1. Analysis of Potential Careers Computer Programmer Detective …Lawyer? Minnesota, Nebraska, Wyoming

2. The Jobs I Would Choose Computer Programmer- Develop and write computer programs to:  store, locate, retrieve information  solve problems  create web sites.

3. The Jobs I Would Choose Detective- Conducts investigations related to:  suspected violations of Federal/State/local laws  prevent/solve crimes

4. The Jobs I Would Choose Lawyers:  Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation or other legal proceedings  draws up legal documents/manage or advise clients on legal transactions  May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.

5. Education Necessary Computer Programmer- Bachelor’s degree Detective/Criminal Investigator- Work experience in a related occupation (whatever that means). …Lawyer- First professional degree

6. Average Job Openings Per State Minnesota ─ Computer Programmer- 730; Lawyer- 290; Detective- N/A Nebraska ─ Computer Programmer- 170; Lawyer- 70; Detective- N/A Wyoming ─ Computer Programmer- No given trends; Lawyer- …No given trends; Detective- No given trends

7. “Median” Salaries Per State( ) Minnesota─ Computer Programmer-60,500; Detective- 52,700; Lawyer- 72,200 Nebraska─ Computer Programmer-52,500; Detective- 43,300; Lawyer- 77,700 Wyoming─ Computer Programmer-41,300; Detective- 40,700; Lawyer- 44,600

8. Yearly Wages for Careers (Median) ($) Wyomingians make the least amount o’ moolah.

9. Cost of Living Minnesota, unsurprisingly, has the highest cost of living.

10. Population Per State 3%!? If you add all of the populations together, Wyoming only represents three percent!?

11. Crime Index (# o’ crimes committed per 100K population) Living in Minneapolis is like asking to be robbed/killed.

12. My Personal Analysis Though Minneapolis, Minnesota, offers better salaries for the jobs that I… Chose… I would still choose to live in Gillette, Wyoming, as a Computer Programmer…  the average house costs $122,000, which is not bad for a salary of $41,300 per year if I become a computer programmer.  the cost of living (out of 100) is a mere 43-less than half!  the sales tax is 5% which is 2% lower than the other two states.  the average income taxes for Nebraska and Minnesota are $1233 and $1665, but Wyoming’s is a minute $0.

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