Calculates the dollar value of lost earnings in injury and wrongful-death lawsuits.
Reviews an injured worker's job history, projects what they would have earned over their career, and testifies about the number in court.
Estimate; mostly self-employed consultants.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 8 years after high school. Master's or PhD in economics.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Economics, Finance.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Estimate.
Medium risk for 10 years. Lost-earnings math is easy to automate; reviewing each case and testifying under cross-examination is not.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Microeconomics, Speech and debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3011.
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