I was just wondering if there is an opportunity in college station to make a good living with out being an owner of a company.

I worked for a high volume residential real estate broker while in school, he did fairly well. Had a buddy whose father worked as a broker/financial planner for Morgan Stanley, they were doing fine. There's always head football coaching.

It depends on what your definition of well is, but tenured professors, successful folks working commission based jobs and of course typical doctor/lawyers are doing well in CS.

Steven,

In my experience unless you are an attorney, doctor, nurse, professor, consulting engineer, consulting IT, or a super-salesman it will be difficult to make more than $60K in College Station on a salary. I am sure there are some higher paying jobs that I am not aware of, but I think that i am correct for the most part.

Most folks I know making over $100K in College Station are self-employed.

Hopefully someone knows of opportunities that I am not aware of.

I hear the big school there is looking for a head FB coach and no experience is necessary...the present guy is looking at a new Little Debbie route!

I just found this job on Monster. It doesn't specifically say so, but it looks like 100% commission to me.

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Insurance Sales / Insurance Sales Manager

Company: PMA (Conseco) Location: College Station, TX
Salary/Wage: $80,000+ first year potential Status: Full Time, Employee
Job Category: Sales

Job Description

Insurance Sales / Insurance Sales Manager (CMD)

Description:

Performance Matters Associates (PMA) is a national insurance marketing company with nearly a 25-year track record of growth. PMA has created a marketing powerhouse second to none by combining forces with Conseco, a Fortune 500 listed company. The Conseco companies bring our customers the most comprehensive lines of insurance and financial services products available. And, our headquarters support team along with the Conseco Home Office stands ready to help our sales professionals and customers alike, so that everyone’s needs are met in a timely fashion.

PMA is currently seeking a select few individuals in the area that desire to take their careers to the next level. We have over 5 million policyholder customers nationwide. Our sales process includes a specific focus on making consistent, frequent contact with our existing customers resulting in creating new sales opportunities. PMA offers unparalleled training, excellent sales support, a proven go-to-market strategy along with world–class sales awards & incentives. PMA’s systematic sales approach and existing customer base allows for unlimited career and financial growth. First Year Income Potential Exceeds $80,000!

Requirements:

q Proven history of hard work

q Strong desire for financial independence

q Willingness to learn

q Exceptional people skills

q Entrepreneurial spirit

q Loyalty and commitment

A career with PMA means a promising future. But we don’t promise overnight success. However ordinary people can and do achieve extraordinary results with us because of their willingness to apply what they learn through hard work and integrity on a daily basis. Your ability to succeed with PMA is not about where you’ve been. It’s about where you want to go.

Testimonials:

“I never thought I would be so successful this early in my career. But PMA laid out a system, a foundation that I’m going to keep building on, step by step.

Tim Decker



The only restraints you have with PMA are the restraints you put on yourself. The company is in a high-growth mode right now, which means there’s lots of opportunity.”

Brian Bolton




Contact Information

Company: PMA (Conseco)
Contact: Patti Forster
Email: patti_forster@conseco.com

I heard there might be a job opening for a head football coaching position soon. The pay is pretty good, but good luck getting anyone in town to talk to you after the first season or two.

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First Year Income Potential Exceeds $80,000!

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.....but will most likely be less than half of that.

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In my experience unless you are an attorney, doctor, nurse, professor, consulting engineer, consulting IT, or a super-salesman it will be difficult to make more than $60K in College Station on a salary.

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Unless you are an independent IT contractor with a steady stream of work (no benefits of course), I doubt you can pull 60K as an IT professional in the B/CS area. The demand, unlike the Houston and D/FW areas, is just not there.

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The demand, unlike the Houston and D/FW areas, is just not there.

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Oh the demand is there its just the pay sucks. There were several on here last week looking for .net developers and were throwing numbers ~$38k.


"There are 10 kinds of people in this world: those who understand binary and those who don't."

agnomaly,

What I meant by *consulting* IT is someone who does not work for a company based in College Station.

I know several consulting IT professionals who make over $100K living in College Station.

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What I meant by *consulting* IT is someone who does not work for a company based in College Station

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Yes, its the people who come in for a particular project at 100 bucks an hour that are making the cash.


"There are 10 kinds of people in this world: those who understand binary and those who don't."

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What I meant by *consulting* IT is someone who does not work for a company based in College Station.

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That would be me I will always casually look for an IT opportunity here, but the pay does suck indeed. Is this area inundated with IT professionals, or does the student labor warrant the lower pay? Maybe it's a combination of both...

There are SOME companies looking for .net developers paying a bit more than 38k... In fact, I have 2 open req's right NOW....



Jeff Hughes
Computer Geek Extraordinaire
TAMU Class of '95

[This message has been edited by jkhughes95 (edited 11/3/2007 1:31p).]