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Career Paths People Said Paid Them $500 a Day
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Creative and public-facing workCreative and public-facing work — 2 subcategories
Education, government, and public serviceEducation, government, and public service — 9 answers
Education, government, and public service
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Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Across its 71 retained source records, Teacher and coach is discussed through freelance or contract work, commission, tips, or performance pay, and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to commission, tips, or performance pay and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Teacher in a blue state (but remember, it's only 180 days)
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Across its 16 retained source records, Wildland firefighter is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I earned that for one day. I was fighting forest fires, and drew the short straw so had to work on Canada day. Being a statutory holiday, that means we made double-time for that shift. Half an hour before the end of shift, we got called out on a fire, so we were making time and a half of the double-time rate.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Across its 15 retained source records, Police officer is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, hourly or salaried compensation, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Would be $130,000 gross. $500 ÷ 8hrs workday = $62.50 per hour. Salary employees in the US are assumed to work 2,080 hours a year, so $62.50 x 2,080 = $130,000.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Across its 13 retained source records, Structural firefighter is discussed through hourly or salaried compensation and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Would be $130,000 gross. $500 ÷ 8hrs workday = $62.50 per hour. Salary employees in the US are assumed to work 2,080 hours a year, so $62.50 x 2,080 = $130,000.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Across its 10 retained source records, Military Officer is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience, licenses, credentials, or extended training, and investment returns rather than wages. The earning claim is therefore tied to investment returns rather than wages; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: O5 in the military
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Across its 6 retained source records, Tenured college professor is discussed through freelance or contract work, hourly or salaried compensation, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I’m confused both by the post and by the comments. If we assume this $500 a day ins happening on a normal work schedule… that’s between 50 and 60 bucks an hour. Which is about 130k a year. That ls a good amount of money but not crazy especially if people are living is costal cities. What crazy answers are you looking for OP. “Nurse” “tenured college professor” “therapist” “fast food GM”. Lots of professions can make this much.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Public Service Professional is retained within education, government, and public service as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Federal Employee
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Guitar Teacher is retained within education, government, and public service as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Teach guitar.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Public Service Emergency Duty Worker is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and travel, remote sites, or difficult conditions. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Work for the Australian Government; if I get an Emergency Duty shift that'll go up to about $1400 for a 12 hour shift plus meal allowances and travel time.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Where commenters report limits
*Technically* most NYC teachers earn that. 180 day school year, and pay after about 10 years is over $90k. But there isn't a teacher in the system worth a damn who doesn't work nights, weekends, and holidays as well.
If I’m counting only days worked then when I was as a teacher with a masters and 6 years experience. I was making 90k and with about 180 school days (though maybe a few more for teachers as non student days) I made 500 a day (less if you count the non student days) but I was the highest level of the pay scale with all my post grad credits added with my masters degree. Teachers without masters are more likely to get hired but make shit. If they hire a teacher with a masters usually you get paid pretty decent. Stopped working due to having my son and medical issues where I was instructed to NOT be around a bunch of dirty children all day so had to stop teaching.
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I earned that for one day. I was fighting forest fires, and drew the short straw so had to work on Canada day. Being a statutory holiday, that means we made double-time for that shift. Half an hour before the end of shift, we got called out on a fire, so we were making time and a half of the double-time rate.
Haha that’s awesome and money well spent. Thanks for doing that
Public teachers and cops make more than that in my town. Almost all jobs with college degrees make at least that much in major cities and coastal cities in US after some years after college.
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What the counts show
9 normalized answers draw on 130 retained source records.
Archive: 9 index entries preserve 130 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Media, entertainment, and creative servicesMedia, entertainment, and creative services — 22 answers
Media, entertainment, and creative services
Every normalized answer assigned to this subcategory is shown with its complete reviewed source support.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Across its 39 retained source records, Adult entertainer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and commission, tips, or performance pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and commission, tips, or performance pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Throw ass for old men
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Across its 18 retained source records, Photographer and photo assistant is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, specialized technical responsibility, and variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and project, production, or event-based billing; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I’m a photographer and a photo assistant. I usually work 3-5 days a week. If I’m shooting im earning anywhere from 750-4000 a day. If I’m assisting I’m making 450-900. I assist more than I shoot because I have a background in lighting and film, and I assist 3-6 photographers regularly.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Across its 17 retained source records, Film-crew professional is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I work in film and my base day rate is $540/10 hours. After 10 hours I get time and a half and after 14 hours I get double time. This does not include what I charge to rent my equipment while also on set. However I don’t work 5 days a week. I normally work about 3 days.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Across its 16 retained source records, Tattoo artist is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I’ve been tattooing for 11 years. I work 4 days a week and tattoo around 10-12 people each work week. I’m very lucky though and I don’t take it for granted.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Across its 9 retained source records, Professional musician is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, hourly or salaried compensation, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and project, production, or event-based billing; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I made $600 playing acoustic music for a corporate happy hour a couple weeks ago. That's at least *one* day in my life I've made over $500 😅 I even took a doordash delivery for $13 on my way home from the gig so you can say I was pretty well flush with cash by the end of the day 🤑
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Across its 9 retained source records, Senior Ux Designer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, seniority and accumulated experience, and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Senior UX Designer with 12 years of experience. The more I move up the less I actually "design". My primary responsibilities are to oversee and delegate the actual work in Figma to designers under me. I act as a governance mechanism to make sure their work is up to the standard of the design system. I am also the one doing the discovery exploration and strategy planning for any major project initiatives.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Across its 7 retained source records, Adult-content creator is discussed through licenses, credentials, or extended training, variable good and bad earning days, and project, production, or event-based billing. The earning claim is therefore tied to project, production, or event-based billing and variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Show people my butthole on OF.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Across its 5 retained source records, Professional artist is discussed through commission, tips, or performance pay, licenses, credentials, or extended training, and variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to commission, tips, or performance pay and variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Artist
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, Youtube Creator is discussed through variable good and bad earning days and travel, remote sites, or difficult conditions. The earning claim is therefore tied to variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: YouTuber
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: This stylist role involving photo work is retained within media, entertainment, and creative services as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Photo Stylist
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, This designer role involving jewelry work is discussed through freelance or contract work, specialized technical responsibility, and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Jewelry designer
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Video Game Industry Professional is retained within media, entertainment, and creative services as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Game Industry
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Songwriter and music producer is discussed through project, production, or event-based billing. The earning claim is therefore tied to project, production, or event-based billing; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Songwriting and music production. I’ve made songs in big TV shows, ads, and trailers for many years, and now I put out my own music as well.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Entertainment-marketing producer is retained within media, entertainment, and creative services as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: $150/hr Entertainment marketing producer
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Film and television vehicle producer is retained within media, entertainment, and creative services as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Vehicle producer for film and television. $1800 a day ( day description is 8 hrs, so if shoot goes longer it resets) Australian, last gig was in UK so £1800.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Apparel Designer is retained within media, entertainment, and creative services as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Tshirt designer
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: This artist role involving vfx commercial work is retained within media, entertainment, and creative services as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Commercial VFX artist
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: This designer role involving instructional work is retained within media, entertainment, and creative services as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Instructional designer
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Motion Graphics Designer is discussed through location, market, or currency differences. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Motion graphic artist for a broadcast TV station in a major market
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Muralist And Window Artist is retained within media, entertainment, and creative services as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I’m a muralist and window artist. Most I’ve made in a day was $900. I make around $500 a day often. Started a year and a half ago, been doing it full time for two months
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Travel Writer is discussed through travel, remote sites, or difficult conditions. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Travel writing
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Creative and public-facing work
What the pattern means: Wedding Hair And Makeup Artist is retained within media, entertainment, and creative services as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Hair and makeup for weddings
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Where commenters report limits
No, unfortunately because of AI, I don’t think it’s worth getting into. I’d only do it again if it was a very niche thing; weddings, Ecomm still life’s for a big brand, real estate. Editorial and on figure no longer have the budgets they used to have, and AI is slowly stripping those jobs
Tattoo artist. However, I’m not working 5 days a week every week and this does not include the significant unbilled labor that goes into it (drawing, admin, social media)
Source-record spotlights
I work in film and my base day rate is $540/10 hours. After 10 hours I get time and a half and after 14 hours I get double time. This does not include what I charge to rent my equipment while also on set. However I don’t work 5 days a week. I normally work about 3 days.
No, unfortunately because of AI, I don’t think it’s worth getting into. I’d only do it again if it was a very niche thing; weddings, Ecomm still life’s for a big brand, real estate. Editorial and on figure no longer have the budgets they used to have, and AI is slowly stripping those jobs
Not every day, but some days when I work. Professional musician. I charge $500 for private events. Sometimes I can do two in one day
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What the counts show
22 normalized answers draw on 138 retained source records.
Archive: 22 index entries preserve 138 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Finance, law, and businessFinance, law, and business — 2 subcategories
Finance, investing, and accountingFinance, investing, and accounting — 16 answers
Finance, investing, and accounting
Every normalized answer assigned to this subcategory is shown with its complete reviewed source support.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 74 retained source records, Finance professional is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and investment returns rather than wages; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: $500 ÷ 8hrs = $62.50 per hour. Most salary employees assume ~2,080 hours a year, so that is only $130,000. A good salary, but not crazy nor rare. I earn more than that, but I never stopped to frame it as "I earn >$500 per day", just hadn't thought of it in that way. To answer OP's question, I work in finance.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 44 retained source records, Active options and stock trader is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and investment returns rather than wages; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Trade options daily. Usually call spreads on SPX. I average $660 - 800 a day.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 25 retained source records, Passive-income investor is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, seniority and accumulated experience, and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and investment returns rather than wages; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: SGOV, MSFT, and SNAXX provide the majority of my lifestyle expenses. I have smaller positions that also contribute but less noteworthy.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 18 retained source records, Certified public accountant is discussed through hourly or salaried compensation, seniority and accumulated experience, and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Tax cpa and my lady does corporate insurance
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Taxi driver is discussed through freelance or contract work, commission, tips, or performance pay, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to investment returns rather than wages and commission, tips, or performance pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: London taxi driver. Single. So invest around 18hours of driving a day take 1 day off every 2 weeks. Been doing that for 11 years hope to do 4 more and be mortgage free. And work less hours as its taking a massive toll on my body. (Especially my lower back)
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: This controller role involving accounting work is retained within finance, investing, and accounting as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Accounting/controller
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Fundraising Director is discussed through freelance or contract work. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Fundraising (reality: run a large team of fundraisers in an agency type model so more mgmt than anything these days)
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: This investigator role involving private work is retained within finance, investing, and accounting as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Private investigator
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Actuary is retained within finance, investing, and accounting as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I'm an actuary
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Bank Regulatory Accountant is discussed through commission, tips, or performance pay and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to commission, tips, or performance pay and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I'm salaried, but it comes to around 750 each work day depending on yearly bonus. I work for a bank in a regulatory / accounting role.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Commodity Trader And Marketer is discussed through hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Commodities marketer for oil and gas industry, $769.23 per day to be exact, salary employee
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Cryptocurrency Investor is retained within finance, investing, and accounting as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Bitcoin
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Saas Account Manager is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Account management for a SAAS company
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: SEC-reporting accountant is retained within finance, investing, and accounting as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I’m an accountant that does SEC reporting. Primarily it consists of putting together a bunch of tables, writing, and doing a lot of very careful reading and review of my own and others work. Also have to stay up to date on changing SEC requirements.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Strategic Account Manager is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and commission, tips, or performance pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and commission, tips, or performance pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I make 130k not including bonus. Which mathematically works out to $500/day if you consider a work week. I’m a strategic account manager for a large industrial component manufacturer. I have responsibility for a global customer. I work more than a normal 40hr week though as I do need to deal with international challenges outside of normal work hours. We do more than $50m a year in sales.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Wealth Management Marketer is retained within finance, investing, and accounting as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Marketing department for a Wealth Management firm. I get paid to make pretty pictures all day, it rocks. \\
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Source-record spotlights
$500 ÷ 8hrs = $62.50 per hour. Most salary employees assume ~2,080 hours a year, so that is only $130,000. A good salary, but not crazy nor rare. I earn more than that, but I never stopped to frame it as "I earn >$500 per day", just hadn't thought of it in that way. To answer OP's question, I work in finance.
Assistant portfolio manager at a bank
Not me but my husband-financial advisor
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What the counts show
16 normalized answers draw on 177 retained source records.
Archive: 16 index entries preserve 177 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Law, executive work, and consultingLaw, executive work, and consulting — 22 answers
Law, executive work, and consulting
Every normalized answer assigned to this subcategory is shown with its complete reviewed source support.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 63 retained source records, Lawyer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and commission, tips, or performance pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and commission, tips, or performance pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Lawyer. I also have more debt than you so that’s cool.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 18 retained source records, Animation art director is discussed through union rates or negotiated pay, seniority and accumulated experience, and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The earning claim is therefore tied to investment returns rather than wages and union rates or negotiated pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Art Director in animation.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 8 retained source records, This photography role involving of director work is discussed through union rates or negotiated pay, location, market, or currency differences, and variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to union rates or negotiated pay and project, production, or event-based billing; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Director of Photography.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, Marketing director is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, hourly or salaried compensation, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Same! I was like ... I don't think it's that much, pulled out my calculator and was surprised. Marketing director.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, Food And Beverage Director is discussed through commission, tips, or performance pay and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to commission, tips, or performance pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Senior food and beverage director at a high end retirement community. 250k after bonus
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: This assistant role involving executive work is retained within law, executive work, and consulting as a direct occupational answer, but its 3-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: executive assistant
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Quality-management professional is discussed through licenses, credentials, or extended training and specialized technical responsibility. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I would stay in QC, QC managers/directors make way more
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Biotech Sales Director is retained within law, executive work, and consulting as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Sales director in biotech. Making about $1500/working day
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Creative Director is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: 1500 - 2500/day as a Creative Director (video focused). This is a combination of concepting, scripting, storyboarding, and producing films, advertisements and similar. The rate is usually on the lower end for concepting and scripting, and then the higher end when I'm physically on set.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Civil-defense attorney is discussed through location, market, or currency differences. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I'm a civil defense attorney for a regional firm in the US. I primarily handle commercial disputes, but also some other practice areas like maritime, Native American, and environmental.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Cruise-ship hotel director is retained within law, executive work, and consulting as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Hotel Director on a ship. And food and accommodation and travelling all paid for.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Asset-management executive is retained within law, executive work, and consulting as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Global head of asset management
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Defense-contractor director is discussed through freelance or contract work. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I left my job last year but I was a director at a defense contractor. Well over $70 an hour. Now I'm a voluntary peasant with almost no bills, working 4 hour days and growing my own food. Today I make like, $80 a day and I prefer this life.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Advertising Executive is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Media VP. I run a department in an advertising agency. Been doing this for almost 20 years.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Corporate Sustainability Director is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Sustainability Director for a multinational company
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Customer Service Director is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Neither of us work anymore but my wife used to make about $800 a day. She was a national customer service director for a big food company.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Emergency Management Contractor is discussed through freelance or contract work. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Contract emergency management. Fluctuates between 400-650 a day depending on my hours.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Executive Protection Specialist is discussed through location, market, or currency differences. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Been out of the industry for a few years. Wasn’t consistent money. But when I did armed bodyguard or diamond courier , about $100-150/hr. Money was great when the gigs were there but it was a feast or famine type of work without living in the ultra well known cities in US
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Facilities Services Director is retained within law, executive work, and consulting as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Director Facilities Services for a Fortune 500. Never a dull moment and always, always on call.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Talent-management leader is retained within law, executive work, and consulting as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Talent Management leader, 10 YOE.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Telecom executive is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: C Suite executive for a mid sized telecom company (privately owned).
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Finance, law, and business
What the pattern means: This executive role involving transportation work is retained within law, executive work, and consulting as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Transportation executive
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Where commenters report limits
Did you go through art school in any capacity? I've loved art my whole life and no matter how much I try and keep it away I feel like my heart is just drawn straight back! I am a slightly lost 25yr old that really wants to pursue and grow her creative passions, but I'm also so indecisive on what that even looks like. I always catch myself thinking that because I cant decide, and because I am even doubting myself now, that maybe it's not for me? On your come-up and even now, what did your community look like? Was it a bunch of other artists? Was there long periods of solitude? It's awesome what you are doing, as the other comment said, living my dream!! If you want to answer in DM instead of out in the open that is fine too!!!
