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.
Time-tested skills are still in demand. lf, for example, you
think typists are as outmoded as typewriters, you'd be wrong. A
skilled typist who's willing to train intensely to get up to
about 200 a minute will qualify to be a court reporter a highly
specialized skill always in demand. There are only 50,000 to
60,000 of them in the U.S., according to Labor dependent
statistics, and job openings are expected to grow steadily
through 2010. The national median salary is $62,000 annually,
though it tops $100,000 in many cities. And some are surprised
to discover that only about a quarter of reporting jobs are
actually performed in a courtroom. The skills translate to
lucrative gigs like broadcast captioning and real-time writing for
web casts.
Special skills are always in demand. If you can type 200 or so
words a minute, a six-figure job transcribing court testimony or
captioning web casts can be had in some areas.
Forbes.com - Tom Van Riper
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