeded the payments. Or is that too difficult a concept?

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    • Colonel Jessup
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 3:13pm

      Sleazy your math is incorrect as well. Assuming that an officer could make the rank of O-8 in “just” 30 years (it would likely take at least 35) and they started their service at age 18 (again possible but more likely for an officer to start their active duty service around age 21-22 (service academy time does not count toward retirement), they could retire at 75% of their BASE pay. The current base pay for an O-8 (after 34 years of service no less) is $13,739.40.

      So, 75% of that would be $10,304.55 per month, or $123,654.60 per year. Still not bad, but not the $170K you state at the age of 50-56. And there are VERY few officers who are able to achieve the rank of O-8 in any of the services.

      GEN Petraeus is most likely maxed out for sure, at 75% of the top O-10 pay scale of $18,937 per month, with a retirement of about $170,434.80 per year (12 X $14,202.90).

      Not real sure what this has to do with the topic of jobs that pay the most for the least amount of work, but at least use some factual data when you post your numbers please.

      My figures were from the Military Times 2011 Basic Pay rates, and my knowledge of the military retirement system, being a retired officer (and airline pilot as it happens, but that would be another post) myself.

      Glad that you are not complaining though about the pay our military personnel receive.

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  • mydh12
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 5:12pm

    I had a roommate, for 7 years, who was a veteran elementary school teacher (over 20 years). I never once saw him preparing for his next day or correcting any papers. I also had another high school teacher friend who never took any work home. He gave short quizzes in his American history class and had the Teacher’s Aide do all of the correcting. They may be the exception, but they knew how to work the system. I suspect that many others do the same.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 5:22pm

      I lived with a teacher for 2yrs and my story is the same as yours. She put in zero hours in after work.

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    • trench99
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 7:48pm

      Well I’ve had 3 kids ( current ages 6-17-20 ) I’ve never seen nor heard a teacher staying after, I know they take quite a few sick days, and plenty of pop quizzes.

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    • JesusFreak95
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 6:39am

      My wife teaches English and English as a second language in a urban school district. She leaves the house at 6:15 every day and has to be in school by 7:05 AM (no excuses). Classes officially end at 2:30 for the kids, but she rarely leaves before 4:00. She spends another hour at home most nights grading papers and preparing for the next day. She gets only one prep period during the day (45 minutes). All of her classes have over 20 kids and one has close to 40. Are there teachers who “work the system”? Sure. But there are plenty like my wife who are dedicated to what they do and work hard. Oh, she spends about a week of her own time in the summer preparing for the next school year to. And don’t even talk to me about all the supplies and materials WE pay for out of our own pockets because the district can barely provide basic materials. Now, the ADMINISTRATORs are another story. lol.

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  • calvet53
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:53pm

    My best friend is a teacher, teachs Elementary school. She has a PHD and makes $80K per year. She is works 10 months of the year. Sometimes teachs summer school for about $4,800 and still has more time off than I do. My sister in law teachs Elementary school, has a Masters and makes $48K per year and works 10 months a year. That does not include benefits. Yes, they prepare for the classes but good teachers are organized enough where that doesn’t really take that much time. They also have every Holiday there is. When you add it up that is a pretty good per/hour income.

    You can argue all you want but when you have that much education you can make more career choices so don’t complain about the choice you make.

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    • Exrepublisheep
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 5:09pm

      Outside of the family teachers are worth the most to children. The better the benefits the better the applicants to pick from. Go teachers!

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    • jokar
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 6:17pm

      As a teacher, I do plenty of my paperwork on my own time. I also buy most of my own supplies (copy paper, pencils, erasers, notebooks for the students), which are not provided by the school or parents. We also come in a week early to get our rooms set up and we often come early and stay after school, calling parents and making materials for our rooms. I rarely see a teacher coming in and leaving at the required time….it’s not such a cake job which is why a high percentage of teachers quit within the first 5 years.

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  • Sy Kosys
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:42pm

    I woulda thought POTUS was top of the list

    Either that, or CEO of Current TV (sorry, I meant Global Warming R Us)…..

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    • mydh12
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 5:04pm

      Did you notice that the #2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 best jobs were mostly within the government educational system? The teachers unions and Dem politicians cry for more money, but they already have the sweetest jobs. Taxpayers are being taken for a bad ride.

