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by morelikeborelax 1159 days ago
You forgot brain surgeon. Of course it's not rocket science is it.
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Probably with Doctor. An actual scientist might come above Lawyer/Doctor (and below Artist/Designer), but this is a rather recent upwards move, as it became cooler to be smart (note this does not apply to engineers, who are looked down upon by scientists anyway)
It's a reference to a Mitchell and Webb sketch about the status games that people play around employment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THNPmhBl-8I

Oh I missed the reference! Yes great sketch, and exactly what we are talking about here.
fantastic reference! made me chuckle