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8 Jobs You'll Love That Pay $50,000 a Year

Jobs (and Paychecks) You Can Fall in Love With

2. If You Love Video Games...

Software Engineer
Median salary: $58,851 

Start setting your sites on becoming a software engineer.

Entry-level software engineers -- those with a bachelor’s degree and 0 to 2 years of experience -- make a median salary approaching $60,000. Software engineers are responsible for designing, developing, testing, and refining a wide variety of computer applications, including computer and video games. Now when someone asks why you play so much Call of Duty, you’ll have a good answer. Research!

 

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    Dawn Dugan specializes in writing books, articles, white papers, reports and special communications for the human resources industry. She is the co-author of Effective Executive Compensation, which was published by AMACOM in 2008. Read more...