how to make the most money with a liberal arts degree?

[Polo08816]

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so i graduated from U.Va in May 10. As an English Language and Literature Degree holder, it seems as if most of the traditional career paths expected of me aren’t exactly lucrative. What job can I pursue with my degree and qualifications that would help me earn a little more? Such as say 40-50K for now, as a fresh young college grad? It doesn’t have to be directly related to my major but something that I can do now that I have a college education.

There are a lot of commissioned officers at the paygrades of O-1 to O-2 in the military that are making far more than 40-50k/year.
Most 1LTs that I know are pulling $80+k/year in New Jersey and living in a decently low cost region. Don’t forget that probably only 60% of that is taxed due to a sizeable portion being “Basic Allowance for Housing”.
There are very few if any career fields for a 23 year old that have as high of a “net” income. There are a few career fields where the gross income is larger than that figure but both the burnout rate and cost of living are much higher.</p>