tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post7914903337368880421..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: WSJ compensation surveySteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-50252394630815416112008-11-24T18:19:00.000-05:002008-11-24T18:19:00.000-05:00D: That upper tail is probably quants - would nee...D: That upper tail is probably quants - would need to see the raw distribution to say much more. I've also worked in military/defense: tends to pay lower than average but sometimes not. Sadly our economy is so broken right now that it will be quite a while (if ever) before you can job hop like that again. I've had the opportunities to do it so I know how nice it can be. It's not without Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05427951816856871412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-90697046387404222772008-08-01T13:14:00.000-04:002008-08-01T13:14:00.000-04:00Calgarian,I honestly don't know how to account for...Calgarian,<BR/><BR/>I honestly don't know how to account for the high earnings of (say) 90th percentile BS-only physics grads. It's possible a lot of them are in finance or technology fields (for example, semiconductors, working their way up as engineers or engineering managers). I don't think it's all finance because 10% of the BS-only physics population is still a lot of people.<BR/><BR/>The Steve Hsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-59880135733153786972008-08-01T01:53:00.000-04:002008-08-01T01:53:00.000-04:00I have a few questions which I hope aren't too dum...I have a few questions which I hope aren't too dumb :<BR/><BR/>What kind of jobs do typical physics/math graduate take after a Bsc ? <BR/><BR/>10 years down the road, what kind of jobs or positions do they typically hold ?<BR/><BR/>Let's assume we're talking about math/physics graduates from ordinary state schools, nothing too elite and nothing too shabby either.<BR/><BR/>The 10year median Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-56091523205710438452008-07-31T22:36:00.000-04:002008-07-31T22:36:00.000-04:00this, from the st louis fed reserve, may be the si...this, from the st louis fed reserve, may be the single most significant set of data points in determining your future compensation<BR/><BR/>http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/NFORBRES?rid=19&soid=1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-91621813077039362302008-07-31T17:38:00.000-04:002008-07-31T17:38:00.000-04:00Hi, I found your blog whilse searching my website...Hi, I found your blog whilse searching my website name...<BR/><BR/>I am not sure if you remember me I am Nimbupani...compared india and china...<BR/><BR/>I didnt wrote much after that..I came back to india and then travelled to europe and US...<BR/>I moved my blog to my website<BR/><BR/>www.nimbupani.usAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-8187896018504956482008-07-31T15:44:00.000-04:002008-07-31T15:44:00.000-04:00Dave, You are correct. Berkeley's numbers are ...Dave, <BR/><BR/>You are correct. Berkeley's numbers are just a little behind Stanford's, which are on par with the Ivies.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, these days if you get into Harvard and your parents aren't very high income (< $180k per year), it could be cheaper than Berkeley! I think they are setting total parental contribution at 10% of family income below that threshold. My Steve Hsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-53803201092328069392008-07-31T15:38:00.000-04:002008-07-31T15:38:00.000-04:00I wonder who is the best tuition bang for the buck...I wonder who is the best tuition bang for the buck. My bet would be Berkeley.Dave Baconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506030153326411733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-29253423160330622362008-07-31T15:27:00.000-04:002008-07-31T15:27:00.000-04:00I graduate with my BS in physics 25 days before I ...I graduate with my BS in physics 25 days before I turned 27. I started @ $58k from a Pac-10 school. Seven years later, I make $81k. I have a master's degree in OR from a name brand school, and I look around and think, "Whoa, am I underpaid."<BR/><BR/>I work for a defense contractor. I came to the industry with four good years of work experience [between stints in school] that my company Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com