Most people graduate from school and then get a job. Everyone wants a job that pays well. How much money can you make? Ask yourself these questions: What can I do? What skills do I have? Also ask yourself: How much education do I have? For most jobs, the higher your education, the higher your earning power. In the United States, high school graduates make about $18,600 a year. If you do not finish high school, you make only $10,800 a year. You can make $7,800 more each year by staying in high school! If you stay in school, then you can make more money. A person with a high school degree makes about $18,600 a year. If that person goes to college and gets a bachelor's degree  , he can make $42,000. With a master's degree  , he can make about $53,000. If the person gets a PhD  , he can make almost $79,000 or more a year. We can learn a very important thing from this information. If you want to work and make more money, get a good education. Each year a person with a PhD can make   _   more than a person who does not finish high school.
$37,000 $68,200 $60,400 $26,000