Source-record spotlights
Lawyer. I also have more debt than you so that’s cool.
Same here, but I got everything forgiven through PSLF and my god seeing that debt drop off my credit report was probably the best day of my life.
Corporate counsel. $1000/day.
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What the counts show
22 normalized answers draw on 119 retained source records.
Archive: 22 index entries preserve 119 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
HealthcareHealthcare — 2 subcategories
Nursing, therapy, and allied healthNursing, therapy, and allied health — 20 answers
Nursing, therapy, and allied health
Every normalized answer assigned to this subcategory is shown with its complete reviewed source support.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Across its 217 retained source records, Registered nurse is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and commission, tips, or performance pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and commission, tips, or performance pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Night shift RN
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Across its 33 retained source records, Therapist is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I’m confused both by the post and by the comments. If we assume this $500 a day ins happening on a normal work schedule… that’s between 50 and 60 bucks an hour. Which is about 130k a year. That ls a good amount of money but not crazy especially if people are living is costal cities. What crazy answers are you looking for OP. “Nurse” “tenured college professor” “therapist” “fast food GM”. Lots of professions can make this much.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Across its 19 retained source records, Pharmacist is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Pharmacist working 10 hour shifts w/ 20+ hours/week OT w/ weekend/evening/overnight differentials…I don’t know how RNs do it. You deserve every penny, and I wish you nothing but happiness. Godspeed!
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Across its 13 retained source records, Massage therapist is discussed through commission, tips, or performance pay, hourly or salaried compensation, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to commission, tips, or performance pay and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Massage therapist. I'm coming up on 17 years of experience and my focus is mostly on chronic conditions, recovery from injury/surgery etc, and emotional regulation.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Across its 10 retained source records, Dental hygienist is discussed through location, market, or currency differences and seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules. The earning claim is therefore tied to seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Dental hygienist in HCOL area
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Across its 7 retained source records, This therapist role involving physical work is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Physical therapist
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Across its 7 retained source records, Pharmaceutical scientist is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, hourly or salaried compensation, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Scientist at Eli Lilly
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Across its 6 retained source records, Respiratory therapist is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: lol as a Respiratory therapist in a trauma center I make a little over $580 a shift. OT almost doubles that rate, I guarantee doctors are making much more than I am.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Across its 6 retained source records, This practitioner role involving nurse work is discussed through commission, tips, or performance pay, overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to commission, tips, or performance pay and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Nurse practitioner
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Healthcare administrator is retained within nursing, therapy, and allied health as a direct occupational answer, but its 4-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Healthcare
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: This salesperson role involving pharmacy-benefits work is classified under nursing, therapy, and allied health in its complete 4-record evidence set. The evidence does not specify hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the figure remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Pharmacy benefits sales
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Operating-room nurse is discussed through freelance or contract work, union rates or negotiated pay, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work and union rates or negotiated pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Nurse in the OR with 12 years experience. Technically I make just shy of $500/day ($494) if you consider 8 hours, but I work 12 hrs/day so clear that easily. If I am on call and get called in for even 30 minutes on top of my shift I will clear $1000 in a day.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, This paramedic role is discussed through licenses, credentials, or extended training, specialized technical responsibility, and location, market, or currency differences. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Paramedic
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Clinical laboratory manager is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: CLS/ lab manager! I work in biotech, granted I also work in Silicon Valley lol so salaries are higher, but great industry with so much demand right now!!
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Pharmaceutical project scheduler is retained within nursing, therapy, and allied health as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I manage schedules for capital projects in the pharmaceutical industry
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, This paramedic role involving flight care critical work is discussed through specialized technical responsibility. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Critical care flight paramedic
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Healthcare It Specialist is discussed through travel, remote sites, or difficult conditions. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I work in healthcare IT. I help set up pharmacy EMRs for healthcare orgs. Mostly WFH, usually quarterly onsite travel for go-lives, hardware inspection, etc.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: This hygienist role involving industrial work is retained within nursing, therapy, and allied health as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Industrial hygienist
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Pharmaceutical Patient Access Professional is discussed through location, market, or currency differences. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Pharma, Patient/Market Access. I honestly love my job. I know people think Pharma is all grubby sales people(there’s a lot of them too) or science nerds, but there’s so much more. I find this role way more impactful to patients than what I was doing in clinic. And pay is excellent. Helping patients and clinics fight insurance all day long can be stressful though.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Speech Therapist is retained within nursing, therapy, and allied health as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Speech therapist/SLPA supervision
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Where commenters report limits
L&D, cath lab, GI lab, peds, maybe OR. I will give you 1000:1 odds she didn’t work acute care renal for that long.
Nursing. But I’m not working every day
Source-record spotlights
I retired in Oct 2022 after 37 yrs as a nurse. Money was shit when I started but salaries increased over the years with academic requirements. By the time I retired i made considerably more than that per shift. That said, my shifts were 12 hrs not. 8 and after my differentials for 12 hr nights and holidays then added bonuses for working OT when staffing sucked, i earned every cent. I was fortunate to retire with both a 401K and a pension. My hospital was the last in my city to still offer a pension and they ended that last year. Still, nursing was very good to me. I tell everyone I worked 37 yrs as a nurse and loved 36 1/2 of them. I was totally burnt at the end.
I had a full pension when I retired almost 4 years ago. Last year they stopped it. Im not really smart about that stuff but it seemed like the older, almost ready to retire people would still get most of it in a pay out. What you had in, you got. My understanding is that it hurts the ones not anywhere near retirement but who have still invested significant time the most. And for those not vested, they have nothing to lose except the benefit promised to them upon employment. I am still getting the same amount each month. Again, I’m not exactly sure how it works but this is my limited understanding
I was waiting for this. Come to SF where you can make a bit more and pay $4500 a month for a studio apartment in the TL and step over needles and poop on the sidewalk. I was ballin in the midwest making half as much
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What the counts show
20 normalized answers draw on 341 retained source records.
Archive: 20 index entries preserve 341 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Physicians, dentistry, and advanced practicePhysicians, dentistry, and advanced practice — 13 answers
Physicians, dentistry, and advanced practice
Every normalized answer assigned to this subcategory is shown with its complete reviewed source support.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Across its 82 retained source records, Physician is discussed through freelance or contract work, overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Sold my 20’s to education to become a cog in a broken system trying to help people who believe random people on twitter more than me. I became a physician
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Across its 22 retained source records, Dentist is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, seniority and accumulated experience, and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and project, production, or event-based billing; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Dentist here, I got you beat
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Across its 20 retained source records, Interventional-radiology technologist is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Radiology Technologist
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Across its 7 retained source records, Pediatric anesthesiologist is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience, licenses, credentials, or extended training, and location, market, or currency differences. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Me giving my 1 year old her bottled at night
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Across its 5 retained source records, Certified registered nurse anesthetist is discussed through licenses, credentials, or extended training. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: CRNA
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Oncology physician assistant is retained within physicians, dentistry, and advanced practice as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Oncology PA.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Medical Sales Representative is retained within physicians, dentistry, and advanced practice as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Medical sales
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Emergency-medicine physician is retained within physicians, dentistry, and advanced practice as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Emergency Medicine Physician. The hours, flip-flopping sleep schedule, and stress/burnout are taking years off of my life… but what are you gonna do.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: This surgeon role involving cardiothoracic work is retained within physicians, dentistry, and advanced practice as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Cardiothoracic surgeon
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Medical Device Marketer is retained within physicians, dentistry, and advanced practice as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Marketing for med devices
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Medical Dosimetrist is discussed through hourly or salaried compensation, seniority and accumulated experience, and seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules. The earning claim is therefore tied to hourly or salaried compensation and seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: My dad’s a dosimetrist. Works from home 4 days a week and goes in 1 maybe 2. (He says that’s not really allowed but he’s worked there so long they let him) He’s been working at the same place probably 20 years (he’s 60) and is salaried making 178k per year. I’ve seen him leave multiple times at noon during the week because he had nothing to do and go golf or be outside by the pool reading a book while he’s working. Only works 8-4 M-F.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Medical-device systems engineer is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience and location, market, or currency differences. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Principal Systems Engineer in Medical Device R&D. ~$200K USD/annually, 100% Remote, but it took 20+ years to get here. For comparison, my first real engineering job was 18 years ago and started at $50K.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Healthcare
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Psychiatric Technician is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Psychiatric corrections. Holiday pay is like $160 an hour so I just do a double every holiday
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Where commenters report limits
A couple weeks ago I got a text message from a recruiter looking for an orthopedic surgeon to work one week per month with pay starting at $3,600 per day. Apparently they're having trouble finding someone, because they just sent me another message today saying the pay has been increased to $4,200 per day. Unfortunately I don't graduate from med school until next year, and it takes five more years of training after that to become an orthopedic surgeon.
Source-record spotlights
Sold my 20’s to education to become a cog in a broken system trying to help people who believe random people on twitter more than me. I became a physician
MRI Tech (currently doing travel)
I’m a hospital medicine doctor. I make about $150/hr
What the counts show
13 normalized answers draw on 145 retained source records.
Archive: 13 index entries preserve 145 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Management and administrationManagement and administration — 2 subcategories
Facilities, retail, hospitality, and people operationsFacilities, retail, hospitality, and people operations — 23 answers
Facilities, retail, hospitality, and people operations
Every normalized answer assigned to this subcategory is shown with its complete reviewed source support.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Across its 10 retained source records, Proposal Manager is discussed through licenses, credentials, or extended training, location, market, or currency differences, and investment returns rather than wages. The earning claim is therefore tied to investment returns rather than wages; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Absolutely. All you need is a good portfolio of work samples and some good references. In fact, the references are not really that important if your portfolio is great. If you can look someone straight in the eye and tell them how you are going to develop literature that will make them money, it will work.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Across its 5 retained source records, Human Resources Professional is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, licenses, credentials, or extended training, and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Human Resources
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Across its 5 retained source records, Industrial product manager is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Product Manager at an industrial manufacturing company.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Drafting and estimating manager is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, hourly or salaried compensation, and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Drafting & estimator management. I learned how to do every job in the front office of the company and made myself hard to replace.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: This manager role involving facilities work is retained within facilities, retail, hospitality, and people operations as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Facilities Manager
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Retail Store Manager is retained within facilities, retail, hospitality, and people operations as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Large Format Retail Store Manager
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Digital-advertising manager is retained within facilities, retail, hospitality, and people operations as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: i used to clear around 600 daily running facebook ad campaigns for small e-commerce brands back in 2019, before apple killed tracking and everything went to shit. now its all about tiktok shop and the margins are thinner but volume is wild. honestly the whole industry feels like a pyramid scheme where youre always one algorithm update away from broke
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: This manager role involving store supermarket work is retained within facilities, retail, hospitality, and people operations as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Supermarket store manager
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Portfolio manager is discussed through investment returns rather than wages. The earning claim is therefore tied to investment returns rather than wages; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Assistant portfolio manager at a bank
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: This manager role involving strip-club work is retained within facilities, retail, hospitality, and people operations as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Strip Club Manager
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Touring stage manager and carpenter is retained within facilities, retail, hospitality, and people operations as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Roadie. Current stage manager rate is $640. Carp its 525
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Adult Wellness Retailer is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I've been selling adult health, wellness, and novelties for 22 years. It never goes out of style and is always in high demand. I'm also passionate about helping people. Making good money is great, but loving what you do is the real treasure.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Commodity-handling facility manager is retained within facilities, retail, hospitality, and people operations as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: GM of a bulk commodity handling facility.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Custodial-services coordinator is discussed through licenses, credentials, or extended training. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Coordinator of Custodial Servi es for a school district.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Custom Millwork Manager is retained within facilities, retail, hospitality, and people operations as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Custom Commercial Millwork as upper management
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Grocery-store manager is retained within facilities, retail, hospitality, and people operations as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I manage a large big box grocery store.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Hospital Housekeeping Manager is retained within facilities, retail, hospitality, and people operations as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Manage housekeeping for hospitals
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Hospital Ward Clerk is discussed through union rates or negotiated pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to union rates or negotiated pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Ward clerk at a hospital with a good union
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Hse Manager is retained within facilities, retail, hospitality, and people operations as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I had to do the math and it appears that this year just stepping into this level which is hard to believe given where I come from Regional HSE manager for global engineering firm
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Marketing Project Manager is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Dropped out of highschool, worked my way up in customer service. Now I'm a project manager in marketing.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Marketing-systems manager is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: non profit marketing systems manager!
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Stone Art Project Manager is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I work at a company that makes fine art from natural stone. Hybrid PM/engineering role.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Tour Manager is retained within facilities, retail, hospitality, and people operations as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Tour manager for artists.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Source-record spotlights
i used to clear around 600 daily running facebook ad campaigns for small e-commerce brands back in 2019, before apple killed tracking and everything went to shit. now its all about tiktok shop and the margins are thinner but volume is wild. honestly the whole industry feels like a pyramid scheme where youre always one algorithm update away from broke
Assistant portfolio manager at a bank
Thank you! I have a Computer Science degree and was thinking of getting into SaaS/CRM proposal writing.
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What the counts show
23 normalized answers draw on 43 retained source records.
Archive: 23 index entries preserve 43 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Procurement, project, finance, and commercial operationsProcurement, project, finance, and commercial operations — 7 answers
Procurement, project, finance, and commercial operations
Every normalized answer assigned to this subcategory is shown with its complete reviewed source support.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Across its 9 retained source records, This controller role involving financial work is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Financial Controller
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, This adviser role involving financial work is discussed through seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules. The earning claim is therefore tied to seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Financial adviser
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Chief financial officer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: CFO
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Financial Planner is discussed through freelance or contract work. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Financial planning! About $1000-$1500 a day
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Aerospace Contract Negotiator is discussed through specialized technical responsibility. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Commercial aerospace negotiator. Commercial is extremely niche and I had two companies ready to get into a bidding war for me last year.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: This officer role involving commercial-loan work is retained within procurement, project, finance, and commercial operations as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Commercial Loan Officer
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Management and administration
What the pattern means: Procurement Professional is retained within procurement, project, finance, and commercial operations as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Procurement
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Where commenters report limits
Private accountant. Good money. Mind-numbingly boring. I hate it.
Source-record spotlights
Accountant in senior leadership (CFO). But didn’t make over $500/day until 14+ years experience in accounting. That on top of 10+ years small business experience (management) before that. In my mid 40’s. Two bachelors and a MBA. I didn’t really follow a normal career path for an accountant and failed more than i succeeded. Like someone else said, I do email and excel.
For me I am in tech and finance. I work primarily as a CFP® professional. However in addition to that, I build my own apps and do contract work to build apps for others. My two main projects on the tech side that I am working on is a compliance software for Independent investment advisor firms and my study app Study Nook, which is on iOS, Android, and the web.
My wife is the director of finance for a luxury hotel brand and makes about this give or take.
Related evidence elsewhere in the index
What the counts show
7 normalized answers draw on 19 retained source records.
