# salaries

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salaries/64039>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 2, 2001, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salaries/64039 "2001-05-02T03:50:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Spacegirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Spacegirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spacegirl)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salaries/64039/1 "2001-05-02T03:50:26Z")

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I am thinking of changing my major. Does anybody know of a website that you can use to research different careers and/or career salaries?

Thanks  
'Moon

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**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salaries/64039/2 "2001-05-02T04:30:16Z")

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> \*Originally posted by BluMoon \*  
> \*\* I am thinking of changing my major. Does anybody know of a website that you can use to research different careers and/or career salaries?
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> Thanks  
> 'Moon \*\*

[http://www.salary.com](http://www.salary.com)  
[http://www.monster.com](http://www.monster.com)

Zev Steinhardt

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**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salaries/64039/3 "2001-05-02T19:54:40Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by BluMoon \*  
> I am thinking of changing my major. Does anybody know of a website that you can use to research different careers and/or career salaries?
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[http://www.vault.com](http://www.vault.com) - It has a lot of information and message boards about a variety of careers, colleges, grad schools, and companies.

[http://www.wetfeet.com](http://www.wetfeet.com) - Pretty much the same thing.

Also check out publications like Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Fortune, Industry Standard, Business Week, etc. They have a lot of info about different companies and jobs.

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**Author:** ![DaveRaver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daveraver/32/1078_2.png) [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salaries/64039/4 "2001-05-03T01:04:31Z")

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Keep in mind that salary should not be your only consideration when choosing a career. Remember, you will be spending half of your waking hours in your field of choice for the next 40 years. (If you’re a lawyer, more than half). It better be something you enjoy.

And don’t forget that you can always change your mind and do something different if you’re not happy. 🙂