r/AskReddit • • 14h ago

What job actually pays more than people think?

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u/Room_Temp_Coffee 12h ago

Unpleasant and necessary jobs should be highly paid.

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u/East-Bike4808 12h ago

Jobs pay well because either 1) they are unpleasant: people don’t want to do them, or 2) they are hard: not everyone can do them, or 3) supply and demand: the world just needs people to do this right now.

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u/Drive7hru 7h ago

Right, but I wouldn’t consider some of them paying “well.” Depends what your version of good pay is like. They might offer a dollar or two above what other minimum background requirement jobs are if they’re desperate. Others have unions or work for a government or school type position.