Archive: 7 index entries preserve 19 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Sales and ownershipSales and ownership — 2 subcategories
Business ownership and self-employmentBusiness ownership and self-employment — 49 answers
Business ownership and self-employment
Every normalized answer assigned to this subcategory is shown with its complete reviewed source support.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 25 retained source records, Owner-operator truck driver is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, and union rates or negotiated pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: There's a million different trucking jobs out there, just gotta pick one you can do and sometimes you gotta relocate for it. I own my own truck drive less than 10 miles a day work from 8am-2pm most days probably take off 1-2 months a year and make 130k+ a year. On the opposite side there's ones you make a ton more money, drive thousands of miles and you're not home for weeks at a time.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 15 retained source records, Trucking-company owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, seniority and accumulated experience, and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Own a trucking company
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 13 retained source records, Business Manager is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Middle management
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 11 retained source records, Business-analytics professional is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, seniority and accumulated experience, and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and investment returns rather than wages; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Business Analytics
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 11 retained source records, Cleaning Business Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, hourly or salaried compensation, and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I own a solo cleaning business
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 11 retained source records, Freelance video editor is discussed through hourly or salaried compensation, union rates or negotiated pay, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to union rates or negotiated pay and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I'm a freelance video editor and get paid on day rates. I make $600-$750 a day but get hired on a project-by-project basis without a defined schedule so annual income varies significantly year to year. I've been doing it so long I forget that it's abnormal for most people, ha. Income is usually somewhere in the $120k range but that can easily swing $20k in either direction.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 10 retained source records, Landscaping Business Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Own landscape business
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 9 retained source records, Freelance Video Producer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I used to make $500-1000 a day in freelance video production. 8-14hr days, media production is just the service but the other 85% of it is really boring, tedious small business work. Nothing like social media, picture more a trades contractor with a camera. And not nearly consistent enough work though.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 5 retained source records, Daycare-business owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: own 2 day cares we clear about $4000 a day
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, Esthetics Business Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, commission, tips, or performance pay, and variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and commission, tips, or performance pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I own my own esthetics business and am the sole employee. It's given me loads of freedom, but I won't say it's easy. My husband is in international sales and earns more than I do. Again, his work isn't just 40 hours a week, customers are in different time zones...he has to travel, etc.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, This designer role involving graphic freelance work is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Freelance graphic designer
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, Freelance Makeup Artist is discussed through variable good and bad earning days and seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules. The earning claim is therefore tied to seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules and variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Freelance makeup artist, working in fashion, commercial, celebrity industries. I earn $1500-3000 a day on average, occasionally up to $4500 for a really juicy job and work 2.5 days a week on average. My agent takes 20% and I do have to do unpaid shoots for magazines and occasional other free promo work to keep my profile up, probably 3 days a month (I include that as a working day).
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Event Planning Business Owner is discussed through commission, tips, or performance pay, hourly or salaried compensation, and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The earning claim is therefore tied to commission, tips, or performance pay and project, production, or event-based billing; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Balloons and event planning
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Pool Service Business Owner is discussed through specialized technical responsibility and location, market, or currency differences. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Pool work
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Food-business owner is retained within business ownership and self-employment as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I just heard on the radio about a woman who brings in $3000 a day selling empanadas
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Local Service Business Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I run a local service based business. Think home cleaning, window/door installation, driveway sealing, etc.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Logistics-company owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Logistics company.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Marketing Business Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I own a marketing business. Some days I’ve seen $800, some days I’ve seen $3,500
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: App and web-design business owner is retained within business ownership and self-employment as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Close to 3k/day - 100k MRR - design apps and sites and shit.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Aquarium Maintenance Business Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Fish tank maintenance company, 3 customers a day 4 days a week I make about 650 a day 25 customers
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Automotive Interior Repair Business Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I average about $550 per day but I do have $300 days and the occasional $1,300 day. I own my own interior automotive repair company. I work for dealerships, body shops, and individuals. My largest client is Carvana. They give me on average six cars to do at a time and I typically charge around $100 per car. That’ll take me about 3 hours.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Boat Rental Business Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Boat rental company
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Burrito Business Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Make and sell burritos. $500 a day take home is a great day though. Sometimes it's -$100.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Business strategy and development professional is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Engineer who went into business strategy and development. It’s a pretty comfortable gig considering how low-pressure of a setting it is, but it’s a lot of client-facing work and performance driven metrics.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Business Technology Liaison is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I talk on the phone all day. I give the business side requirements to the tech team.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Business Turnaround Manager is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: 12+ hour days turning around a failing business... But I get a significant cut of the profits so once I get it all fixed up I could be earning $500/day passively.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Commercial-construction owner representative is discussed through hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: That's my exact salary lol Owners Rep for commercial construction projects
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Communications And Media Business Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Own a company that specializes in communication and media.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Concrete Business Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Run a concrete construction company
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Electronics Repair Business Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I have an electronics repair business
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Event Audio Lighting Business Owner is discussed through commission, tips, or performance pay, variable good and bad earning days, and project, production, or event-based billing. The earning claim is therefore tied to commission, tips, or performance pay and project, production, or event-based billing; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I own PA and lighting gear and typically make anywhere from $1-3k per day 2 or 3 days per week year long. Last week I made nearly $10k. Just depends. These are luxury events and weddings; so lots of pressure and tech cannot fail. It can be volatile, 20-24 hour days with driving and set up, lots of planning, moving equipment and then running the actual show. There’s also somewhat of a management part to it too. I don’t really have a lot of overhead; I have to replace a few hundred dollars worth of stuff every few shows and keep my vehicle in tip top shape. Everything else is a tax write off (gas, equipment, driving, office supplies)
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Fiber Infrastructure Business Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: CEO of a fiber infrastructure business.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Film Industry Service Business Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: run my own business servicing the film industry. Normally its 400 a day but if I work OT on set it could be as high as 700
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Freelance gaffer is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I’m a freelance gaffer for film/tv/video productions. I’m typically paid $850/10 hour day for labor, plus roughly $1,500-2,500/day in rental fees for my personally owned lighting equipment that I rent to the productions that hire me.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Game Store Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I own a game store.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Gutter Cleaning Business Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: gutter cleaning business, do 2 homes a day
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Knife Sharpening Business Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I own a knife sharpening company
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Language School Owner is discussed through licenses, credentials, or extended training. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: My wife and i opened an english school in china after years of working for others we now just do it ourselves
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Laundromat Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Laundromat owner here
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Permaculture-business owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I own a successful permaculture business.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Pool Table Service Business Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Business Owner of a Pool Table Servicing Company.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Publishing Company Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I "gross" around $6000-$7500 per day, net about half. Started a mystery/crime publishing company 13 years ago. Had to give up a LOT of those "fun" early years to do it (I did the majority of the building from ages 18-25). Went out maybe once a week at most. Absolutely zero partying. Zero vices (drinking, drugs, smoking, you name it). And probably most importantly, no VIDEO GAMES whatsoever. Would work pretty much 10-14 hours a day on it. Was a hermit. But then it hit big, and I've been able to get by working maybe 5-10 hours a month on it to keep it going.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Restaurant owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Own a restaurant
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Retail Store Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: My husband and I own a retail shop in a tourist town. It's exhausting and sometimes doesn't feel worth it, but we've set up a good life for ourselves and our son.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Route Distribution Business Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I'm a route owner. I make less than that some days, but I make that in a day, on high sales days. I work my route 2 days/ week.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Senior Care Business Owner is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: my dad makes $60k a month and he owns a senior daycare centre & a nursing home in korea
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Small Engine Repair Business Owner is retained within business ownership and self-employment as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Run my own small engine repair service, not everyday is a $500+ day but during peak periods it regularly is
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Wellness Business Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I have a wellness business in Bangkok and I'm a day trader and i code too
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Window Tinting Business Owner is retained within business ownership and self-employment as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Window tinting. I’ve had $3000 days. Regularly $1200-$1500 days.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Where commenters report limits
My cousin made a "burn it all down" post in the 2010's, and when her stuff actually DID burn down (candles) her insurance tried to deny her claim partly because of that post. Evidence she did it on purpose... I'd be careful about that
Middle management at a Fortune 500 company. Product manager, a lot of “let me circle back you” and “let’s double click on that” type of conversations. I hate it, but I’m too close to retirement age to change now.
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Own a trucking company
Esthetician in a high end spa
Gamble, I gamble...and only because I make good money at work, but even better money at gambling some of it. Not advisable, but you asked. Local Truck Driver otherwise.
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What the counts show
49 normalized answers draw on 165 retained source records.
Archive: 49 index entries preserve 165 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Sales, commissions, and real estateSales, commissions, and real estate — 27 answers
Sales, commissions, and real estate
Every normalized answer assigned to this subcategory is shown with its complete reviewed source support.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 112 retained source records, Sales professional is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and commission, tips, or performance pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and commission, tips, or performance pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Sales
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 7 retained source records, Insurance agent is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, hourly or salaried compensation, and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and investment returns rather than wages; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Insurance agent. Can clear $2k a day some days easily. The average day is around $500 a day
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 5 retained source records, Freight Broker is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and commission, tips, or performance pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and commission, tips, or performance pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Freight brokerage agent. 1099
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Mattress salesperson is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, licenses, credentials, or extended training, and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I find it hilarious that people think so many people lie on here. While I’m sure there’s some truth to the notion, I don’t think people consider that there are a lot of wealthy neighborhoods across the country. There are a lot of high income earners. I know people who sell mattresses in stores and at events that make over $150k a year and don’t have a college degree. They can just sell. Not everyone out here is broke. Edit: spelling and grammar
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Advertising Salesperson is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Sell ads on Reddit
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Door-to-door salesperson is retained within sales, commissions, and real estate as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: D2D sales. I earn about $350k a year.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Enterprise-tech salesperson is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Enterprise sales, tech.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Insurance broker is retained within sales, commissions, and real estate as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Insurance
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: This salesperson role involving control pest work is classified under sales, commissions, and real estate in its complete 2-record evidence set. Those records connect the claim to commission, tips, or performance pay, but the figure remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Pest control sales
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Network-marketing salesperson is discussed through licenses, credentials, or extended training. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Sales can be the doorway to incredible wealth. I once knew a "health magnets" salesperson who had a network marketing team beneath him. He made $150,000 a MONTH. Dude didn't have a college degree but whatever he wanted he could pay for, whether it was piano lessons or a very expensive motor home.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Merchant-services salesperson is retained within sales, commissions, and real estate as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Sell credit card processing/merchant accounts. Making closer to 2k per day
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Paint salesperson is retained within sales, commissions, and real estate as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Sell over priced sherwin williams paint to dumb ass contractors
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Automotive Aftersales Manager is retained within sales, commissions, and real estate as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: District aftersales manager in automotive.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Commissioned Service Technician is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I get paid rate on jobs. I make 13 percent of whatever revenue I complete. I can easily do a 5,000 - 7,000$ job in a day.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Facility-services salesperson is retained within sales, commissions, and real estate as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: As in every day or every work day? $500 every work day is only 100k. Either way, i do high end sales for facility management (usually cleaning services)
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Flooring Salesperson is retained within sales, commissions, and real estate as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I sell floors
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Golf Cart Salesperson is discussed through seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules. The earning claim is therefore tied to seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I work 4 days a week selling golf carts. Every cart I sell I make about $550. Some days I sell zero, some days I sell 5. It’s all over the place.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Industrial Chemical Salesperson is retained within sales, commissions, and real estate as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Before I retired, I sold heavy industrial chemicals b2b. Made more than $500 daily.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Industrial Hvac Salesperson is retained within sales, commissions, and real estate as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Sales, industrial hvac. No college.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Insurance Agency Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Self employed. Started an insurance agency, used profits to buy rentals, used rental profits to start a document preparation business. Own and operate all of the above
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: This representative role involving meat-sales work is classified under sales, commissions, and real estate in its complete 1-record evidence set. The evidence does not specify hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the figure remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Meat sales rep
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Oncology Insurance Authorization Specialist is retained within sales, commissions, and real estate as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Fight insurance companies to make them pay for chemotherapy for cancer patients
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Post Sales Enablement Professional is retained within sales, commissions, and real estate as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I make slightly less than this and work in tech on the post-sales enablement side. I have an amazing work life balance and love my job! Tech typically pays very well and has great benefits.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Recruiter is discussed through variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Headhunter in Europe. I either work as an RPO and companies rent me for 600ish per day, or I can work placements and that’s more volatile but a singular one is an average of 10K+
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Roofing Salesperson is retained within sales, commissions, and real estate as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Roofing sales. Everybody needs a roof.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Sales Training Manager is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: i train new sales reps for a fortune 50 company
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Sales and ownership
What the pattern means: Shoe Salesperson is retained within sales, commissions, and real estate as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I'm a 1980s shoe salesmen.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Where commenters report limits
Sales unfortunately
Source-record spotlights
I find it hilarious that people think so many people lie on here. While I’m sure there’s some truth to the notion, I don’t think people consider that there are a lot of wealthy neighborhoods across the country. There are a lot of high income earners. I know people who sell mattresses in stores and at events that make over $150k a year and don’t have a college degree. They can just sell. Not everyone out here is broke. Edit: spelling and grammar
Sell (my soul included)
New home sales. Genuinely anyone can do this job if you just market yourself and are generally a pleasant person
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What the counts show
27 normalized answers draw on 155 retained source records.
Archive: 27 index entries preserve 155 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Science, health, and regulationScience, health, and regulation — 2 subcategories
Laboratory, clinical, and scientific specialtiesLaboratory, clinical, and scientific specialties — 11 answers
Laboratory, clinical, and scientific specialties
Every normalized answer assigned to this subcategory is shown with its complete reviewed source support.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: Across its 21 retained source records, Laboratory technologist is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Lab technologist
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: Across its 6 retained source records, This geologist role is discussed through freelance or contract work and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Geologist
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: Sonographer is retained within laboratory, clinical, and scientific specialties as a direct occupational answer, but its 3-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Echocardiograms
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: This perfusionist role involving cardiac work is retained within laboratory, clinical, and scientific specialties as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Cardiac perfusionist
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Economist is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Senior level economist. I make complicated concepts understandable for (mostly) smart people who aren't economists so that they can make informed decisions. That said, I think most ecconomic prediction is horoscope-levels of BS.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: This chemist role involving analytical work is retained within laboratory, clinical, and scientific specialties as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Analytical Chemist
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: This biostatistician role is retained within laboratory, clinical, and scientific specialties as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Biostatistician.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: Cardiac Mapping Specialist is retained within laboratory, clinical, and scientific specialties as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: EP/Cardiac mapping specialist
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: Interferometry Specialist is retained within laboratory, clinical, and scientific specialties as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Interferometry
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: Intraoperative Neurophysiology Specialist is retained within laboratory, clinical, and scientific specialties as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Neurophysiology during surgery.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: This dietitian role involving registered work is retained within laboratory, clinical, and scientific specialties as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Registered Dietitian
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Source-record spotlights
Specialized chemist, only a BS but 25+ years in the industry.
Scientist, Director Level. Manage team of 15.
Vaccine manufacturing.
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What the counts show
11 normalized answers draw on 40 retained source records.
Archive: 11 index entries preserve 40 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Planning, inspection, safety, and compliancePlanning, inspection, safety, and compliance — 18 answers
Planning, inspection, safety, and compliance
Every normalized answer assigned to this subcategory is shown with its complete reviewed source support.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: Across its 7 retained source records, Claims adjuster is discussed through freelance or contract work, hourly or salaried compensation, and variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Claims adjuster. Just spent 20 minutes on a roof and made $750
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: Across its 5 retained source records, Occupational-safety professional is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Safety
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, Information-security professional is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, hourly or salaried compensation, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Lol, not anymore. I assure you, I wasn't making anywhere close to $500 a day at the agency.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, Pressure-vessel inspector is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Pressure vessel inspection, make around AU$900 a day.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, Correctional Officer is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I know prison officers who make this due to the hours they work. 12hr shifts at $40 an hour roughly
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Qa Pipeline Inspector is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: QA inspector on a major transmission line I make $660 a day
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Town planner is discussed through location, market, or currency differences. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I’m just at 500 a day, I’m a town planner for a city
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Secret Service special agent is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Special Agent with the United States Secret Service. 720 a day before overtime, night differential, holiday pay....etc
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: Corporate-security professional is retained within planning, inspection, safety, and compliance as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Corporate security
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: This official role involving building work is retained within planning, inspection, safety, and compliance as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Building Official
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Concrete Quality Control Manager is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Quality Control Manager for a ready mix concrete company.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: Customs And Border Protection Officer is retained within planning, inspection, safety, and compliance as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: $75/hour in Alaska as a federal CBP Officer .
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Probation Officer is discussed through hourly or salaried compensation, union rates or negotiated pay, and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to union rates or negotiated pay and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I’m a probation officer in a HCOL city. This salary is NOT the norm, which is typically less than half of what I make. I got incredibly lucky and I’m part of a union.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: Quality And Customer Service Manager is retained within planning, inspection, safety, and compliance as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: QM & CSR Manager in the life science industry
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: Road-safety auditor is retained within planning, inspection, safety, and compliance as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Road Safety Auditor Now this does come with a few caveats. For a start, the work is very changeable. I might get a dozen jobs to do in a week, or I might go a whole week or two without anything. It ebbs and flows. Also, rarely do I make 500 or more in a day, but it can and does happen. So it's not really a flat out 500 a day job. That said, the work is the work. So when I do get the jobs necessary, I can easily make 500 in a day, probably even just an afternoon. But in years of doing this job I can count on one hand the number of days I made more than 500 in one go!