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  • cntrlfrk
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:39pm

    ‘

    I didn’t see POTUS on that list.

    ‘

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    • One Man Progressive Wrecking Crew
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:46pm

      lol for real…this bozo has logged more free time these past three years than a murderer on a life sentence.

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    • wabbithunter
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 9:55am

      If I had a job running a company, ran it into the ground and still 3 years later had a job. Then continued to get paid all the while knowing all the benefits I would receive for LIFE after I quit at year 4. I would be laughing my a$$ off all the way to the bank at the company that hired me and let it continue even after 6 months. Just sayin’….

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  • bobbo1179
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:29pm

    I generally come in at least fifteen minutes late…I use the side door – that way my boss can’t see me, and, uh, after that I just sorta space out for about an hour.
    Yeah, I just stare at my desk; but it looks like I’m working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch, too. I’d say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work.
    I get paid close to 90k to do that…maybe I should be on this list…somewhere between 5 and 9 if you don’t mind. I dont want to draw too much attention ;)

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  • Jeff Bassett
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:22pm

    “Most airline pilots fly an average of 75 hours a month and work an additional 140 hours a month, performing nonflying duties, which includes waiting for delays to clear and their aircraft to arrive.”

    Whoa, some really badly dated information there, like from the 1960′s data. Pilots have some of the highest hours given the stats cited like this count actual flight hours in the cockpit ONLY. Does not take into consideration, check in, briefings, aircraft inspections, security clearances and staff updates as part of hours on the job. The FAA hourly work rules apply to actual flight HOB hours only. As well starting pay due to deregulation has drastically dropped where now starting pay is around 22,000 a year and only a small minority of senior pilots earn the posted higher income. The golden age of aviation is over as most pilots can tell you and information like this is a s well regulated to past generations of pilots.

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    • jds7171
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:33pm

      Your argument is totally B.S. You are counting the time it takes for them to get to work. Now if we all did that, we would be working more than 40 hours a week. even without rush hour.

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    • Ahcma
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 5:00pm

      Hey JDS, my husband is a pilot. It can take him up to 18 hours on just one day, have 12 hours off, they up to 18 hours again just to get to the plane. Then 12 hours off again, put in a 16 hour day, be responsable for the lives of over 300 people, have to have a physical twice a year, have recurrent training twice a year, and usually working the graveyard shift, and try to get back in sync when he gets home. You try doing that.

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    • Jeff Bassett
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 5:02pm

      JD, you did not read my post, those hours are not driving in, those hours are hours at the airport doing actual pre-flight work to get the aircraft in the air and after words. The FAA rules explicitly are in regard to cockpit in flight hours ONLY. As a licensed pilot not flying for the airlines but knowing what the professional pilots do go through, this study does not reflect the reality or pay scales of current commercial pilots. Its like saying you are working in your office only when you are actually and only typing on a computer, everything else you do is not work. Or that teachers hours are only the work hours when they are talking to the kids, not when creating lesson plans, grading papers, conferences etc.

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    • Windwalker
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 6:06pm

      We have two international wide body captains in this family. Bassett and AHCMA are absolutely correct. Add to that if you fly international, dealing with continual time zone changes, possibly sitting for hours on the tarmac waiting for clearance (weather and otherwise) schedules changing at the last minute for whatever reason. Add to that rigorous mandatory recurrent training every six months Right seat pilots start out on small commuters ( aka puddle jumpers) and make less than flight attendants do. We know we’ve been there. That is after four years of expensive education and a B.A. (without a dime of student aid or benefit of U.S. military free training)

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    • isgau8
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 9:04pm

      Best way to descibe it is hours actually paid for a trip. On the average 4 day trip that I do, I may get paid 21-25 hours for the four day period. I do not get paid for the hours spent not operating the aircraft. So the time commited vs. time rewarded is low. Worse case is a single operating leg day. Last week, I flew a single leg to detroit and got paid 5.5 hours. Total time commited was 14 hours for the day.

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    • SandyfromChesterfield
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 1:23am

      The bottom line is pilots may only fly 100 hours a month but that means they get paid from the time they start their engines until they turn them off. They may go out on a five day trip and only get 20 hours of flight time. I won’t even go into how the FAA requires that they get 8 hours off on their overnights. That 8 hours includes going to and from the hotel and back the next day. You need to check your facts.

