What salary can you expect in your chosen career?

Your Task. 

Visit http://www.salary.com and select an occupation based on the kind of employment you are seeking now or will be seeking after you graduate. Skip any advertisements that pop up. Follow the link labeled Personal and then click Salaries. Use your current geographic area or the location where you would like to work after graduation. What wages can you expect in this occupation?

Click to learn more about this occupation. Take notes on three or four interesting bits of information you uncovered about this career. Save the wage information for easy access and sharing with fellow students, or bring a printout to class. Be prepared to discuss what you learned.

Alternatively, use http://www.glassdoor.com, a social network of company or industry insiders and current as well as past employees. The anonymous evaluations of businesses and their management on Glassdoor are candid. They provide a snapshot of companies’ practices, culture, interview questions, actual salaries, CEO approval ratings, and other hard-to-find information. Glassdoor seems more comprehensive than Salary.com, even though its graphics are not as snazzy.