The Wall Street Journal has published its list of the 200 best and worst jobs in 2009. At the top of the list is Actuary with a top-level salary of $161,000 and software engineers, who can hope to earn $129,000. Photojournalists, on the other hand, are way down in that list, coming in 189th position with a starting salary of $16,000 and a top-level salary of $60,000.
Only 11 other positions are considered worse than being a photojournalist. They are: Butcher, Mail Carrier, Meter Reader, Construction Worker, Taxi Driver, Garbage Collector, Welder, Dairy Farmer, Ironworker, Lumberjack and Roustabout...
Comments (3)
Only 11 worse jobs that being a photojournalist?
I often wonder why the arts are so poorly valued when it comes to compensation for work. I suppose I'm biased, but I think the work we do as photographers is far more important to the world than anything an actuary could do.
Shame really, but I suppose that's life.
Alex
Posted by Alex Suffolk Wedding Photographer | January 6, 2010 11:35 AM
Posted on January 6, 2010 11:35
The arts professions are paid poorly at the bottom. The stars are always compensated handsomely. I don't think of photojournalist as an artist. Rather a craftsman. Sort of like a haberdasher. Soon to be redundant due to cheap knock offs from the mass producers.
Posted by David | January 6, 2010 10:08 PM
Posted on January 6, 2010 22:08
But what you will find is that many of those in the 188 jobs better than being a Photo-Journalist would give their eye teeth and both arms to do what we do....as I always say at the end of one of my lectures,'.....It's better than working'.
We are incredibly fortunate !! Just a tad broke.
Brian Harris
Posted by Brian Harris | January 7, 2010 11:23 AM
Posted on January 7, 2010 11:23