Health And Fitness Jobs Dominate Top Ten Worst Paying Degrees Of 2011

Came across an interesting article today that highlighted the top 10 worst paying college degrees of 2011 and not surprisingly, of those ten listed, two of the positions were directly related to the fitness industry.

It's true for many fitness professionals that money wasn't the motivating factor that contributed to their career path decision and thankfully so. But numerous studies have shown that work/life balance and making a difference in the community is far more important than salary expectations for many people.

So why is it that jobs that help people and the community pay breadcrumbs and if that's the case, why is it that accreditation bodies continue to pump out personal trainers like Shannan Ponton pumps out endorsement deals? It's simple.

People love to help other people.

Here are some of the other jobs that were listed in the top 10 worst paying degrees:

• Social Work
• Child and Family Studies
• Elementary Education
• Special Education
• Public Health

Sometimes I forget just how lucky we are to be earning an income, be it high or not so high in such a giving and caring industry.

Yes there are tools out there who take advantage of the the hard work of others but I just want to say thank you to all of you for doing what you do every day making a difference in peoples lives and for the most part, for very little reward. Give yourselves a pat on the back.

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