Originally Posted by Delta1067

Your $49,000 figure for median is HOUSEHOLD median income. Take a 35,000 - 40,000 regional pilot married to a 20,000 per year taco bell cashier and they are making way above median household income. As far as "degree, specialized training, away from home, blah blah blah" now are you are just talking entitlements. Do your homework people and if you don't like the water then don't jump in. Quit if you don't like it and get over yourselves. If you think $35K-$45K per year jobs are a dime a dozen in the real world than you are really in need of a reality check.