So I’m 20 and I’ve started looking at the salaries of jobs/careers, and this is the impression I’ve gotten. Like that you could spend years cramming a ton of knowledge about a very niche field, and still only get 2-3x what a run-of-the-mill job makes. Is this true? If yes then I guess this route to wealth would only make sense (due to the diminishing returns) if the topic truly spoke to you, right? Are there alternative career paths to good pay than being really good at something really specific?

  • SubArcticTundra@lemmy.mlOP
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    7 hours ago

    You are falling into a trap a lot of young, smart people do. You are assuming that knowledge and intelligence is what you need to succeed.

    Thank you for telling me this

    IT and cybersecurity also fit this bill, though they do tend to follow your graph.

    You’re right! These kinds of jobs were the ones I was initially looking at (the cliche that engineers make good money is true but you’re right, the diminishing returns do start to kick in)