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493. Why Does the Most Monotonous Job in the World Pay $1 Million?

Freakonomics Radio

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Long Snapping in the Enfel

Long snapping is the lowest paid position in professional sports. Most long snappers earn the league minimum, currently 660 thousand dollars a year for a rooky. Reed ferguson, who just completed his fifth full time season, is now earning over one million dollars a year. It's really just, you know, rising tide lifts all boats.

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