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  • commonsenseguy
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:20pm

    and my job require 10 hours a day,during the spring and summer months,then during the other months, i still work 6 to 0 hours a day, and i don’t even come close to 6 out of 10 of these jobs, damn, i better go back to school, o yeah, i can’t afford it,so i guess i will continue to mow yards,clean pools and dig ditches ,at lest it is a job and it has built a nice home, raised two kids ,put both through college and paid for a lot food ,shoes,cloths,food,gas and bills, it may not be a great job, but it is what i do and have owned my own small business for 20 plus years ,so i will continue to do it for as long as i can or until, the bottom falls out completely, it is close, but not quit gone it, and when it is gone, then i will do what i do best,when things get tough, the tough get going.

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  • Old Truckers
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:12pm

    I’d rather drive a truck !

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  • rdietz7
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:09pm

    Hey they forgot about being Mayor Bloomerberg or President of US. Plus they get mansions and great vacations.

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  • TSUNAMI-22
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:08pm

    I didn’t “drug dealer” on the list.

    Massive income and zero taxes.

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    • TrueColours
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:25pm

      Just like Barry’s pal Jeffrey Immelt??

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    • Locked
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:43pm

      Not sure if you can report that income, so it’s likely not tracked ;-)

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    • TSUNAMI-22
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:53pm

      Oh, you can report it alright, Interestingly enough.

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    • Locked
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:59pm

      Really? Huh, under what? Unless there‘s a company name to hide behind I’d imagine you can’t.

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  • Texas Grasshopper
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:07pm

    I need a job ………….

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  • rdietz7
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:05pm

    Sucks I was really hoping to see a job in there that a normal person could work without all the BS certificates and degrees. Right like I could be a pilot, judge, lawyer and way to germ a phobic to put my hands in a strangers mouth. Next job article please. Grounded in reality this time.

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  • Dug2Dark
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:03pm

    How about POTUS????? bho has no clue, got elected to screw things up & alot of time off to play golf.
    Or a better way of putting it. While on the course he plays golf. At the WH he plays Goof.

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    • RootsOfTruth
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:16pm

      Thats what I was thinking the whole way thru this story… This Pres doesnt let a crisis… keep him from the links.

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  • netmail
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:01pm

    And these people create WHAT that’s of value to the economy? Reminds me of “Money for nothin’ and chicks for free”.

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    • Locked
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:12pm

      Are you one of those people who don’t consider services valuable, that only manufacturing adds value to an economy? The last two centuries called; they miss you! Oh, and they hope you never fly, get your teeth cleaned, get injured and need service, suffer from a mental condition, have your ears or vocal ability impacted, want to borrow a book, get sent to court, have your kids in school, or want to learn how the law works.

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    • commonsenseguy
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:23pm

      or need his head examined ,

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    • netmail
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:31pm

      Locked…Of course services are valuable (and needed) but it’s way too damned lopsided now. If little of value is created to help support services, our economy will eventually cease to exist as we’ve known it. It’s in process now damn it. Judges and dental hygenists (etc.) are not the one’s who made America a great economic superpower in the first place. We need to get back to basics, PERIOD.

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    • bane73
      Posted on September 22, 2011 at 10:58am

      @NetMail: so I take it you don’t believe in the free-market, huh? The principle that the market dictates what the market dictates. I guess steel-makers should earn more than stock-brokers for no better reason than that steel-makers make an actual product? No point in leaving it up the market to decide market-rates, let’s enact legislation to dictate wages, right?

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  • Santa Cruz Kid
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:01pm

    Politicians do the least work and the most harm.

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  • WhatsYerProblem
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 3:59pm

    I know their “salary” is low compared to the list. But benefits, pensions…

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  • GENEPAGLIARI
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 3:57pm

    Then, there is the real world where people work 12-16 hour days, 360 days a year. And don’t make as much as any of those “median incomes.” That’s total.

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    • rdietz7
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:07pm

      Guess we’re the lower cast. I’d be braking rocks and living in a tent if i was in India. Thankfully I’m American.

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  • WhatsYerProblem
    Posted on September 21, 2011 at 3:57pm

    I noticed that TEACHER doesn’t make the list. Don’t they get summers off?

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    • Dustyluv
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 3:59pm

      Idiot.

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    • Locked
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:03pm

      Actually, Law Professors are number 2. So, there’s a teaching profession for you.

