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Administrative Assistant
Median Hourly Rate: $15
"As an administrative assistant, your job will be to perform a wide variety of office support tasks within the organization while supporting the employees and supervisors of the department to which you are assigned. Your main duties will involve answering, screening and directing phone calls from clients and customers, while greeting our walk-in guests."
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Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
Median Hourly Rate: $11
"A Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is an health medical professional that works in a variety of healthcare environments, including hospitals, nursing homes, retirement communities, and physician offices."
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Customer Service Representative (CSR)
Median Hourly Rate: $13
"A Customer Service Representative is a job that requires the ability to handle multiple tasks."
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Executive Assistant
Median Salary: $49,137
"Executive Assistants provide administrative support to upper-level Executives within a company."
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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Median Hourly Rate: $18
"A licensed practical nurse, or LPN, takes care of patients under the supervision of a registered nurse or medical doctor."
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Office Manager
Median Salary: $41,891
"The role of office manager is found in nearly every field of business because most businesses have offices as part of their structure."
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Registered Nurse (RN)
Median Hourly Rate: $27
"A registered nurse (RN) may be employed in a variety of medical settings, including physicians' offices, schools, hospitals, prison settings, and assisted living facilities/nursing homes."
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Software Engineer
Median Salary: $76,075
"A software engineer is responsible developing and maintaining software applications and/or systems that function reliably and efficiently."
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Best Schools by ROI		20 Yr. Net ROI
	Harvey Mudd College $980,900	$980,900
	California Institute of Technology (Caltech) $837,600	$837,600
	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) $831,100	$831,100
	Stanford University $789,500	$789,500
	Colorado School of Mines $783,400	$783,400
	Georgia Institute of Technology $755,600	$755,600
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Salary Ranges for Popular Degrees

Associate's Degree
$31,056 - $83,623

Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Business Administration
$37,090 - $108,367

Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)
$48,726 - $127,478

Bachelor's Degree
$35,680 - $108,836

Doctorate (PhD)
$51,137 - $148,063

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
$46,943 - $146,251

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration
$45,461 - $136,337

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Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Business Management

Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)

Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Mechanical Engineering (ME)

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Doctorate (PhD)

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration

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