On Oct 12, 2007, at 3:54 PM, Bob Axtell wrote:

>>> In Singapore, engineer seems not to fair well in terms of pay.
>>
>> I think that's generally the case everywhere.

It looks about right; engineers tend to be paid enough to lead
a comfortable existence, but not "well" compared to "professional"
and "management" jobs such as made up most of your list.  Your
list leaves off the large number of people who exits well below
the bottom reported level, though: well above "average", just at
the low to middle end of "professionals."

The major successes come from entrepreneurs, profit sharing, and
"stars" like with actors and writers...

It'd be interesting to see the total number of dollars paid in
salaries on a per-profession basis.  My general impression is
that there is more total money spent on engineers than on
other professions at about the same salary level...

BillW
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