1. $ CAN Buy You Happiness This presentation contains the fair use of copyrighted materials

2. $ = Happiness? Happiness increases along with income up to $75,000 Income less than that, it’s hard to be happy Why?

3. Careers w/ annual salary > $75,000 Management Marketing Public Relations Computer & Information Scientists/Researchers Computer programmers Software engineers Database administrators Detective Stock broker Real estate broker Pilot Air traffic controller Engineers in general Biochemist Physicist Hydrologist Lawyer Judge College professor Art director Dentist Dr., Optometrist, Pharmacist, anesthesiologist Physician Assistant

5. Education Matters

6. Careers w/ salaries < 25,000 Construction labor Gas station attendant Janitor Maid Landscape maintenance Usher Cashier Retail Sales Bank teller Farm worker Preschool teacher Floral designer Veterinary assistant Cook Waiter/Waitress

7. Discussion What do you want to do with your life? What education level do you need? What do you need to do RIGHT NOW to make sure you’ll be able to earn enough money to be happy and take care of a family?

8. Works Cited Schmid, Randolph E. Report: Money can buy you happiness – to a point, Ogden Standard Examiner, September 7, 2010 http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_ut.htm# 00-0000 http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.htm