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    • CatB
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:06pm

      I expect them on the list also .. most I know are paid a good wage (yes I know they don’t think so) get lots of time off and work fewer hours even when working then most people … then there are the benifits .. including taxpayer funded retirement. I would think they would be on the list.

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    • trolltrainer
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:08pm

      dustyluv writes:

      “Idiot.”
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      Did I miss something? That appears to be totally uncalled for.

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    • Rowgue
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:09pm

      They are probably one of the three that they saw fit to leave out of the article for some reason.

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    • jon12296
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:09pm

      Teachers do get the summer off if they choose, but their salaries are low…so they do not make the list. unless you teach math and teach in a not so safe area.

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    • Locked
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:21pm

      Also, there are several reasons elementary and secondary school teachers wouldn’t be on the list.
      1. The pay is (comparatively) low. The list doesn’t measure benefits, which are usually available to teachers. The benefits are usually (comparatively) good. Then again the list also doesn’t count stock options, etc. or the scale would be skewed to CEOs who make salaries in the 100k’s and options in the millions.
      2. The hours are actually pretty long, if they include time spent outside the classroom, not just school time. Teachers need to write up curriculum, grade papers, prepare classes, tutor, set up meetings and conferences, attend workshops, and potentially advise clubs and activities. Their official hours are 35-40, but as teachers’ unions are cut back and contracts go to having an annual renewal, any teacher working the official hours only will likely be fired. Common estimates are around 50-60 hours a week.

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    • commonsenseguy
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:21pm

      @jon12296, only if they are union.

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    • commonsenseguy
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:31pm

      @locked, you are either a teacher or knows some one who is to understand the hours that it takes for them to prepare for classes, my wife is a special needs teacher, and trust me when i say she works many hours a week,more at home than at school, and she does not get the pay she deserves, but she has an will continue to do it for another 20 plus years, because she loves what she does, and that is something a lot of people don’t understand,

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    • Locked
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:41pm

      @Commonsenseguy

      Not a teacher myself; former girlfriend of mine is one though (and so was her mother, for almost three decades). Each of them pours so much into her job; I’ve got friends who are nurses who are aghast at the hours teachers work.

      Unfortunately for every “good” teacher there’s a “bad” one; the one who just doesn’t care and try any more. And even worse, the “good” teachers often get burned out, not just from the hours but from the constant pressure of yearly contract renewals (in FL that’s pretty common) or from the parents, who either are too protective, not present, or overly involved. I believe the average career of a school teacher is around 4 years, as most can’t handle the effort for more than a few years.

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    • commonsenseguy
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:46pm

      @ dedication, is a hard trait to find in anyone anymore, and the lazy,uninvolved parents are the worst and the never taught a class bureaucrat

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    • Blackhawk1
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 4:50pm

      Oh please! Teachers have got it made and they should be #1 on the list for fewest hours worked. I have a cousin that is a Kindergarten Teacher and I drive by her house every morning and evening on my way to and from work. Her car is always at the house when I drive by, morning and night. Teachers work 7 hours a day, get 11 weeks off in the summer, 3 weeks paid vacation a year during the school months, get paid days off during Spring break and Christmas break, get every holiday off. That doesn’t even include the Benefits and only get paid 60K a year. Your school district should have a copy of the Union contract on their website. If you really want to get pissed off at how your tax money is wasted on the Public School system just read the contract.

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    • commonsenseguy
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 5:01pm

      @ blackhawk, not every school district is union, and if you don’t live with some who teaches, then i guess you will never know. so go ahead and say that teachers have it made, and the next time you see or here that a teacher at your kids or grand kids school just say who cares if johnny passes or not, or when his grades suck and is failing, don’t blame the teacher, remember they have made

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    • Blackhawk1
      Posted on September 21, 2011 at 5:19pm

      commonsenseguy
      you see or here that a teacher at your kids or grand kids school just say who cares if johnny passes or not, or when his grades suck and is failing, don’t blame the teacher, remember they have made

      I tried to decipher what you were trying to say here? So if a kid is failing the Teacher has no part in that? I‘ll agree that if it’s one kid in a class then it’s the kids fault. Our Public School system is churning out kids that can barely read and write, much less add 2+2 and come out with 4. I’m not saying ALL teachers are bad but because of Teachers Unions the majority of them are. BTW here in Michigan ALL Public School Districts are Union as they are in most States.

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