Most underrated/overrated jobs of 2012

POSTED: 09:05 AM PDT Oct 08, 2012 UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Oct 08, 2012

Find out what jobs are the most underrated in 2012. And which ones aren't all that.

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(Underrated) 12. Auto Mechanic (Median Salary: $36,200) -- No college degree is required. And with cars increasingly becoming technologically advanced, demand for those who understand how it all works -- and know how to fix it when it breaks -- is high.

Office cubicles

mechanic checking out car with customer

power lines, electricity, electric lines

Toilet repair generic

Locker in school hallway

Underrated - Economist

Boomer business

Underrated - Accountant

Tracking Dow, stock market

scientist doing experiment, medicine, chemistry

Veterinarian blurb

Engineering, engineer, factory

Office worker

Overrated - Psychologist

summer party

Overrated - Architect

Overrated - Photojournalist

Airplane seats, airline, flight

Overrated - Public Relations Manager

Overrated - Attorney

Surgery

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Overrated - Airline Pilot

Overrated - Senior Executive

Overrated - Advertising Executive

Underrated - Generic1

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