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Security Systems Integrator is discussed through freelance or contract work. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Independent security systems integrator. I design and install network video systems for businesses.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Steel Quality Inspector is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I sit and watch galvanized steel pass underneath me while writing down defects.(I only surpass $500/day on weekend night shifts or overtime shifts)
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Science, health, and regulation
What the pattern means: Security Guard is retained within planning, inspection, safety, and compliance as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I make more than $500 from two jobs. Day job, I am security guard. Night job, I am bouncer for a night club. Both jobs you can sleep standing up.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Source-record spotlights
Isn't that... a secret?
Inspector here. Petrochemical and pipeline. Avg 800/day worked unless on overtime then it’s 1.5X
I make more than $500 from two jobs. Day job, I am security guard. Night job, I am bouncer for a night club. Both jobs you can sleep standing up.
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What the counts show
18 normalized answers draw on 42 retained source records.
Archive: 18 index entries preserve 42 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Specialized services and unusual workSpecialized services and unusual work — 3 subcategories
Guiding, performance, and event productionGuiding, performance, and event production — 14 answers
Guiding, performance, and event production
Every normalized answer assigned to this subcategory is shown with its complete reviewed source support.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 30 retained source records, Tour operator and guide is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, seniority and accumulated experience, and specialized technical responsibility. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Vegas Tour guide/ tour operator (work for myself). Walking tours and bar-crawls. I get paid to hangout and drink with people. 😅🙈
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 5 retained source records, Social Media Influencer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Own a dog boarding kennel and various brand deals for being an “influencer”
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Television producer is retained within guiding, performance, and event production as a direct occupational answer, but its 4-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: TV producer
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Esports-camp operator is discussed through licenses, credentials, or extended training. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Gaming / Esports Camps
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Fashion Stylist is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I’m a fashion stylist in Paris and can earn up to $2000 a day but sadly not everyday, after 15 years of experience. Usual rate is $300-800 for e-commerce and $1000-2000 for commercials
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, This guide role involving fishing work is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Fishing guide.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: This narrator role involving audiobook work is retained within guiding, performance, and event production as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Audiobook narrator
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Camera Focus Puller is retained within guiding, performance, and event production as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Pull focus
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: This speaker role involving keynote corporate work is retained within guiding, performance, and event production as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Corporate keynote speaker
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Documentary Producer is retained within guiding, performance, and event production as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: you know those behind-the-scenes and “making of” documentaries that come with movies on dvd and bluray? i make those.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Post Production Producer is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and project, production, or event-based billing. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and project, production, or event-based billing; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I work in post production, usually commercials as a producer. When Im busy, I charge anywhere between 600-700/day, and a weekend rate (1.5x) But I am freelance, so it can be a bit feast or famine, especially these days.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, River Guide is discussed through commission, tips, or performance pay, seniority and accumulated experience, and variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to commission, tips, or performance pay and seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: River guide. An amazing job and community but the pay is poor and the work is inconsistent until you have considerable experience. Basically everyone either has another job or lives in their vehicle. After 12 years of summer guiding work on different rivers, I average about $550 a day including tips at my current gig. However this is a difficult, dangerous stretch of river and I'm usually only guiding about 20 trips per season. Yes, I have another job.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Skydiving Instructor is discussed through variable good and bad earning days and seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules. The earning claim is therefore tied to seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules and variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Skydiving instructor. That's not an average day though. Most I made in one day was close to $1200, but again, you get one or two of those in a season.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Vfx Producer is retained within guiding, performance, and event production as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: VFX Producer on films
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Source-record spotlights
Vegas Tour guide/ tour operator (work for myself). Walking tours and bar-crawls. I get paid to hangout and drink with people. 😅🙈
Bro homeless ppl in LA are estimated 6 figures a year too.
How I know you're full of it: You wouldn't have been able to make more in the first 4 years as you did in the last 3 years due to COVID. 2020, 2021, 2022 would have been your lowest years... but you're saying 25 and 26 are worse?
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What the counts show
14 normalized answers draw on 54 retained source records.
Archive: 14 index entries preserve 54 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Niche independent, seasonal, and specialist rolesNiche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles — 89 answers
Niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles
Every normalized answer assigned to this subcategory is shown with its complete reviewed source support.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 53 retained source records, Restaurant server and bartender is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and commission, tips, or performance pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and commission, tips, or performance pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Apparently, u can wait table part time to get this paycheck now
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 16 retained source records, Real-estate professional is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and investment returns rather than wages; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Software dev, also have a real estate focused business (flips, rentals, some general contracting as well).
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 15 retained source records, Psychologist is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, hourly or salaried compensation, and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: My sister is a psychologist and sessions are $300AUD for 50 mins. She gets 65% of that (practice owner takes a cut of everything, but it’s mostly to run the rest of the practice, ie wages of secretaries, the building etc etc). My sister sees on average, at least 7 clients a day.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 14 retained source records, Notary Public And Mobile Signing Agent is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, seniority and accumulated experience, and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: First they will try to sell you this course. Then they will tell you it is not consistent but you can make up to $500 in a day, maybe potentially. Next, if you still believe what they are saying, you need to be morally bankrupt and charge high fees for people looking to just sign a doc. As a notary myself who does it for free, ignore this guy. It is an unnecessary industry that preys on people.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 14 retained source records, Elevator constructor is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, union rates or negotiated pay, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and investment returns rather than wages; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Union Elevator Constructor
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 12 retained source records, Independent handyman is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: $75 hr. With a 2hr min. $150 HandyPRO. Independent Handyman Cert. Industrial maintenance. Most jobs are 2-3 hrs. 2-3 gigs a day im in da Game. Buying leads closing [account] $12-$25 a lead.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 11 retained source records, Digital and brand marketer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, hourly or salaried compensation, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Digital/brand marketing in software, 15 years experience. I enjoy it but it’s not my life’s purpose so plan to retire early in a couple years, travel and volunteer :D Until then it’s a comfortable salary for one, decent PTO for travel, and I WFH mostly, plus lots to learn and I’m never bored!
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 9 retained source records, Air-traffic controller is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, seniority and accumulated experience, and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: $665/day also can be $992/day or $1331/day depending on if it's OT or Holiday (double time). Edit: Forgot to add the profession. Air Traffic Controller
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 8 retained source records, Fire Department Medic is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Medic for a fire department. Work twenty four hour shifts. Make more than double than this a shift. Get ot after 40 hours for the week.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 7 retained source records, Tile And Flooring Installer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, seniority and accumulated experience, and variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Install tile showers, lvp and hardwood floors. I average 5-800 per day sometimes up to 1500 per day. I don’t get to keep all of it. If I make 800 240 goes to Uncle Sam so I have to make 800 to take home 500. It’s up and down some months I make 20 k and some 10 k. I started at 17 working with a master installer as a 1099 employee and stayed ten years until I felt comfortable enough to sell my services to others then started my own business. Only job I’ve ever had. All word of mouth clients no advertising.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 6 retained source records, AV-production professional is discussed through freelance or contract work, overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: AV production.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 6 retained source records, Compliance Analyst is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Banking, in compliance.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 6 retained source records, Ecommerce Reseller is discussed through variable good and bad earning days, seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules, and investment returns rather than wages. The earning claim is therefore tied to investment returns rather than wages and project, production, or event-based billing; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Sell stuff on eBay
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 5 retained source records, Dog walker and home boarder is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I’ve earned that much walking dogs and simultaneously hosting several dogs to board at my house. But it was a hell of a lot of work and it’s not the sort of thing that’s sustainable, unless you have help or just really love spending nearly every minute of the day in the company of dogs
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 5 retained source records, Wastewater Operator is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I clean your poopy water.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, Auto detailer is discussed through licenses, credentials, or extended training and variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I made $700 detailing three cars yesterday
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, Stagehand is discussed through union rates or negotiated pay, location, market, or currency differences, and variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to union rates or negotiated pay and seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Stagehand. Concert load ins, load outs, OT after 8 hrs, great rates, 2x pay after midnight in some locations, corporate summit stage builds, theater work. Ive made more than 1k in a day, but 500 is quite common.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, Vehicle Assembly Worker is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I make that much if I pull about 2 hours of overtime a day whi h I regularly do. I assemble compacting trucks and snow plows
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Internet-service-provider professional is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 3-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I earn about $76/hr. I work for an ISP.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Startup-marketing professional is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Marketing for a startup. Cut my teeth in agencies until I made it in house where it was a different kind of grind. My first salary was $45k. That was 2015 in SF. Now I’m at $200k.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Erp Systems Specialist is discussed through freelance or contract work and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: It's not exciting or dangerous work, but I'm an ERP Systems specialist, meaning I work with manufacturing plants to improve their computer systems. Pays well because: Not a ton of people in the field Not a ton of people working with the specific systems I specialize in Not a ton of people who have 10+ years of experience on the back ends of these systems Not a ton of people cover the full breadth of these systems, as in most specialize in just IT, MFG, Accounting, Training, Troubleshooting, Enhancing...where as I have been in many roles throughout my career and can fill for almost any teams needs So essentially I spent years honing my skills killing all kinds of slimes, and now the world needs slime specialist
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Public-relations professional is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I send emails, attend Teams meetings and talk on the phone, mostly. Corporate calls it “aligning stakeholders”. It’s mostly just tracking work other people do and reporting that to other people to make various things happen. Some people call it Public Relations.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Union Carpenter is discussed through freelance or contract work and union rates or negotiated pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work and union rates or negotiated pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: union carpenter, but i don't see anywhere near that on my check. most of its in pension and insurance
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Upholstery and carpet cleaner is discussed through variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Couch cleaning. 3 couches a day, $600 per day. Sometimes I do $1000 a day with 4 jobs Also do any upholstery cleaning and carpet cleaning
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Academic Librarian is discussed through hourly or salaried compensation and union rates or negotiated pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to union rates or negotiated pay and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Academic librarian. I make about $70/hour. Granted some of it goes into a retirement account and union dues. I also don't work all weeks of the year so it balances out to a much more modest salary.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Application Analyst is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I’m not quite there, but I make around $460/day. I’m an application analyst, specifically access control management. I’m on a two year contract with a large hospital making 120k/year.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Automotive buyer is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I buy cars for a dealer. Paid per car. Some days i make 150 some days i make 1200. Bit of a slow payroll but it averaged out to about 600 a day.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Background Actor is discussed through hourly or salaried compensation, seniority and accumulated experience, and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The earning claim is therefore tied to hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Right now, I make around 400 a day, but when I was in school I made a couple of times more per hour than today as a professional in finance. When I was in elementary and high school, I used to be a background actor for a tv series and it was around 250$ for 4 hours an hour + food was free. (More than 10 years ago) In university, I received 1000$ for around 4 hours of sending individual customized emails. So around 250$ an hour for a really easy job.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Critical Infrastructure Communications Leader is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and specialized technical responsibility. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I lead the strategy, engineering, operations, and modernization of mission critical operational technology communications infrastructure supporting electric utility operations. My work spans telecommunications, networking, fiber, microwave, wireless, SCADA transport, voice systems, cybersecurity coordination, capital planning, commercial sales, vendor and contract management, regulatory compliance, emergency response, and long-term technology strategy. I enjoy solving complex technical and organizational problems by aligning engineering, operations, finance, and leadership to improve reliability, resilience, and the future of critical infrastructure.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Industrial-materials reseller is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I know a guy that makes $500 or more a day he sells super sacks he gets them for free from company A they would toss them in trash and he picks them up then sells them for $4 each to company BC&D he gets about 100+ bags per day There are weeks where he has more demand than supply
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Pipeline laborer is discussed through variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Laborer on the pipeline. $52/hour in wages + $35/hour on benefits. $78/hour OT. We're working six ten hour days and are about to switch over to seven twelves.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Professional DJ is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, location, market, or currency differences, and variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and project, production, or event-based billing; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I am a professional DJ. I work a combination of bars, clubs, restaurants, in-store events, weddings and corporate events. I work with 5-7 agencies and booking companies as well as booking my own work through friends, family, industry connections. I make anywhere from $250-$1500 per event, depending on if I bring and set up my own equipment, and how many hours I work. I am currently averaging $500 per day / per event that I work, but sometimes I’ll work two events in a day if it is a busy summer weekend day. Here is the problem though. The work is not consistent at all (by the month and by the week). For example I just made $6k-$7k during the past few summer months, but I only made $1800 in January and $1000 in February. And some weeks I’ll work 6 or 7 events and other weeks I’ll only work once or twice. There is literally no guarantees because I’m self employed and create my own schedule from scratch. Sadly, because of the insane inconsistency, I will only make around $60k total this year at the absolute most. That is barely enough to survive in a major city (Chicago), I’m not even kidding. It is so hard to make this work that I’m currently in the position of maybe quitting this career path and doing something entirely different. There is just no way to make something like this work without breaking your back and burning out mentally and emotionally. Plus when you add in equipment costs, parking, gas, food, wardrobe and other expenses, sometimes it feels like I’m barely breaking even. I probably netted $15,000 this year. So no, this is not a lucrative job, not a cool job and not a fair or profitable job. It sounds cool on paper for a split second, but then once you hear the full story you understand why nobody does this and everyone just works for a corporation, gets their cozy benefits and insurance and calls it a day. Life is so hard sometimes.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Professional Model is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Model. Not really all that great, it’s not constant work, only paying when I have gigs. It only barely breaks even on living expenses usually.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, This appraiser role involving real-estate work is discussed through variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Real estate Appraiser
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Union sheet-metal worker is discussed through union rates or negotiated pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to union rates or negotiated pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Union sheet metal worker, $72/hr total package, only get like $48/hr on check the rest to pension, annuity, insurance and other benefits.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Veterinarian is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Veterinarian. Six-figure student debt tho.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Web-content editor is discussed through variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: $500 × 5 (days per week) × 52 (weeks per year) = $130,000 I earn a bit more than that. I edit, and sometimes write, things that go on to a website belonging to a large organization. I have to know some HTML and JavaScript, but mostly I need to know how to produce text that is clear, concise, unambiguous, and readable.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Union asphalt laborer is discussed through union rates or negotiated pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to union rates or negotiated pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Union Asphalt laborer. Once I got the hang of how to do the work it became pretty easy.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Broadcast replay operator is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Broadcast replay operator and video highlight editor for sporting events. $650-700 a day, most people in my industry are freelance.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Hydro-excavation operator is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and union rates or negotiated pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and union rates or negotiated pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Union hydro excavation and jetter operator here. I clean shit pipes and make 50/hr roughly and we pretty much only work 12 hour days in the summer
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Automotive Product Specialist is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Im a product specialist for car shows, i basically talk to people about cars. No sales.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Blacksmith is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I run the local Blacksmith & Wagon Repair shop in the town square.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Bricklayer is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: That’s the only time I make it, double time. Did that every Saturday for the last two months as a bricklayer. $100.72/hour for 8.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Canoe Restorer is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I restore antique canoes and my wife sells artisanal candles on Instagram. Together we make about $400k a year.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: This miner role involving coal work is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Coal miner
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: This reporter role involving court work is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Court reporter.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Custom Car Builder is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I build custom cars, weld metals, plastics, do FRP work, engineering and general tomfoolery. preferably at odd times and complicated projects.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Custom log-home builder is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I build custom oak log homes and custom woodwork
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Customer Success Professional is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Client support and success. It's not normally bad unless a lot of clients have similar filing timelines.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Defense Marketing Professional is discussed through freelance or contract work. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Defence contractor marketing department
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Desktop Support Specialist is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: way more than that as desktop support ata hedge fund, think like nearly double
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Ecmo Specialist is discussed through travel, remote sites, or difficult conditions. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Travel ECMO Specialist (basically a heart/lung machine that is run by a nurse, respiratory therapist, or perfusionist).
