[slackdog]

> Some crane operators in NYC apparently make up to $500,000!!

Not totally crazy when you remember how much weight they're dangling above people's heads. If they fuck up they could cause dozens of deaths and many millions of dollars worth of damage in a split instant. The damage a civil planner can do is more subtle and long-term, not quite as easy to recognize and understand as a crane collapsing onto a crowded street.

Still, that's more than (most? any?) airline pilots make. But maybe with some NYC cost of living adjustments it's not such a large gap.