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Pro atheletes are part of the rare group of workers who get paid close to value of their labour.

At the low end NFLers are underpaid if anything. They get a good salary but only for a few years and then they are in their mid 20s with a joke degree and not a whole lot of other skills.

Don't lump cops in with teachers. If you want a dangerous job pick roofer or garbageman or something else that's more dangerous than being a cop.

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Being dangerous isn't the only qualification for a high paying job and not why I chose those 2, they are both in my opinion underpaid. Obviously for different reasons at face value, but they both provide a public service and get paid poorly historically.

But you are right about athletes only having a short viable career and that helps lower the gap, I was referring more to the high end athletes making millions. Even considering their short careers they make far more than an average teacher can hope to ever in their lifetime. On average I'm not really sure, that does depend on the individual sport and athlete.

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