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Message: [QUOTE="Shrmdougluvr, post: 5757226, member: 396"] The ROI on jobs like Social Work is really problematic. My wife also received her MSW from Syracuse. I'm not really a proponent of student loan forgiveness but something needs to be done to entice smart, hardworking people to take on these human services positions. There is a huge need in education (not necessarily talking about teachers, but SWs, school psyches, OT/PTs, nurses, etc.), social services, and medicine and there are not enough qualified people ready, willing, or able to take on such roles. I don't blame anyone for focussing on a trade. At some point though, the compensation rates for those jobs are going to market correct. I pay $250 per hour labor rate for a plumber largely because it's hard to find a plumber so they can set their own price. Presumably, with more people focused on vocational training, the competition should start to drive down their rates. [/QUOTE]