Surprising Six-Figure Jobs

RTO · Post by **RTO** » August 10th, 2006, 11:20 pm

Tom Van Riper
Forbes.com

Want to make six figures? You're probably thinking you've got to work on Wall Street, a law firm or have gone through years of medical school to earn that kind of a salary.

While all that helps, we found some surprising jobs that pay $100,000 or more. Even for those without an advanced degree, there are ways to hustle for a big paycheck.

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hobbit · Post by **hobbit** » August 11th, 2006, 12:01 am

I suck donkey dicks for a nickel a herd. Granted, it ain't much for money, and I know I'll never have one of those six-figure incomes like in your story, but its a lot more socially redeeming than say....being a Democratic congressman for instance.

RTO · Post by **RTO** » August 11th, 2006, 12:35 am

hobbit wrote:I suck donkey dicks for a nickel a herd. Granted, it ain't much for money, and I know I'll never have one of those six-figure incomes like in your story, but its a lot more socially redeeming than say....being a Democratic congressman for instance.

Anh well.... this is a discussion forum, so I figured this is something people could discuss. :)

I know there are members of the site that make six figures already, members that WANT to make six figures, and those that don't care about money one way or another.

I figured I could post this and just sit back and watch the show...

EvilCouch · Post by **EvilCouch** » August 11th, 2006, 5:42 am

Court reporters do 200 words a minute?! Holy shit, that's ridiculously fast!

42L5V · Post by **42L5V** » August 11th, 2006, 6:49 am

As the resident AG Ranger, court reporters don't have regular typewriters, nor do they type in complete sentences. Fast for typing is around 65-70 wpm with 0 errors.

::sigh:: Here come the soft skill jokes....

EvilCouch · Post by **EvilCouch** » August 11th, 2006, 11:39 am

Y'know, now that I think about it, that shit's not even possible.

That'd be around 1,000 key presses a minute. I'm a pretty fast typist, but there's just no fucking way that's possible. I think about the only way I could get 200 wpm would be to just bang on the keyboard with my fists like a monkey.

Theoretically, the standard for typing tests is 5 character-length words. I don't know what standard they were talking about and what their keyboards are like, but there's gotta be some sort of a dirty trick going on there.

Mom in Texas · Post by **Mom in Texas** » August 11th, 2006, 12:26 pm

From what I understand court reporters record words according to sound much like the principles used in shorthand. A simple way to put it would be they kinda' type in shorthand.

A court reporters keyboard:

I checked into the school here a few years ago....it was not cheap.

EvilCouch · Post by **EvilCouch** » August 11th, 2006, 3:33 pm

Where are the other 6 letters?

Someone must have STOLEN THEM!

Get the baliff to secure the courtroom, before the letter-bandit gets away!

hobbit · Post by **hobbit** » August 11th, 2006, 10:11 pm

EvilCouch wrote:Where are the other 6 letters?

It must be a bitch to be a court reporter in China. They have 3600 letters.

Horned Toad · Post by **Horned Toad** » August 11th, 2006, 10:14 pm

hobbit wrote:
EvilCouch wrote:Where are the other 6 letters?
It must be a bitch to be a court reporter in China. They have 3600 letters.

at .06 cents a day they can afford 3,600,000 court reporters, that and its probably not hard to type GUILTY even in chinese

hobbit · Post by **hobbit** » August 13th, 2006, 12:40 pm

Horned Toad wrote: at .06 cents a day they can afford 3,600,000 court reporters, that and its probably not hard to type GUILTY even in chinese

Right on! The average trial in China takes place a week or less after arrest, and if convicted (which means about 99.9% of the time), prisoners are either executed within 48 hours or sent up to forced labor camps for long sentences. There is NO appeals process in China. The cruelest sentences are delayed execution sentences, where prisoners are sent to forced labor camps for 2, 5, 10, or even 20 years, and THEN executed after their prison/labor camp term is served.

EvilCouch · Post by **EvilCouch** » August 13th, 2006, 1:47 pm

hobbit wrote:delayed execution sentences, where prisoners are sent to forced labor camps for 2, 5, 10, or even 20 years, and THEN executed after their prison/labor camp term is served.

Worst detail ever!