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Ecologist is discussed through freelance or contract work and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Senior ecologist at environmental consulting firm
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Emergency Dispatcher is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: 911 dispatcher (pre-tax/deductions)
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Finish carpenter is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, hourly or salaried compensation, and variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: The trades usually go like this: Earn hourly working for someone else (50-100k sometimes) Then earn multiple times that working for yourself, moonlighting and then full time. I charge 520 per 8 hour day as a finish carpenter and that's a low-ish rate. Taxes, overhead, etc, are higher on your own but running most of your life costs through a business does wonders.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Flight Instructor is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Flight instructor, if I work a long day. Off days when I’m flying drone work, it’s 30 mins of work for $575
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Flow-cytometry specialist is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Flow cytometry analysis and cell sorting for a bio pharmaceutical company.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Furniture Delivery And Home Staging Worker is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I deliver furniture and help repairs stage houses
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Game Mathematician is discussed through project, production, or event-based billing. The earning claim is therefore tied to project, production, or event-based billing; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Slot mathematician a.k.a. the guy who "rigs" the game so you never win. Do most everything from design to modeling to production code. Base is just around here but averages much higher with bonuses and such.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Industrial Maintenance Supervisor is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Industrial, team leader role. 10 hours puts me right under $650, and I milk that cow.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Industrial Rescue Medic is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Industrial rescue & medic work
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Jail supervisor is discussed through location, market, or currency differences. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Supervisor at a maximum security jail in Canada.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Mail Carrier is discussed through hourly or salaried compensation, seniority and accumulated experience, and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The earning claim is therefore tied to hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I’m a mail carrier and I have coworkers at the top of our pay schedule (13 years) who make over $500 a day if they work 12 hours. It’s not super common but when it happens they’re thrilled. Our OT starts at 8 hours and hourly pay doubles at 12 hours. If you go over 12, it’s 2.5. I’ve done 12+ just a few times. A few have college degrees and make more here than they could in the field of their studies. We have people who joined right after graduating high school too, so no student loan debt.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Maintenance Supervisor is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: It's not always consistent but sometimes it's a lot more. I'm a maintenance supervisor with a handyman side business. Only limitations are my fragile mortal body. I've made 2k a day and I've made 0 a day because of burnout.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Mental Health Biller And Credentialer is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Not me, but every mental health therapist makes roughly $100-150/hour depending on insurance payouts. I am their biller/credentialer.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: This optometrist role is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Optometrist
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Pacs Administrator is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: PACS administrator. Basically a clinical server/network/database/hl7 admin mixed with a project manager who deals with Radiologist, Cardiologist, and Technologist in a front line capacity. Up until a few years ago, anything that touched my radiology and cardiology VLANs, I managed as well and that included printers, scanners, non imaging equipment. Thankfully I don’t work there anymore but I do miss my clinical users.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Penetration Tester is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: $1200 a day penetration tester
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Petroleum Landman is discussed through freelance or contract work. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Independent Petroleum Landman
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Podiatrist is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Not me, but my husband - podiatrist
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Production sound recordist is discussed through hourly or salaried compensation and travel, remote sites, or difficult conditions. The earning claim is therefore tied to hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Field sound recording. Hourly + kit rental. Throw a little travel pay in there.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Refinery Operator is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Refinery control board operator. If I worked overtime on a holiday, it could be as much as $2/min for a 12 hour day.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Roadside Produce Vendor is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, commission, tips, or performance pay, and seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and commission, tips, or performance pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Sell fresh corn (& other vegetables) on the side of the road. The pay is whatever but I found a way to profit off sourcing sourdough bread, local honey & salsa. \+tips. It’s only on the weekends during the 75\~ day season. During the week it’s about half that.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, School Headmaster is discussed through licenses, credentials, or extended training. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I was making this last year as a Headmaster in a Private School.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, This worker role involving social school work is discussed through licenses, credentials, or extended training. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: School social worker
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Sleep Technologist is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Traveling sleep tech. I make about $700/day after taxes but it’s a 12 hour shift and I have to pay for a second room.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Sober Companion And Recovery Coach is discussed through licenses, credentials, or extended training. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I work as a sober companion. I help people through high stress transitions between sober houses, rehab, detox, psych wards, etc. most of my cases are dual diagnosis, and Im pursuing a masters to become a family and marriage therapist (LMFT). But for now I do this and coaching for mostly rich kids who have families that are finally ready for a change, oftentimes before the kids are. Meeting people where they are can be difficult. Motivational interviewing (techniques to incept people with motivation) is a huge part of what I do. Ive been sober for a while now and am a licensed alcohol and drug counselor (LADC II), and absolutely love what I do
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Steel Industry Worker is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I work in the steel industry and any overtime day is $51 a hr. I work 10hr shifts so $500 a day
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Traffic Control Worker is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Traffic control
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Translator and interpreter is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Translation and interpretation.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Underground Lineworker And Splicer is discussed through union rates or negotiated pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to union rates or negotiated pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Union Journeyman splicer…underground lineman.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Union Representative is discussed through union rates or negotiated pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to union rates or negotiated pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Union rep.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, United Nations Official is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Senior staff at the United Nations. And its tax-free too!
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Usability Testing Specialist is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Essentially, usability testing for website of major insurance company.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Wallpaper Installer is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I make $2k a day installing wallpaper
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Watchmaker is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Watches and got super specific with brand movements
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Wildlife Biologist is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Wildlife biologist for the power company
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Window And Door Installer is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Install windows and doors. Can make anywhere from $350 to $1200 a day
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Professional Gambler is retained within niche independent, seasonal, and specialist roles as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Gamble, I gamble...and only because I make good money at work, but even better money at gambling some of it. Not advisable, but you asked. Local Truck Driver otherwise.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Source-record spotlights
$665/day also can be $992/day or $1331/day depending on if it's OT or Holiday (double time). Edit: Forgot to add the profession. Air Traffic Controller
I work in libraries. I'll never see that kind of money in my lifetime.
Gamble, I gamble...and only because I make good money at work, but even better money at gambling some of it. Not advisable, but you asked. Local Truck Driver otherwise.
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What the counts show
89 normalized answers draw on 293 retained source records.
Archive: 89 index entries preserve 293 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Personal, animal, food, and hospitality servicesPersonal, animal, food, and hospitality services — 13 answers
Personal, animal, food, and hospitality services
Every normalized answer assigned to this subcategory is shown with its complete reviewed source support.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 34 retained source records, Hairdresser is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, commission, tips, or performance pay, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and commission, tips, or performance pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I’m a hairdresser $700 is pretty average for me but I only work 4 days a week and obviously all time off is unpaid
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 5 retained source records, Private Chef is discussed through hourly or salaried compensation and seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules. The earning claim is therefore tied to hourly or salaried compensation and seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Private chef, but I only cook 2-4 days a week depending on how many clients I have at once and the time of the year.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, This farrier role is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Farrier
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: This groomer role involving dog work is retained within personal, animal, food, and hospitality services as a direct occupational answer, but its 4-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Dog groomer!
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: This nanny role is retained within personal, animal, food, and hospitality services as a direct occupational answer, but its 4-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Nanny
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Private Tutor is discussed through hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I'm a private tutor. I make anywhere from 60 to 200 bucks an hour.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Casino blackjack dealer is discussed through variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Not everyday but average $500 a day dealing Blackjack.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Commercial Baker is retained within personal, animal, food, and hospitality services as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Make donuts and bread.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Electrologist is discussed through licenses, credentials, or extended training and seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules. The earning claim is therefore tied to seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Licensed Electrologist - permanent hair removal I’m also a new student at 40yo (never went to college) so I work 3-4 days a week 3-8 hours a day. Today I’m only going to make around $300 (1.5 hours hands on clients and maybe 30 minutes total of setup/cleanup so a 2 hour workday) On my 6-8 hour days I can make anywhere from $700-$1000
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Golf Course Superintendent is retained within personal, animal, food, and hospitality services as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Golf course superintendent at a private club.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Professional Poker Player is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Poker player. I don’t earn $500 every day but have a win rate of $150/hr over the last 7 years
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Trading Card Grader is retained within personal, animal, food, and hospitality services as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Regrade Pokemon Cards
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Specialized services and unusual work
What the pattern means: Valet Parking Attendant is retained within personal, animal, food, and hospitality services as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I park cars 🚙
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Source-record spotlights
I’m a hairdresser $700 is pretty average for me but I only work 4 days a week and obviously all time off is unpaid
Cat groomer 6 hour days
Luxury hotel task force chef. I come in and either run a kitchen/banquets program or work as a line/prep cook. Usually it's like $350 a day contracted plus room in a luxury hotel (with all the amenities, I'm treated as a guest) and $80/day meal stipend.
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What the counts show
13 normalized answers draw on 61 retained source records.
Archive: 13 index entries preserve 61 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Technology and engineeringTechnology and engineering — 2 subcategories
Engineering, science, and technical consultingEngineering, science, and technical consulting — 27 answers
Engineering, science, and technical consulting
Every normalized answer assigned to this subcategory is shown with its complete reviewed source support.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 15 retained source records, Business consultant is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: And a lot of people gain a decade or two of experience and leverage that into a consulting gig where you can charge your own rates. Consulting helped me buy my first new car, my house and ultimately land a full-time corporate gig with a much higher salary.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 8 retained source records, Architect is discussed through freelance or contract work, hourly or salaried compensation, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: architect, more than 20 years experience
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, Enterprise-architecture consultant is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Enterprise architecture consulting.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, Semiconductor Consultant is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Before I retired (2017), I was grossing $1280/day plus expenses consulting for chip companies and advising them on new products and acquisitions. Today the gross would be significantly higher. Not a job you can get without a good bit of education, experience, and most of all, a reputation for rock-solid delivery. That last bit pays off in virtually every situation. Always, always never over-promise and always over-deliver.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Compliance Technical Writer is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience, specialized technical responsibility, and location, market, or currency differences. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Big tech industry compliance technical writer.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Research Compliance Professional is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, seniority and accumulated experience, and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Research compliance for a medical device company
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Ux Researcher And Designer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, commission, tips, or performance pay, and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and investment returns rather than wages; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Was a UX researcher/designer for two big tech companies. Started off making $250/day back in the late 90’s, was making about $1k/day in salary after 29 years in the field, though that doesn’t include RSU (stock) compensation or bonuses which by the end was about equal to my salary. Money was great, but was a lot of hours, lot of stress, business travel (good and bad about that), etc. I would have made more if I’d been willing to be a manager but I refused every time I was asked. I started the job with a PhD which gave me a higher starting salary ($65k instead of $55k); I’m a sense that compounded because raises were a percentage of the previous year’s salary but that was kind of an illusion since companies work backward to get to the percent; it almost certainly helped me get the job though, so I won’t complain. I also occasionally taught college classes on the side just because I liked to teach and a single senior level course at a large university paid $4k/semester by comparison, so my real corporate IT job paid that in less than a week with far better benefits (college adjunct had no benefits). I only mention that because my original plan was to become a college professor - after I got my MA, I basically sold my soul to corporate to stop being poor (I grew up poor in WV - but the grinding debt and poverty when paying my way through college and graduate school broke me). I looked around to see what the heck I could do with my degree to make a decent living. I’m retired now at 57 and can’t say I regretted the decision, especially since I got to scratch the teaching itch anyway. I did hit a point at work that the anxiety was so bad I was drinking myself to death and unable to sleep - eventually went on Ambien and an SSRI and tranquilizers to deal with it. (I found out many of my colleagues had also gone on drugs to deal with the pressure). Ain’t no such thing as a free lunch unless you are born rich.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, B2B technical-support specialist is discussed through specialized technical responsibility. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Comms technician Though, that's only when I am on site. Plenty of dead time between, so it's not a consistent rate.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Research-and-development director is retained within engineering, science, and technical consulting as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: When I used to make that I worked in R&D now I’m just a loser that can’t find work
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, This scientist role involving environmental work is discussed through freelance or contract work and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: environmental scientist
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Google Ads Consultant is discussed through freelance or contract work and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Self employed Google Ads consultant.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Manufacturing and supply-chain consultant is discussed through freelance or contract work, commission, tips, or performance pay, and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to commission, tips, or performance pay and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I consult for manufacturing and supply chain companies on how to improve operations and some CAPEX projects.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, This consultant role involving management waste work is discussed through freelance or contract work. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Waste Management Consultant
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Crisis-communications consultant is discussed through variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Crisis communication . It’s good, but it’s stressful, sometimes the good kind of stress and sometimes not. If you’re good, the pay is great. But hustling to find clients is hard. Well and by nature of the work, you work almost exclusively for companies/entities that everyone hates so the happy hour “what to you do for works chat can suck haha
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Ai Consultant is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: AI consultant, radio personality, SAAS company owner.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, AI research scientist is discussed through hourly or salaried compensation, seniority and accumulated experience, and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The earning claim is therefore tied to hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Interesting way to ask the question. I make $151k a year, get 47 paid days off a year, so only work about 42 weeks out of the year. Makes my hourly rate about $90 and my daily rate about $720. I am a AI Research scientist for a university affiliated research center. Spent 11 years in college to get a PhD in computer science to qualify for the job.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, College Admissions Consultant is discussed through freelance or contract work. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: College consultant
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, This consultant role involving compensation work is discussed through freelance or contract work. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Compensation consultant
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Consulting Team Manager is retained within engineering, science, and technical consulting as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Manage a team of consultants
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Digital Analytics Consultant is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Digital Analytics consultant/architect. I’m the guy that works with big companies to help them plan and implement the technologies used to track what people buy on there Web sites, mobile apps and integrating that with customer and offline data.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Employment Tax Consultant is discussed through location, market, or currency differences. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I explain the US federal and state employment tax considerations when engaging employees and paying wages.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Go To Market Systems Architect is retained within engineering, science, and technical consulting as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I'm a GTM Systems Architect! The hours can be really intense but working in fast paced startups can be really rewarding. And pay scales well with skill so the better you get the more you can earn. Looking to enter consultancy next!
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Network-architecture consultant is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I was a Senior Network Engineer who moved to architecture consulting and implementation. Now I do large SASE/SSE transformations around Palo Alto Network's platformization. There's always work and money is great. If you're at a growing company with a normal enterprise refresh cycle, you can usually always count on work and leave triage to the L1/L2 NOC/SOC, but if your company is 'everything built and working, no need you no more' it is a sign to find another company.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: New Car Negotiation Consultant is retained within engineering, science, and technical consulting as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I help people negotiate on new cars. People mainly pay me to avoid dealing with stealerships but I can almost always score a way bigger discount that offsets the fee and then some. I’ve got your back until your new car is in your driveway.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Pipeline Corrosion Consultant is discussed through freelance or contract work. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Pipeline consulting, corrosion control mostly. I net about $590/day
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Regulatory Consultant is discussed through freelance or contract work and specialized technical responsibility. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Consulting on niche regulations
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: UX and technical writer is retained within engineering, science, and technical consulting as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: UX/Tech Writer
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Source-record spotlights
architect, more than 20 years experience
I applied for 2000 jobs over the course of 2 years. I have a PhD and 10 years of experience.
Help organizations get to decisions faster, tie my value to the value they will get from following my recommendations.
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What the counts show
27 normalized answers draw on 66 retained source records.
