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The problem is that most career guidance that students get in college list average salaries for their chosen career fields, not starting salaries.

The problem with average salaries is that it takes salaries from people of all levels of experience, from entry-level to senior, and the high wages pull that average salary up.

You don't find a lot of career counselors in college or websites talking about the entry level salaries in most careers, one, because that's hard to quantify, and two, because those that do quantify it show that they are usually really, really low. Then there's the whole question of what is an entry-level job? When you have "entry-level jobs" that require 3-5 years of experience, those "starter" salaries are going to push the average up, when most college grads won't realistically be getting those jobs.

It's not college students being dumb, it's just that their perspective is skewed due to the guidance they receive. They don't have the benefit of hindsight like college graduates do.