Occupation
median annual earnings (dollars)
postsecondary education or training category
sheet metal worker
37,360
long-term on-the-job training
massage therapist
33,400
postsecondary vocational award
religious worker
24,330
bachelor’s degree
mathematician
86,930
doctor’s degree
makeup artist
31,820
postsecondary vocational award
private detective
33,750
work experience in a related occupation
u. s. bureau of labor statistics, 2006.
jasmine wants to enter a career with median earnings of at least $33,500, but she doesn’t want to go to college. which of the following occupations fits her plan?