Archive: 27 index entries preserve 66 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Software, data, and cybersecuritySoftware, data, and cybersecurity — 100 answers
Software, data, and cybersecurity
Every normalized answer assigned to this subcategory is shown with its complete reviewed source support.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 308 retained source records, Software engineer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and commission, tips, or performance pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and investment returns rather than wages; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Also a senior software engineer who is burnt out. Today they're giving us a training on return to waterfall instead of scrum. They call it SAFe. Fuck my life.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 78 retained source records, Independent video-game developer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, seniority and accumulated experience, and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and investment returns rather than wages; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Solo indie videogame developer. My last game, without being on a sale, earns me around 400-600 usd a day. Currently only on Steam. Doing console porta right now, so that number will go up. When the game does go on a sale, numbers can go to around 2000 usd to around 12000 per day. Very happy with it. Only took 14 years of sologamedev to get a hit game like this! Would not recommend to anyone. Edit: lots of you asking for the name of the game in comments. Together Moon Escape. Online or splitscreen coop only :)
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 76 retained source records, This engineer role involving electrical work is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and commission, tips, or performance pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and commission, tips, or performance pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: electrical engineer
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 51 retained source records, Engineering professional is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: The professor who taught my signals and systems class actually specialized in signal processing for medical devices so I can see the value in a program like that. That is one of the weirdest programs I've ever heard of though lol and definitely not a typical "bio degree"
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 49 retained source records, Mechanical engineer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, hourly or salaried compensation, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Mechanical engineer with 20 years experience.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 42 retained source records, Program manager is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and commission, tips, or performance pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and commission, tips, or performance pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Project Management - Engineering/Software/Manufacturing
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 34 retained source records, Cybersecurity engineer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and commission, tips, or performance pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and commission, tips, or performance pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Cybersecurity engineer. I generally write code, build automations for the operations team, and read hacker shit to stay on top of trends
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 33 retained source records, Engineering manager and program leader is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and investment returns rather than wages; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Yup. Know one who earns about $2000 a day. 50 years experience, PhD, and a few decades managing billion dollar development programs. Not exactly an easy to replicate skillset.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 30 retained source records, IT systems administrator is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: IT systems administrator for a nuclear power company
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 27 retained source records, Independent software consultant is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and investment returns rather than wages; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I mean, yes you can, but there tons of people having that idea since they are so many layoffs. Odds of you making it is pretty slim.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 25 retained source records, Technology consultant and AI enablement engineer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and investment returns rather than wages; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I'm a tech consultant so I see a lot of large product companies (and not a lot of actual tech companies). From what I've seen this is like every single product company. They wanted to follow Big Tech's lead but didn't understand that agile (and effective cloud, microservice architectures, event driven processing, etc) require solid tech fundamentals and an investment in your engineering as more than a cost center. I'm an 'AI Enablement Engineer / Coach' at the moment, and what do you know - transforming your entire enterprise from the ground up to support AI costs a lot of money and you have to have squeaky clean data and incredible engineering culture to do it. Product companies generally won't even accept a short term reduction in velocity to achieve a transformation like this, much less an entire revamp of their 20 minute pipelines, broken non-prod environments, data intake etc
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 24 retained source records, Software-company founder is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and investment returns rather than wages; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: TIL that I make more than $500 per day. I hadn’t actually done the math. If I take my gross salary and divide by the number of paid days per year, I do make more than $500 per day. I run a software company that I founded long ago with my own money and some from friends and family. We aren’t wildly successful but our customers seem to appreciate what we do and I hade created a work environment and culture that would be hard to find elsewhere. I’m a big believer that turnover is very expensive. Our turnover rate 6X lower than the industry average. I’m proud of that.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 13 retained source records, Systems Engineer is discussed through freelance or contract work, commission, tips, or performance pay, and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to commission, tips, or performance pay and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Systems Engineering
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 12 retained source records, Network engineer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Same for Senior Network Engineer. Oh everything is running smoothly that you built, we don;t need you anymore.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 12 retained source records, Merchant-marine engineer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Merchant Mariner. Engineer. With a good company deep sea you can make over $1000 a day as a Second Engineer.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 9 retained source records, Bioengineer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, licenses, credentials, or extended training, and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Bioengineer in med device
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 8 retained source records, Data-science manager is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Manage a data science team at an investment management company
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 7 retained source records, Aerospace engineer is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, seniority and accumulated experience, and travel, remote sites, or difficult conditions. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Sup. I make 200k a year. Senior aerospace engineer, have some patented work, have some industry leading performing hardware. There is no such thing as unskilled labor. I’ve seen many engineers say there is, then go do “tech work” only to fuck it up and scrap hundreds of thousands worth of hardware. There’s harder jobs and easier jobs with respect to mental capacity needed but i wouldn’t make it doing checkout work at a busy Costco. I can’t work if it’s loud. I only lasted a few weeks at a deli in highschool because I couldn’t figure out the POS system to save my life. I can design liquid hydrogen components like no problem.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 7 retained source records, This engineer role involving petroleum work is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience and specialized technical responsibility. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Petroleum engineer
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 6 retained source records, Big-tech engineer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, hourly or salaried compensation, and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and investment returns rather than wages; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Engineer in big tech. Highly recommend it. My only concern is that I might be contributing to the death of free society.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 6 retained source records, This engineer role involving audio work is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, union rates or negotiated pay, and variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and union rates or negotiated pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Audio engineer
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 6 retained source records, Civil Engineer is discussed through hourly or salaried compensation, seniority and accumulated experience, and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The earning claim is therefore tied to hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Civil Engineer in HCOL. (Hourly rate is ~$65/hr).
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 6 retained source records, Controls engineer is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience, licenses, credentials, or extended training, and location, market, or currency differences. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Controls Engineer with a degree in Electrical Engineering.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 5 retained source records, DevOps engineer is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Senior DevOps Engineer w/ 14 YOE.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 5 retained source records, Data-center technician is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, hourly or salaried compensation, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: 1200/day Senior Data Center Technician
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 5 retained source records, Industrial Automation Engineer is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Automation Engineer in biopharma. 5 years experience.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 5 retained source records, Quality engineer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, commission, tips, or performance pay, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and commission, tips, or performance pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I make about 125k (before bonus and incentive payments) per year which averaged over a 2000 hour work year is about $500 per day before taxes, deductions, and other such standard paycheck deductions. I am a quality engineer in aerospace and defense. I'm about a decade into my career through my career (early to mid 30s) and have several certifications and a work history eith quality systems management experience under my belt that make me valuable in a manufacturing environment. I live in a low to moderate cost of living area as well, so I'm very very fortunate to be where I'm at right now.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, Nuclear engineer is discussed through licenses, credentials, or extended training and location, market, or currency differences. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: My wife and I both make $225k as nuclear engineers at a firm called Constellation, so about $110/hour. High end pay for demanding work. With 3 kids under 3 daycare gobbles this pretty quickly.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, Construction program manager is discussed through hourly or salaried compensation and variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to hourly or salaried compensation and variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I manage people who manage people who manage people who manage construction projects
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, Software architect and principal engineer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Principal Engineer here, I saw this one coming for a while... make planning more important and code quicker to write and that's the natural thing to do. Also, fuck my life. But this I accepted it way back when they practically broke my keyboard and made me an architect for 11 teams of developers. I still love creating applications, and treasure the time I can actually do hands on work. AI has been robbing me of all this lately.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, Software Sales Consultant is discussed through freelance or contract work, seniority and accumulated experience, and specialized technical responsibility. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I'm right at $2.4day, $12k/week. Software sales/consutling.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Machine-learning engineer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Work in machine learning at a tech company. Bunch of us will book a conference room till 9pm and play Warhammer at work. So plenty of highish earners are still big ol dorks.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Semiconductor metrology engineer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, hourly or salaried compensation, and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and project, production, or event-based billing; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I am an engineer doing metrology in the semiconductor industry. B.S. in Physics and this is my 13th year out of college. I'm at my 3rd company and each move came with a hefty salary bump.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Marine engineer is discussed through travel, remote sites, or difficult conditions. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Marine engineering.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: This engineer role involving chemical work is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 3-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Chemical engineer
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Computer engineer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, seniority and accumulated experience, and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: computer engineer working in space industry
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Data Engineer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Senior data engineer in Copenhagen, Denmark (but I do have a PhD and two postdocs in computational chemistry/machine learning). It's not even that much to be honest, life is really expensive here.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, IT product owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Product Owner (IT)
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Software-engineering executive is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Head of engineering of a small privately owned company.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Structural engineer is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Structural Engineer in Oil and Gas with 20 years experience
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Field engineer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, hourly or salaried compensation, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Depends what you do for work. I was actually at $130k in my first full year of my career. Field engineer for a big company working in dangerous places. I then left big company for better culture, and since took three consecutive pay cuts over the course of the next decade to upgrade quality of life and worked myself back up again paywise. > Down to 90, bumped to 100 after 1 year (culture move) > Down to 85, up to 120 after two promos and three merit increases in 4 years (big company move) > Down to 110, and here I am today at about $115k. (Culture move). With my new job I work <40h per week and can wear what i want and wfh whenever. Soon I’ll leave to go to a bigger company, and I’ll probably accept 105-110 as a starting salary.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Oil-and-gas IT operations is discussed through freelance or contract work and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: IT Operations for an Oil and Gas major, $600+ a day plus extremely good benefits package as i'm staff not a contractor. I'm responsible for the Remote Access infrastructure and the deployment and management of applications and endpoints. Cushiest and best job I've ever had , so much so I've been here 17 years and have no plans on leaving until i retire.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Real-estate developer is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Real estate development
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Data Entry Clerk is discussed through location, market, or currency differences. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Data entry for a police dept (city’s pay better than county’s).
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Facilities engineer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, licenses, credentials, or extended training, and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: People fail to realize that world runs on Engineering, Medical, Education and Trades. Without one of these, the world would literally collapse. Somehow you get marketing people making 2x as us engineers but work approximately 2 hours a day. I also hate people that are big into rental properties. Out of all the occupations you could do, you chose to do the one that is actively destroying affordability of housing for Americans. Yes we need rental housing, but it has been taken to the absolute extreme and continues to get worse. I will say this, I recently made the move to a pharmaceutical company and they pay significantly better than other industries. I am now a Facilities Engineer and own all the pure water systems on our campus. I am 24 y/o for reference.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Manufacturing engineer is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: make just over $500 a day as a manufacturing engineer in the semiconductor industry providing build support.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, This engineer role involving radio-frequency work is discussed through commission, tips, or performance pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to commission, tips, or performance pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Radio Frequency Engineer
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Renewable Energy Developer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Renewable energy development
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, B2B data-API founder is discussed through specialized technical responsibility. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I build niche B2B data APIs. Specifically auto-parts cross-references — the unglamorous data that tells a shop which part is interchangeable with which. Nobody wants to maintain it, everybody needs it, so businesses pay for an API instead of scraping it themselves. Turns out "boring infrastructure other companies depend on" is a solid way to clear that number. The hard part was never the code — it's owning clean data in a niche most devs find too dull to touch.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Chemical-engineering project manager is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Congrats brother. I’m at 12 yrs as a pm (chemE) trained at 127. Should hit 130 or more next year!
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Design-automation engineer is discussed through licenses, credentials, or extended training and location, market, or currency differences. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I should say, that while my degree is in mechanical engineering, my current role is as a Sr Design Automation Engineer. And this is in a MCOL metropolitan area.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Ai Data Annotation Manager is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Ai data annotation and team management. Biggest standard paycheck so far was 16k/week
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, AI research engineer is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Looking to do the same if anyone could help find a poor Senior AI Research Engineer a wfm job
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Air Purification Design Engineer is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Air purification system design
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Automotive Quality Engineer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Currently yes. My company sent me on a 3-year assignment to Shanghai. I do automotive QA.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Biotech facilities and validation engineer is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Facilities and Validation Engineer in biotech
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Corporate Audio Engineer is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Corporate sound engineer
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Credit Repair Professional is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Credit Repair and my 9-5
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Cyber-threat-intelligence specialist is discussed through hourly or salaried compensation and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I do cyber threat intelligence and incident response with a focus on digital forensics. I'm salaried and grossly underpaid at 155k at my current location.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: This architect role involving cybersecurity work is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Cybersecurity Architect
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Cybersecurity executive is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and investment returns rather than wages. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and investment returns rather than wages; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: VP of some cyber security stuff, so mid/high six figures (breaking into 7 figures will depend on company stock performance... bleh). Although I passed the 130k/year mark over a decade ago as an independent contributor in cyber security doing architecture and then incident response.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Data Governance Manager is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Senior Data Governance Manager.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Database Administrator is discussed through freelance or contract work. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: database administrator (contract)
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Engineering Executive is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I’m an executive at an engineering firm.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Enterprise Wi-Fi engineer is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I design Wi-Fi for enterprises.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Field Audit And Contract Management Leader is discussed through freelance or contract work. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I teach and review the work of a nation wide team or field auditor and contract managers. It might not be worth the money. I need to cease more control to make sure it doesn’t happen to the next.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Fire Safety Engineer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: If I would start my own business I could charge about €120 an hour. I now work for the government though, so while pay isn't anywhere close I get pension, paid leave as a dad of a young kid and don't have to violate my beliefs. I work as senior fire safety engineer.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Firmware engineer is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Principal firmware dev here. Imagine having a software design methodology :(
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Fit Model is discussed through project, production, or event-based billing. The earning claim is therefore tied to project, production, or event-based billing; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Fit modeling. I am contracted to different clothing brands for fittings. Clients hire me to work internally with fit techs to try on samples all day and get the fit right for said brand before the samples reach the production stage! I work Monday through Thursday ~ 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM give or take.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: This engineer role involving geotechnical work is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Geotechnical engineer
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Government Program Manager is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Apparently GS-14 overtime
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Industrial engineer is discussed through specialized technical responsibility. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: industrial engineering is less complex math and feeds right into Quality. I would looking into IE as a major and staying in the QC/QM path.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Industrial-program consultant is discussed through freelance or contract work and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Lot of industrial processes and programs can stretch back decades. Need people to advise that ran those programs 10 or 20 years ago. Mistakes can quickly pile into obscene costs thst make CEO pay look small. There are people consulting half time at 80, making a half million a year while its clear they arent all mentally there. Those guys dont know how to retire. And execs are scared not to pay them because of how expensive lacking institutional knowledge can be. There often isnt younger guys that can easily replace the knowledge on a 40 year old program. Especially if they helped build it 40 years ago.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, This consultant role involving audit internal work is discussed through freelance or contract work. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: internal audit consultant
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, It Support Business Owner is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Make just over $1k USD a day running a small IT support business in Australia. My wife works with me so double that for both of us. Thats based on hours billed and not any hardware or software sales margins which are on top again. 50% more if any work is after hours.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Kernel and hardware developer is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Os/kernel/hardware developer
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Linux Lead Engineer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I used to own an atv rental company. Avg $1000 a day. Groups of 10 to 20. Stress was no joke. And dealing with this kind of crowd really changes your view towards humanity. I no longer run it I'm now a Linux ld engineer and make about $500ish a day. From that don't forget taxes and healthcare
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Live Event Video Engineer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and project, production, or event-based billing. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and project, production, or event-based billing; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Live Event Video Engineer, can make anywhere from $700-$1100 a day depending on the client and position (Screen Management, LED Engineer, Cam Switcher are more specific positions that fall under this umbrella)
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Mechanical Automation Engineer is discussed through project, production, or event-based billing. The earning claim is therefore tied to project, production, or event-based billing; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Project Engineer / Chief Mechanical Engineer at a factory automation design house. We make turn key machines to automate production processes. I LOVE my job, most days. It’s like grown up legos, I get to be creative every day. Talking gross income I make almost $600 a day, depending on my exact time worked (the figure I presented was a 9 hour day).
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Mining Engineer is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Mining Engineer (now manager)
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Packaging Engineer is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Packaging engineer and sales.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Post Production Systems Engineer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and project, production, or event-based billing. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and project, production, or event-based billing; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I’m a post production video systems engineer. It’s mind meltingly stressful as it’s all the work of systems engineering/coding combined with the timeline pressures of show business, plus all of the software utilized is known by a tiny contingent of people and any YouTube videos you search on the specific pieces of software have less than 100 views. Also, the media industry is fucked and sinking and I specialized myself into a corner. So…
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Power Apps Developer is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Power Apps Developer - 560 a day
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Presales cybersecurity architect is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Presales cyber security architect
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Reliability Engineer is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Reliability engineer for a chemical manufacturer, for fixed equipment
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Robotics Engineer is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Robotics
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Satellite Ground Station Engineer is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Ground Station Engineer monitoring satellite communications. But my shifts are 12 hours so it’s not as impressive.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: SCADA and ICS cybersecurity specialist is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: SCADA / ICS Cybersecurity SME - $85/hr
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Sharepoint Developer is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: SharePoint development
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Site-reliability engineer is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I’m also a Senior Software Engineer, Agile killed me, the constant checkin, along with constantly being in meetings and bothered for help. Then I moved to a SRE role. I rarely think of burnout days now. At least in my company, I now get a project some that are 6-12 months long. With space to complete it. If one week took me away from the project to deal with other burning issues it is fine. And the pay is even better.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Software and hardware systems specialist is discussed through variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: This is actually why I'm still around. I'm a software/hardware systems specialist. It's all custom software running on custom hardware, and it all works flawlessly until they need something changed for a new input. Then suddenly it "breaks" and we're "saving them." Sometimes the changes are physical, like a bottle size or distributor changing. Sometimes they're digital, like the constant wave of updates to systems that probably shouldn't be connected to the internet in the first place. Sometimes it's evolutionary, like hardware availability changing over time... or just plain old bad data. The data has to come in from outside sources, and sometimes it's wrong. Because of all that, instead of everything running smoothly 100% of the time, it runs smoothly most of the time. But when it does go down, it's such a big deal that you're basically a hero when you get it working again.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Software Asset Manager is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I'm right around that $500/day before taxes. It took me many years to get to this pay rate (I'm 51), and I know any day it could easily be taken away from me. I work in IT doing Software Asset Management for a global aerospace company. It's my dream job, and I keep praying I can keep it until I retire 10-15 years from now.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Software Qa Manager is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Software QA Manager. I do not deserve it.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Software Test Engineer is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Software Testing
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Special Needs Day Program Owner is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I make half a million dollars every year. I run a community based day program for adults with special needs helping them learn prevocational skills for employment.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Stormwater Engineering Manager is discussed through specialized technical responsibility. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Technical Manager-Stormwater Engineering
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Supercomputer Engineer is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I build supercomputers. I am destroying the world. When I started doing this, that was not the goal, but the techbros somehow turned it into that. Also, they've made RAM and hard drives unaffordable even for people who earn more than $500 a day.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: This engineer role involving textile work is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Textile Engineer
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Traffic engineer is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Traffic Engineer with 13 YOE
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Technology and engineering
What the pattern means: Ai Engineer is retained within software, data, and cybersecurity as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Ai developer director level. $200/hr.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Where commenters report limits
Thank you. There have been times where it has been extraordinarily difficult and other times when it’s been smooth sailing. But then that’s just life, isn’t it? I think part of the reason we have lasted so long and at the same time not grown to be as large as perhaps we could have, is that I’m not a mercenary-type CEO. I think work-life balance is important. I didn’t want to get to 62 (the age I am now) and have a very successful business but have kids that don’t know me and an unhappy marriage because I’m always focused on work. That’s not a life. Not for me anyway. I like the people I work with and they seem to like me. There’s no drama. We all get along very well and are dedicated to what we do. None of us see our work as just a job. I’m truly grateful to have had the opportunity to do exactly what I always wanted to do for the past 30 years. I’ve been very lucky and I’m don’t take that for granted.
