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Re:Tunnels in the US cost more than anywhere else by xienze on Monday November 02, 2020 @04:14PM (#24973431)
> What does a software developer make in California?

Yeah, not the best example to go with. If the numbers on HN are at all accurate, it's not uncommon for a FAANG employee to make more than a DOCTOR in North Carolina.

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Re:Tunnels in the US cost more than anywhere else by bryanrasmussen on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @03:47AM (#24977723)
>it's not uncommon for a FAANG employee

that's why I chose it as an example to compare with the wage of somebody who does hard physical labor underground with a significantly higher chance of injury https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4667042/ - relevant quote:

"However, there is still a relatively high incidence of labour accidents during tunnel construction when compared to incidence rates in the construction industry in general. During tunnel construction, rock fall events at the cutting face are a particularly characteristic of the type of accident that occurs."

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