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Hi guys,
Just like to know what is the conditions of living in US. For example,
what amount an engineer (a common one, say a mechanical engineer working
in a production facility, say automotive industry, with an experience of
3-4 years), a worker/technician (with the similar properties) earn per
year. And what kind of jobs earn 10000-20000 USD, 40000-50000 USD and
around 100000 USD per year.
Selçuk
Tom Stangl wrote:
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> Frank Filz wrote:
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> > In lugnet.general, Duane Hess writes:
> > > In lugnet.general, David Eaton writes:
> > > > I was curious just a bit ago about how much I spend on Lego per year, and
> > > > how quickly I acquired Lego-- So using semi-rough guesses on my collection
> > > > based on year, I found:
> > > >
> > > > Childhood: 1,425 pieces per year =~ $150 per year
> > > > Dark Ages: 0 pieces per year = $0 per year!
> > > > College: 5,363 pieces per year =~ $600 per year
> > > > Out of College: 32,647 pieces per year =~ $4,000 per year
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, I'm really just rambling with very little hard data whatsoever-- I
> > > > could be *WAY* off, I dunno... Does anyone out there have some more
> > > > realistic numbers to toy with?
> > > >
> > > > DaveE
> > >
> > > I don't have a piece breakdown (yet), but I do have a dollar breakdown...
> > > 1983 - $85
> > > 1984 - $275
> > > 1985 - $200
> > > 1986 - $175
> > > 1987 - $200
> > > 1988 - $200
> > > 1989 - $125
> > > 1990 - $35
> > > 1991 - $125
> > > 1992 - $150
> > > 1993 - $425
> > > 1994 - $150
> > > 1995 - $150
> > > 1996 - $350
> > > 1997 - $150
> > > 1998 - $250
> > > 1999 - $575
> > > 2000 - $725
> > > 2001 - $125 to date
> > >
> > > Total - $4,470
> > >
> > > Not a staggering amount, but not insignificant either. It's interesting to
> > > see the drop in 1990 (more of a grey age, not really a dark age) and the
> > > slump around '94-'95 (Juniorization). Interesting data for TLC to look at...
> >
> > I need to do a breakdown at some point, but it scares me. I've got somewhere in
> > the 300-500k pieces rance, acquired over 2.5 years so far...
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>
> Ditto on the scary part - I know I have well over 500K pieces (99% bought in the
> last 3 years), which is why I am Ebaying off a ton of sets/parts over the next few
> months, and Brickbaying off a few 10K of new bricks - to make ROOM so that I can
> sort the rest and sell off a ton more.
>
> My goal is to cut my collection in HALF by the end of the year, so I can fit it all
> in one big room (exc for the display models out front), and actually KNOW what I
> have, so I only buy what I need in order to build my train layout (which is the
> other reason I need ROOM).
>
> I refuse to even try to total up what I've spent in the last 3 years, it's got to
> be over $40K, and that's just not healthy (OK, I've made back probably 1/3 of that
> or more selling off parts/sets, but still).
>
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| (...) The mechanical engineer in automotive with 3-4 years experience would earn about 45,000 to 65,000 I would say. New grad engineers start in the 45,000 range. Engineers with 5-8 years experience will be in the 55,000 to 75,000 range. Above 8 (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Here is what a teacher in the Fairfield Suisun Unified School District in Northern California can currently expect to make (I choose this example because they are currently on strike and their salaries are a public issue). A starting teacher (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| Thank you very much for the inputs Maggie..:-) (...) Actually, although we (me and my wife) earn quite above the average in Turkish terms, (minimum legal wage is 107 million TL here, and 1 USD=1.25 million TL), I think it does not buy us a decent (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Ditto on the scary part - I know I have well over 500K pieces (99% bought in the last 3 years), which is why I am Ebaying off a ton of sets/parts over the next few months, and Brickbaying off a few 10K of new bricks - to make ROOM so that I (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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