I have to be careful here because this is my anonymous Reddit account. And this has turned into a very long answer to a very short question so bear with me. 😀 How I got started is that I found someone who had created some software as a hobby project. It needed a lot of work but I could see it was a diamond in the rough. I contacted him to see if he’d like to work on it full time. He said he would so I worked out how much money I believed we would need to reach the point where it would be self-sustaining. I then raised that money from friends and family. Most of them didn’t understand the business of software but they knew and trusted me. So they were investing in me more than anything I think. I had saved some money such that I could go without pay for about 6 months so that helped. Fortunately it turned out we only needed about 66% of what I had projected we would need so I didn’t raise the entire amount. That was all back in the beginning and we have never needed to raise money since then. There have been times when things were extraordinarily difficult. There was a time when I was about to get married and the continued existence of the business was very questionable. But if I have learned anything from the last 30 years is that business, just like life, is about solving one problem after another and then enjoying those moments when there are no problems to solve. Initially when a letter from the Internal Revenue Service would arrive or an employee would leave for some other job, I would get a lump in my throat. Is this going to be the moment when things go south? But they never did. The letter was never terrible news and as much as I valued the employee, they weren’t the keystone of the bridge of the business. No one person is. Not even me. So many people work at jobs that are only that: a job. A paycheck. They are living for the weekend and eventual retirement. That was my dad. I think he was mildly depressed his entire adult life as a result. Now he’s 90 and has advanced Alzheimer’s. I am painfully aware that not everyone gets the chance to do something that most of the time does not feel like work. I am aware that I have been extraordinarily lucky and thus I value it and I value the people I work with. I value our customers as well because they make it all possible. When they take the time to write to me, I let them know that. When we disappoint them, I let them know I’m sorry that has happened. We are all humans after all. We are imperfect. We make mistakes. We fuck up. But we are also capable of beautiful and amazing things. And we just get this one life so I think rather than pound our chests and congratulate ourselves when things go our way, it’s important to be grateful. As Carl Sagan once said, “It’s better to see the universe as it truly is than it persist in a delusion, not matter how satisfying or reassuring.” I live by that.
Source-record spotlights
Solo indie videogame developer. My last game, without being on a sale, earns me around 400-600 usd a day. Currently only on Steam. Doing console porta right now, so that number will go up. When the game does go on a sale, numbers can go to around 2000 usd to around 12000 per day. Very happy with it. Only took 14 years of sologamedev to get a hit game like this! Would not recommend to anyone. Edit: lots of you asking for the name of the game in comments. Together Moon Escape. Online or splitscreen coop only :)
Total comp for the year works out to about $838 a day. Mid-Lower level tech executive for a live entertainment venue. Mostly I just make sure the right teams have the right resources to do their jobs, and make architectural decisions that help steer the direction of the business.
Ai developer director level. $200/hr.
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What the counts show
100 normalized answers draw on 945 retained source records.
Archive: 100 index entries preserve 945 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Trades and constructionTrades and construction — 3 subcategories
Construction, mining, and energyConstruction, mining, and energy — 23 answers
Construction, mining, and energy
Every normalized answer assigned to this subcategory is shown with its complete reviewed source support.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 34 retained source records, Construction worker is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Welp, that only puts you at $480/day. Sorry, you still have to hang out down here with the rest of us plebes.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 10 retained source records, Defense contractor is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Defense contractor 900-1100 a day
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 10 retained source records, Home-improvement contractor is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I make close to this on a good day/week. Im a remodeling contractor.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 10 retained source records, Oilfield worker is discussed through commission, tips, or performance pay, overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to commission, tips, or performance pay and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Yup! Gross $726usd/day but I'm Canadian and the taxes nail you in the oilfield Net $485usd/day. Not too bad for limited education.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 8 retained source records, Construction Manager is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Construction Management. I hit $130k about 7 years in, then doubled it 4 years later. It scales rapidly when you move away from peon and into upper management.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 7 retained source records, Construction foreman is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I make $60 an hour working construction. as a foreman I also get $170 a day per diem and with the overtime I make about $240k after taxes
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 5 retained source records, Commercial-construction estimator is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, commission, tips, or performance pay, and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and commission, tips, or performance pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Commercial construction new build estimator. Works typically $10-50 million. A bit more than $500 a day, plus super, plus end of year bonus which is typically a months salary. Such a good career path for those wanting to be in white collar construction be stay in the office. Downside is that it’s not glamorous at all. Usually the forgotten career path that does a lot of the work, gets no credit for profitable jobs but gets all the blame for less profitable jobs.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 5 retained source records, Crane operator is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, variable good and bad earning days, and travel, remote sites, or difficult conditions. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Mod cranes. 🏗️
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, Mining Worker is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Mining in Australia, but I work 8, 12 hour days straight and then have 6 days off.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Offshore oil and marine crew is discussed through freelance or contract work, licenses, credentials, or extended training, and travel, remote sites, or difficult conditions. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Work on oil rigs or boats in the oilfield. Work 12hr days for 28days on the rig then home for 28days. Only paid for time worked. Pretty much every job working on ships is paid by a day rate. If it’s a decent job any 3rd Engineer or Mate (lowest level license) make upwards of $800-950 a day. Working anywhere from 45/45, 75/75, 90/90, 120/120 (days onboard/days-at-home) schedules. Chiefs can easily make $200+ a year working half the year.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Fiber Line Subcontractor is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience, variable good and bad earning days, and travel, remote sites, or difficult conditions. The earning claim is therefore tied to variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I bury fiber lines at residental homes, subcontracting, top day was 1200$ adverage is 500 Nice gig, sucks being by yourself all day
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: This contractor role involving epoxy-flooring decorative work is classified under construction, mining, and energy in its complete 1-record evidence set. The evidence does not specify hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the figure remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Decorative epoxy flooring
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Window and solar-panel cleaner is discussed through variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Window washer and occasionally solar panels. On a slow day of window washing its about $110/hr, a fast day of solar panels about $400/hr. Stupid easy work, just need to be comfortable on a ladder.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Boilermaker is retained within construction, mining, and energy as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Boilermaker 800 a day
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Deck And Fence Contractor is retained within construction, mining, and energy as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Build decks and fences
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Ev Charging Infrastructure Contractor is retained within construction, mining, and energy as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I work in public charging stations in EU. Work for myself but get hired by govt agencies.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Livestock Contractor is discussed through freelance or contract work, location, market, or currency differences, and seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules. The earning claim is therefore tied to investment returns rather than wages and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Live stock contracting, up to $4k AUD / day. Very seasonal work however.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Masonry Contractor is retained within construction, mining, and energy as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Masonry
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Mine-construction quality manager is discussed through travel, remote sites, or difficult conditions. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Quality Manager in mine construction.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Natural Gas Utility Foreman is discussed through location, market, or currency differences. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Foreman at a natural gas utility in a major Midwest city.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Oil-and-gas maintenance planner is discussed through location, market, or currency differences. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Maintenance Planner in Oil & Gas, Houston region.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Solar Installer is retained within construction, mining, and energy as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Solar installs.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Virtual Design And Construction Coordinator is retained within construction, mining, and energy as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Construction VDC (Virtual Design & Construction) Coordinator. I love what I do.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Source-record spotlights
Welp, that only puts you at $480/day. Sorry, you still have to hang out down here with the rest of us plebes.
Construction estimator, 3 years construction PM experience 2 year Architect PM experience
Well over that. Own a construction company
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What the counts show
23 normalized answers draw on 110 retained source records.
Archive: 23 index entries preserve 110 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Marine, industrial, and specialist field tradesMarine, industrial, and specialist field trades — 25 answers
Marine, industrial, and specialist field trades
Every normalized answer assigned to this subcategory is shown with its complete reviewed source support.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 16 retained source records, Millwright and machinist is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, and union rates or negotiated pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Millwright/ Machinist
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 13 retained source records, Professional house and commercial painter is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Professional painter.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 12 retained source records, Heavy-equipment operator is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, union rates or negotiated pay, and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and union rates or negotiated pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Equipment operator
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 10 retained source records, Tugboat And Inland Barge Captain is discussed through freelance or contract work, variable good and bad earning days, and seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work and seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: River/canal towboat pilot, $649 per day
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 7 retained source records, Pipefitter is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and union rates or negotiated pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and union rates or negotiated pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Pipefitter in a Fabrication shop.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Arborist is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and specialized technical responsibility. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Elite Arborist
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: This roofer role is retained within marine, industrial, and specialist field trades as a direct occupational answer, but its 3-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Roofer
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Cabinetmaker and restoration joiner is retained within marine, industrial, and specialist field trades as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: uk based. experienced joiner and cabinetmaker who specializes in restoration and preservation... earn around $500 a day and these days its mostly handyman stuff. 😂👍
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Coax Splicer is discussed through location, market, or currency differences and travel, remote sites, or difficult conditions. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Coax Splicer. I travel the US on projects and splice Mainline coax in with new taps, Amps, Line Extenders and Nodes. Today I made close to 700 and projected tomorrow around 600. Its not hard work, just gotta keep a steady pace.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Commercial diver is discussed through freelance or contract work and variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work and variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Commercial Diver, my day rate is between $800-2500 on average but my best day was around 3500 or so.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Commercial Fisher is retained within marine, industrial, and specialist field trades as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Commercial fishing.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, This ironworker role is discussed through union rates or negotiated pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to union rates or negotiated pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Ironworker
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Tugboat crew and tankerman is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Get on a tug boat. Work red flag. Within 3 years you'll be pulling down 500 a day if you hustle and ignore the whiners and complainers. You'll start around 200 a day. Get your tankerman license in under a year and then go blue water. Weve got guys knocking down 700-750 a day with 4 years experience.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Charter Boat Captain is discussed through commission, tips, or performance pay and variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to commission, tips, or performance pay and variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Yacht captain. Average about $100 an hour before tips. Most days I’m doing a single 4hr trip netting me around 500-600 a day. Doubles around 800-1000. Holidays are the real money. One 8hr trip nets about 2,000. Then you have your big tippers, one 6hr trip netted me 2,400 on non holiday time.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Concrete Worker is retained within marine, industrial, and specialist field trades as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Concrete finisher
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Directional Driller is retained within marine, industrial, and specialist field trades as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Directional driller $1200/day. MWD hand $700/day.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Habitat Restoration Worker is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and travel, remote sites, or difficult conditions. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I work for a construction company doing habitat restoration, and I make over that when I travel, which is for about half the year
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Industrial Painter is retained within marine, industrial, and specialist field trades as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I work construction. Structural Steel Coating Application Specialist. In simple terms, I paint bridges, water towers, tunnels, highways, any type of structural steel. I'm also called an Industrial Painter in some areas.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Iron Ore Driller is discussed through seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules. The earning claim is therefore tied to seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Driller for iron ore. Work 2 weeks on then 1 off. Money started good too, for an entry level job. Get my food and room paid while I’m away too
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Logging Worker is retained within marine, industrial, and specialist field trades as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Logging
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Longshore Union Clerk is discussed through union rates or negotiated pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to union rates or negotiated pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: ILWU union, clerk. 600 per day.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Scaffolder is retained within marine, industrial, and specialist field trades as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Scaffolder. 52.28/hr, 11.5hr days.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Towboat captain is discussed through freelance or contract work. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: My husband is a towboat captain and earns a day rate so it’s easy for me.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Union Glazier is discussed through union rates or negotiated pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to union rates or negotiated pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: $70 an hour. Union Glazier
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Union telecommunications worker is discussed through union rates or negotiated pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to union rates or negotiated pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Union telcom
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Where commenters report limits
I was an Arborist. $500 a day was what was my day rate for a long time. Most I’ve ever made in a day was $1800. I would pay other climbers $500 a day also, and my other labourers got $200-$300 a day each. That’s back in early to mid 2000’s. Unfortunately am unable to do it anymore due to health. Loved it when I was though. Not even the money..loved the job itself.
Source-record spotlights
Professional painter.
Journeymen millwright and 4th class power engineer. I don’t make extra for the PE part tho.
How does one break into paint contracting, dare I ask?
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What the counts show
25 normalized answers draw on 87 retained source records.
