It's Official: You don't need law degree to make six figures

"We often associate hefty salaries with corner offices, lab coats and law degrees, but it turns out you can pull in a pretty penny working outside the financial, medical and legal fields." - Jacquelyn Smith, FORBES

Prior to the Crash of 2007 in the legal sector, one real incentive for going to law school and then enduring impossible hours in BigLaw was the money.  Starting salaries were at about $160,000.  Now, of course, it's more difficult to be hired by BigLaw and even more difficult to hold on to what you got. The article in THE NEW REPUBLIC  "The Last Days of Big Law" documented that in such a vivid manner that the piece has become iconic. 

Well, statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveal that it's possible to earn at least six figures in fields other than law.  As Jacquelyn Smith discusses in FORBES, fields ranging from elevator repair to writing like I do can pay more than a $100K.