Comments on: The 10 Most Overpaid Jobs http://lenpenzo.com/blog/id703-the-10-most-overpaid-jobs.html The off-beat personal finance blog for responsible people Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:07:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Len Penzo http://lenpenzo.com/blog/id703-the-10-most-overpaid-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-2189 Len Penzo Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:11:31 +0000 http://lenpenzo.com/blog/?p=703#comment-2189 Living here in LA, I can assure you there is NO shortage of actors/actresses here. LOL Athletes, yes. I wonder what, say, an average player's salary was in the 40s after being adjusted for inflation. Got any ideas? Living here in LA, I can assure you there is NO shortage of actors/actresses here. LOL Athletes, yes. I wonder what, say, an average player’s salary was in the 40s after being adjusted for inflation. Got any ideas?

]]> By: JoeTaxpayer http://lenpenzo.com/blog/id703-the-10-most-overpaid-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-2172 JoeTaxpayer Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:37:12 +0000 http://lenpenzo.com/blog/?p=703#comment-2172 Interesting post. I think that athletes and actors are in similar situations in that there's a supply/demand issue. If those $150 sport tickets simply didn't sell, the income would have to drop. Same with movie tickets. Both jobs got bid up by people willing to throw their money at the industry. Decades ago ('40s or so) the sport salaries weren't as inflated as they are today. .-= JoeTaxpayer´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Joetaxpayer/~3/ZmFo_NcNmoA/" rel="nofollow">This Week’s Financial Roundup</a> =-. Interesting post. I think that athletes and actors are in similar situations in that there’s a supply/demand issue.

If those $150 sport tickets simply didn’t sell, the income would have to drop. Same with movie tickets. Both jobs got bid up by people willing to throw their money at the industry. Decades ago (’40s or so) the sport salaries weren’t as inflated as they are today.
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]]> By: Tilde Simmons http://lenpenzo.com/blog/id703-the-10-most-overpaid-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-1794 Tilde Simmons Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:23:35 +0000 http://lenpenzo.com/blog/?p=703#comment-1794 You forgot wedding photographers! http://blog.moneydesktop.com/overpaidjob/ You forgot wedding photographers!
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]]> By: Len Penzo http://lenpenzo.com/blog/id703-the-10-most-overpaid-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-1186 Len Penzo Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:30:39 +0000 http://lenpenzo.com/blog/?p=703#comment-1186 @Gooble: I agree with you, there are many public servants who are underpaid. I think there are more, though, in the other camp. @Guy: Clearly, the UAW benefits and salary packages were largely responsible for sinking the Big 3 automakers by making them non-competitive with non-union companies, as your second link clearly illustrates. Pilot salaries have continued to come back to earth (no pun intended) since 9/11 and the resulting impacts to the airline industry. That being said, I still wouldn't replace either of those jobs with one of the others listed in my Top 10. @Gooble: I agree with you, there are many public servants who are underpaid. I think there are more, though, in the other camp.
@Guy: Clearly, the UAW benefits and salary packages were largely responsible for sinking the Big 3 automakers by making them non-competitive with non-union companies, as your second link clearly illustrates. Pilot salaries have continued to come back to earth (no pun intended) since 9/11 and the resulting impacts to the airline industry.

That being said, I still wouldn’t replace either of those jobs with one of the others listed in my Top 10.

]]> By: One Guy's Money Blog dot com http://lenpenzo.com/blog/id703-the-10-most-overpaid-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-1185 One Guy's Money Blog dot com Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:02:07 +0000 http://lenpenzo.com/blog/?p=703#comment-1185 I would suppose when speaking of union workers the first thing that pops into everyone's mind it the the UAW (links 1 & 2) but I believe also auto pilots would fall into this category. 1 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122628230122212449.html 2 http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2008/11/lets-assume-that-powers-in-washington.html I would suppose when speaking of union workers the first thing that pops into everyone’s mind it the the UAW (links 1 & 2) but I believe also auto pilots would fall into this category.

1 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122628230122212449.html
2 http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2008/11/lets-assume-that-powers-in-washington.html

]]> By: Gooble http://lenpenzo.com/blog/id703-the-10-most-overpaid-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-1179 Gooble Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:26:36 +0000 http://lenpenzo.com/blog/?p=703#comment-1179 There are many public servants who earn piss poor wages for the amount of work they do. It's the long-time government employees who are really raking it in and can never be fired... despicable. There are many public servants who earn piss poor wages for the amount of work they do. It’s the long-time government employees who are really raking it in and can never be fired… despicable.

]]> By: Brack http://lenpenzo.com/blog/id703-the-10-most-overpaid-jobs.html/comment-page-1#comment-1171 Brack Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:08:01 +0000 http://lenpenzo.com/blog/?p=703#comment-1171 never mind - just re-read it. sorry!! never mind – just re-read it. sorry!!

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