Archive: 25 index entries preserve 87 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Skilled trades and field serviceSkilled trades and field service — 38 answers
Skilled trades and field service
Every normalized answer assigned to this subcategory is shown with its complete reviewed source support.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 57 retained source records, Electrician is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: That’s about what I’m making as an electrician, I’m on an “all overtime is double time” job currently.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 34 retained source records, Plumber is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and commission, tips, or performance pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and commission, tips, or performance pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Plumber; that’s like two hours. Somewhat easier than some of the jobs listed
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 18 retained source records, Luxury-auto mechanic is discussed through variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Auto mechanic for a luxury brand dealership
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 13 retained source records, HVAC and refrigeration technician is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, union rates or negotiated pay, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and union rates or negotiated pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: HVAC/R VRF and refrigeration + residential side work
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 13 retained source records, Aircraft mechanic is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, hourly or salaried compensation, and seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Airplane mechanic, 10hr days at $55/hr
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 6 retained source records, Traveling union tradesperson is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, union rates or negotiated pay, and licenses, credentials, or extended training. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and union rates or negotiated pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: The trades. 14 days on 7 off = 95 RT 57 OT + $1000 for travel (tax free) + $250 per day sub. pay (tax free). Journeyman rate is $50/hr. Apprentice rates start at 60% of a journeyman for first year and increases 10% for each year completed.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, This welder role involving pipe work is discussed through union rates or negotiated pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to union rates or negotiated pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Pipe welder
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, Telecommunications Technician is discussed through freelance or contract work and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I make $400 on a normal, eight hour day as a telecommunications tech. I’m in a specialized field though. Once I hit overtime, which rarely happens, an eight hour day pays $600.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, TV-lighting technician is discussed through variable good and bad earning days and project, production, or event-based billing. The earning claim is therefore tied to project, production, or event-based billing and variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Lighting for TV! Very fun stuff
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, This contractor role involving mechanical commercial work is discussed through freelance or contract work, union rates or negotiated pay, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work and union rates or negotiated pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Commercial mechanical contractor
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: This welder role is retained within skilled trades and field service as a direct occupational answer, but its 3-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Welder.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Electrical-grid operations lineman is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, hourly or salaried compensation, and union rates or negotiated pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and union rates or negotiated pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I made $27k a year fresh out of college and worked up to $45k after seven years in my chosen field with a Masters. My cousin, a lineman, let me know their operations center was hiring apprentices at $45/hr. $65/hr topping out. Full benefits, pension. 2.5x overtime rate. Only needed a HS diploma or GED. I got the job with zero electrical theory knowledge and learned through the apprenticeship. No one wants the graveyard shift so I gobble those up and get an $7 differential. $72/hr base pay to sit and watch YouTube videos most nights, $180/hr if I snag a preshift. When shit goes south it gets bad, but that's 10% of the time. When that happens, it feels like $1 million/hr isn't worth it. But hey, I paid off the student loans for the undergrad and masters degrees that I will never use again. I own two new cars and a little house I've completely renovated with premium materials. Look up union jobs! Not all of them are in the field.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Repair machinist is discussed through project, production, or event-based billing. The earning claim is therefore tied to project, production, or event-based billing; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Work maintenance at a refinery. Unless its aerospace or some kinda specialty, production machinists don't make shit. But a good repair machinist who can run manual and CNC can make bank.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Concert-lighting technician is discussed through project, production, or event-based billing. The earning claim is therefore tied to project, production, or event-based billing; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I make $4,500/week as a roadie. More specifically, a concert touring light technician.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: This mechanic role involving diesel work is retained within skilled trades and field service as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Diesel mechanic
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Electrical Contractor is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Just started my own electrical business a year ago. Aim for $600 a day, some days you double or triple that and others you may just get a few hundred on a service call. Money is good in the trades if you’re an owner but you’re going to work your ass off for it.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: This technician role involving repair dent paintless work is classified under skilled trades and field service in its complete 2-record evidence set. The evidence does not specify hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the figure remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Paintless dent repair
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 2 retained source records, Piano Technician is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I rebuild pianos and harps, from cabinetwork, to metalwork and woodwork, obviously restringing, tuning, action repairs and up to voicing. I wind my own bass strings, I fix soundboard, I change pinblock... 10 years of experience. I make 100€/day :( I dont know if it's normal
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Rope Access Ndt Technician is retained within skilled trades and field service as a direct occupational answer, but its 2-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I am a rope access NDT Technician
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Auto-glass technician is retained within skilled trades and field service as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Autoglass replacement.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Semiconductor technician is retained within skilled trades and field service as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Semiconductor tech
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Video-game repair technician is retained within skilled trades and field service as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I fix video games.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Luxury nail technician is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, variable good and bad earning days, and seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: luxury private nail tech. i take 2-4 clients per day and average $200 per client. i work 4 days a week. it’s great
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Air Compressor Technician is retained within skilled trades and field service as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Air compressor technician for centrifugal compressors. I’m closer to 1200 a day.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Aircraft Test Technician is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I make $540 a day testing airplanes. I don't fly them, but rather do ground testing after they role off the assembly line. 8 years total aviation experience, non A&P.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: This technician role involving instrumentation analytical work is retained within skilled trades and field service as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Analytical instrumentation technician
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Commercial Beverage Repair Technician is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, commission, tips, or performance pay, and variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and commission, tips, or performance pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: It’s not every day, but I work as a commercial beverage repair technician. I’ve had some days working on call for double rate where I’ve hit 5-600, and my company tacks an extra bonus on top for 12+hrs. Not a bad gig but sometimes being stuck in a Starbucks 3 hours from home is the last way I want to spend a Saturday.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Dental Laboratory Technician is retained within skilled trades and field service as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Dental technician at upscale prosthodontic practice
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Garage Door Technician is retained within skilled trades and field service as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I fix garage doors. Generally make 500-1000 per work day.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Generator technician is retained within skilled trades and field service as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Work on generators.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: This technician role involving maintenance high-voltage work is classified under skilled trades and field service in its complete 1-record evidence set. The evidence does not specify hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the figure remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: High voltage maintenance
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Industrial-maintenance technician is retained within skilled trades and field service as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Maintenance at Amazon
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: LED technician is retained within skilled trades and field service as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: LED tech
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Mine Survey Technician is discussed through location, market, or currency differences, seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules, and travel, remote sites, or difficult conditions. The earning claim is therefore tied to seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: FIFO mine worker in Western Australia. 6:45am start, 5pm approx finish. $50 an hour as Survey Technician Thats before tax. Also 6 day work week..it can be alot considering the conditions. 2 weeks on site 1 week off site to recover $50phr is around minimum for technically trained people. Cleaners up there make alot as well.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Overhead Crane Technician is retained within skilled trades and field service as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Overhead crane technician/inspector
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Semi Trailer Repair Technician is retained within skilled trades and field service as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I fix semi trailers.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Tissue Procurement Technician is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, hourly or salaried compensation, and location, market, or currency differences. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I am a tissue procurement tech (we take things like veins, adipose, cartilage, heart for heart valves, skin, bones and tendons.) On call per diem and live in a smaller city, so work is feast or famine. When I do work, I get a block of pay depending on how many/what grafts are taken. We do not make hourly unless we are in meetings (but I do break down how much I made hourly depending on how many hours the case takes, the faster the case, the better hourly). Average pay is $300, average amount of time spent on the case is 3-6hrs for a $300 case (so that'd be between $50 and $100/hr). We can make up to $600/case. Those cases can take us 5-12hrs (depending on how green your team is). The most I made in one shift (16hrs) was $1395. The most I made in a weekend (Friday/Saturday/Sunday) was $2250. I'm not a doctor, I just have my BS in Biology but I get to do and see some dope things and I get to indirectly enhance or save peoples' lives. I make my own schedule and I get health insurance. Its inconvenient AF but the money is too good for the amount of time I actually work.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Trades and construction
What the pattern means: Transformer Mechanic is retained within skilled trades and field service as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Traveling Transformer mexhanic
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Where commenters report limits
The wages vary depending on location, like any job, I would say it’s probably not worth it in a lot of states. I personally prefer service plumbing to new construction, but it takes a lot longer to learn That being said, if you’re in Boston or New York a nonunion commercial plumber makes like $40-50 an hour. But in both states it takes four years to get the license. A union commercial plumber gets $50-100 an hour easy. If you’re in rural Vermont, a plumber makes more an hour than most lawyers. Unfortunately some people just aren’t cut out for it. Not just physically; some people aren’t able to visualize three dimensional structures in their head, which is pretty much all of the work. Especially in commercial. Ive also seen people who didn’t grow up around tools, and getting comfortable and effective with power tools can take years for some people.
Source-record spotlights
Plumber; that’s like two hours. Somewhat easier than some of the jobs listed
Overtime or double time union electrician
Union electrician working OT - last check was $3,300
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What the counts show
38 normalized answers draw on 194 retained source records.
Archive: 38 index entries preserve 194 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Transport and operationsTransport and operations — 3 subcategories
Aviation, shipping, and drivingAviation, shipping, and driving — 16 answers
Aviation, shipping, and driving
Every normalized answer assigned to this subcategory is shown with its complete reviewed source support.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 64 retained source records, Airline pilot is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Airline pilot. Hourly employee at major airline in the US. Daily rate minimum is 5:15 of pay, hourly pay is $370. So close to around $2000/day.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 14 retained source records, Railroad worker is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, licenses, credentials, or extended training, and variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Railroader on overtime
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 10 retained source records, Utility delivery driver is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: If I work 11 or 12 hr days I meet this. I drive heavy things around and deliver electrical supplies for a utility company. Driving big things is fun most of the time. Until suddenly it isn't
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, UAV infrastructure-inspection pilot is discussed through freelance or contract work and specialized technical responsibility. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: UAV pilot inspecting critical infrastructure. I love my job
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 4 retained source records, Rideshare Driver is discussed through variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Drive uber
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Shipbuilder is retained within aviation, shipping, and driving as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Ship building
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Fuel-tanker driver is retained within aviation, shipping, and driving as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I put really big trucks into absolutely ridiculous small locations. Locally. Home every night. I haul refined dinosaur juice.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Airline Manager is retained within aviation, shipping, and driving as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Mid-upper level airline management
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Automotive Dealership Professional is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Car business. Most sales people at the dealership I do finance at, make more than this. All managers make more than this. Some techs and some advisors make more than this. When I got in 15 years ago I had no idea how much money was involved.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Equine Transporter is discussed through variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Equine transport. My best day so far I made $2700
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: This driver role involving delivery service food work is classified under aviation, shipping, and driving in its complete 1-record evidence set. The evidence does not specify hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the figure remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Food service delivery
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Helicopter Instructor Pilot is retained within aviation, shipping, and driving as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Helicopter bush pilot (utility)
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Pilot and aircraft inspector is retained within aviation, shipping, and driving as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Pilot and A&P/IA
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Railroad Operations Supervisor is retained within aviation, shipping, and driving as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Supervise choo choo related operations.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Shipyard Worker is discussed through variable good and bad earning days. The earning claim is therefore tied to variable good and bad earning days; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I average just above 500 on average per day if looked at from a standard workweek, but I work a lot of ot, so plenty of Saturday work. Plus the per diem I keep from traveling for work, which is tax free. And ive been traveling on average 6 months out of the year. Work for a shipyard.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Tour Driver is retained within aviation, shipping, and driving as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Tour driver. Group of 13 people on a 9 hour excursion
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Source-record spotlights
Airline pilot. Hourly employee at major airline in the US. Daily rate minimum is 5:15 of pay, hourly pay is $370. So close to around $2000/day.
Helicopter bush pilot (utility)
Sometimes I can make that much on Uber, but not sustained.
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What the counts show
16 normalized answers draw on 107 retained source records.
Archive: 16 index entries preserve 107 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Control rooms, rail, aviation support, and emergency travelControl rooms, rail, aviation support, and emergency travel — 7 answers
Control rooms, rail, aviation support, and emergency travel
Every normalized answer assigned to this subcategory is shown with its complete reviewed source support.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 6 retained source records, Flight attendant is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience and travel, remote sites, or difficult conditions. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I am a flight attendant and 37 years isn’t even senior enough for some ladies to hold the South Africa routes.. we still have people flying who were hired in the 1960s lol
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Nuclear Power Worker is retained within control rooms, rail, aviation support, and emergency travel as a direct occupational answer, but its 4-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Handle nuclear fuel.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Air Traffic Control Instructor is retained within control rooms, rail, aviation support, and emergency travel as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I train Air Traffic Controllers
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Emergency Evacuation Travel Coordinator is retained within control rooms, rail, aviation support, and emergency travel as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Not me, but i have a buddy who books hotels for native communities evacuateing because of the wildfires. 800 per day
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Marine Simulation Instructor is retained within control rooms, rail, aviation support, and emergency travel as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Marine Simualtion Instructor
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Power Grid Operator is retained within control rooms, rail, aviation support, and emergency travel as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Operate the power grid.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: This controller role involving train work is retained within control rooms, rail, aviation support, and emergency travel as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Train controller
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Source-record spotlights
What is special/desirable about those routes?
Not me, but i have a buddy who books hotels for native communities evacuateing because of the wildfires. 800 per day
I’m a flight attendant. (I don’t actually earn $500 a day bc I choose not to work that much, but the choice is mine)
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What the counts show
7 normalized answers draw on 15 retained source records.
Archive: 7 index entries preserve 15 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Operations, logistics, and industrial workOperations, logistics, and industrial work — 17 answers
Operations, logistics, and industrial work
Every normalized answer assigned to this subcategory is shown with its complete reviewed source support.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 96 retained source records, Commercial tree planter is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, freelance or contract work, and commission, tips, or performance pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and investment returns rather than wages; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I plant trees, I can easily make between $500 & $700 a day. My best day was $1100
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 7 retained source records, Chemical-plant operator is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Chemical Operator for a petrochemical company! Sometimes we make over 1000$ per day if the overtime hits right! It’s 12 hour shifts rotating nights and days! Very easy entry level positions with a 2 year process operator degree
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 7 retained source records, Power-plant operator is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, union rates or negotiated pay, and seasonal, part-time, or compressed schedules. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and union rates or negotiated pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Make electricity.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Aerospace-manufacturing professional is discussed through commission, tips, or performance pay, overtime, premium shifts, or long hours, and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to commission, tips, or performance pay and overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Electrical Engineering in aerospace. You break 130k pretty quickly in this industry.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Head of operations is discussed through business ownership and client revenue and seniority and accumulated experience. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Head of operations. Studied engineering, worked my way up. Took me about 12 years or so (ahead of my peers, most need 20). A lot of work and sacrifice. I will note. I suppose the reason why people ask this question is to either datamine positions or to decide their career path. The only thing money gave me was it made handling emergencies less stressful. Car accidents, medical bills, etc. If I had to do it a over again, I would have gone into IT.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, Manufacturing Manager is discussed through seniority and accumulated experience and project, production, or event-based billing. The earning claim is therefore tied to project, production, or event-based billing; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Manufacturing management
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 3 retained source records, This manager role involving chain supply work is discussed through hourly or salaried compensation and project, production, or event-based billing. The earning claim is therefore tied to project, production, or event-based billing and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Supply chain manager
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Arctic mine power-plant operator is discussed through location, market, or currency differences and travel, remote sites, or difficult conditions. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I work in a gold mine in the arctic. I work in the power plant that supplies power to everything. I make roughly 800 CDN a day. 200k a year cdn for 6 months of work.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Mine-site warehouse officer is discussed through hourly or salaried compensation and travel, remote sites, or difficult conditions. The earning claim is therefore tied to hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Warehouse officer on a FIFO mine site, doing 12hr shifts 7 days then 7 nights then 7 off my hourly is 54 dollarydoos
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Manufacturing professional is retained within operations, logistics, and industrial work as a direct occupational answer, but its 1-record source set adds little work detail beyond the role itself. The source set does not establish a transferable pay basis such as hours, seniority, or employment structure, so the earning claim remains an individual report rather than a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Yes my husband does this. He started at a solar panel factory twenty years ago and worked his way up. No college. But makes $140,000 a year. He’s very smart and I’m very proud of him
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Aerospace Manufacturing Worker is discussed through union rates or negotiated pay. The earning claim is therefore tied to union rates or negotiated pay; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Aerospace Manufactoring in a union.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Contract-packaging operations manager is discussed through freelance or contract work. The earning claim is therefore tied to freelance or contract work; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I manage 5 contract packaging facilities
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Food Manufacturing Manager is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: $1200 a day. 2IC at a food manufacturer. I work 7 shifts x 12hrs per fortnight and make $200,000+ a year with some overtime. I’m talking MAYBE 5 total OT shifts per year. My hourly rate is around the $95 mark
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Media Production Operations Manager is discussed through business ownership and client revenue, specialized technical responsibility, and project, production, or event-based billing. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue and project, production, or event-based billing; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: I manage operations for a niche media production company. Our clients are primarily DJs, bands, festivals, and clubs, but like the kind that can afford $5k -$100k for media from their event. I make like $480-$800 a day, plus bonuses and 90% of days I don’t leave my home office while the rest of the team are around the world at festivals and tours. I’m basically “dude in the chair” for a bunch of cam ops and onsite producers
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Power Plant Shift Foreman is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and hourly or salaried compensation. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours and hourly or salaried compensation; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Am I out of consideration if I earn $499.15 a day? I work as a shift foreman in a power plant, just shy of $130k/yr salary before overtime.
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Revenue Operations Professional is discussed through business ownership and client revenue. The earning claim is therefore tied to business ownership and client revenue; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Revenue operations!
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Appears when: Transport and operations
What the pattern means: Across its 1 retained source record, Warehouse Worker is discussed through overtime, premium shifts, or long hours. The earning claim is therefore tied to overtime, premium shifts, or long hours; it is an individual community report, not a typical-pay estimate.
What commenters described: Amazon, regular warehouse employee so I’m not Management. On almost every holiday they give you an automatic 8 hrs of Holiday Pay, and 1.5x pay for the entire shift. So I make like $500 pretax on Holidays. Regular days $220-$240 pretax
Limit: Community-reported compensation varies by location, seniority, hours, ownership, and employment structure; this is not a salary guarantee.
Source-record spotlights
I plant trees, I can easily make between $500 & $700 a day. My best day was $1100
Highest I got was tree (0.18) + Fertilizer (0.04) + Vole guards (0.22) to protect from Mice and voles. Total 0.44£ per tree with all 3 included. You could do it in one shot, fertilizer in the front pouch, trees occupying the other 2 and 1 for vole guards.
No, theyre burying trays of sapplings and saying they planted them
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What the counts show
17 normalized answers draw on 132 retained source records.
Archive: 17 index entries preserve 132 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
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