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Let us suppose someone is a lower middle class administrative person (40,000 plus pension and bens) working for the government, bills paid and living in a small apartment.
What are some ways that such a person could move up to the upper middle class lifestyle of a 100,000 to 150,000 salary, more interesting and more challenging analytical work, a nice larger home in the suburbs or yuppie apartment, better travel, better mates, more access to cultural hobbies, etc?
Get the graduate degree, but *don't* move to Seattle or the Bay Area. $100,000 to $150,000 won't get you an upper middle class lifestyle in either city. In Cleveland or Pittsburgh, it will.
Let us suppose someone is a lower middle class administrative person (40,000 plus pension and bens) working for the government, bills paid and living in a small apartment.
What are some ways that such a person could move up to the upper middle class lifestyle of a 100,000 to 150,000 salary, more interesting and more challenging analytical work, a nice larger home in the suburbs or yuppie apartment, better travel, better mates, more access to cultural hobbies, etc?
This. And working for the government is often a good deal; solid benefits, usually room for upward career growth, likely more job protection than in a private company. Find a mentor and see what else you need to get to move up the ladder.
What are some ways that such a person could move up to the upper middle class lifestyle of a 100,000 to 150,000 salary, more interesting and more challenging analytical work, a nice larger home in the suburbs or yuppie apartment, better travel, better mates, more access to cultural hobbies, etc?
A solid degree (plus graduate degree), a top notch law firm, a MBA degree in finance, or working crazy hours for a fancy tech company, and being a really good developer or engineer.
And then you wait a few years and your salary increases, and you get there.
Jobs that pay $100-150k no-experience straight out of college, etc, and are easy to get really don't exist. Those Facebook/Amazon/etc jobs have insane world-wide competition for relatively few slots.
On the other hand, if you are a people person, medical sales, or other high-end sales jobs can get you there and do exist. But you have to have a relatively rare personality (and looks) and depending on the job you might have to travel a lot.
I'll add to that: take a REALLY close look at your boss. What skills does he or she have? What do you need to do to develop those skills and talents yourself? If you're going to climb the career ladder, you need the skills to take you to the next rung. Always keep looking at the jobs a rung or two higher from where you currently are, and work on readying yourself for a move up. Then when opportunity comes along, you will be ready to exploit it.
Get the graduate degree, but *don't* move to Seattle or the Bay Area. $100,000 to $150,000 won't get you an upper middle class lifestyle in either city. In Cleveland or Pittsburgh, it will.
If you're single or childless it can... and if you do your job well you'll have plenty of opportunity to move up the ladder. If you're like my husband and saddled down with a wife and kids... you're kinda right
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