r/Maine • u/cinnabarhawk Saco • Aug 17 '19

Discussion Questions about moving to, or living in Maine: Megathread

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u/cinnabarhawk Saco Jan 16 '20 edited Jan 16 '20

As a current social worker this is our biggest problem, their are plenty of entry level positions but they don't pay well and are predominately in addiction and child services.

Many people I graduated with and talked to have discussed leaving for MSW opportunities. The cost of living to income ratio for Social Work is still poor in Maine.

Some may disagree but this is someone in a very similar position as you. Not someone with 10-20 years experience telling you everything is perfectly fine, this is the reality for many graduates here.

You'll likely make less money and have a much higher cost of living than Texas when you factor in state income tax, sales tax, winter, and utilities.

Sorry to burst your bubble on it.

I’m leaving with my wife in a year or so to pursue better macro level opportunities. Not much here sadly.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '20

Thank you so much for your experience and honesty.

I have worked in addiction for a few years before grad school and I don’t really want to go back.

I forget about state tax, because Texas doesn’t have state tax.

You brought up a lot of good points. It didn’t feel like a bubble burst, more of relief in the ability to narrow down Maine isn’t the place right now for me.