• Question: To earn a good amount of money from being a scientist do you have to discover something?

    Asked by maddie8879 to Darren, Deuan, Duncan, Lori-An, Michelle on 21 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Lori-An Etherington

      Lori-An Etherington answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      I suppose it depends on what you think is a good amount of money. I think I earn a good wage for the job that I do. You could also earn a lot of money by being high up in a company organisation without discovering anything.

    • Photo: Deuan Jones

      Deuan Jones answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      No I get a good salary, to keep in the job (like any job) I need to be good at it, but it’s not like I need to find something incredibly new. Most science progresses bit by bit asscientists add little bits of information they’ve found here and there and slowly things build up. The main way I get assessed if I apply for a new job is how much research I’ve published – that’s a good indicator of how well someone has worked although it’s not perfect.

    • Photo: Darren Nesbeth

      Darren Nesbeth answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      Yes. Even if it’s just how to make friends and influence people.

    • Photo: Michelle Hudson-Shore

      Michelle Hudson-Shore answered on 21 Jun 2010:

      Not necessarily but like any job you have to be good at what you do to get the best positions and also specifically in science to attract funding to conduct your work.

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