Most residents like Sally Delk love the clean power and high paying jobs of nuclear power. But some fear the potential dangers are being ignored.

By Steve Hargreaves

BAY CITY, Texas (CNNMoney.com) -- Minimum wage to $20 an hour.

That's what 28-year old mother-of-three Sally Delk hopes to do with a job at the local nuclear power plant.

Delk is currently enrolled in night classes at the community college here in town. In two years, she hopes to get a degree in nuclear technology, and turn a $7.25-an-hour job flipping burgers into a position at the plant making $15 to $20 an hour.

"I have three kids I have to support, and it's a very good job," Delk said, lingering after class on a recent evening. "I don't really know all the different jobs at the plant, but I know you can work your way up."

By Bridget Quigg

Ah, childhood dreams. Ride a unicorn. Fly on a magic carpet. Perform an aortic valve replacement through a median sternotomy incision.

Okay, the last one probably wasn't on your list when you were little, but growing up to be a doctor may have been. From pilots to zookeepers, chefs to police officers, kids tend to have high hopes for their futures and funny ways of describing them.

Below is a list of what eight children at an afterschool program in Seattle, Wash. answered when asked what they want to be when they grow up. We've also included their guess at what they will earn and real salary data about the jobs.

Do you remember what you wanted to be?

Shanon Lyon

According to the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington-based research group, in 2005, the average CEO in the United States earned 262 times the pay of the average worker, the second-highest level in the 40 years for which data exist. In 2005, a CEO earned more in one workday (there are 260 in a year) than an average worker earned in 52 weeks, the EPI says. Though it seems unfair, many would argue that a good CEO is worth the price tag. Take John A. Thain, the CEO of Merrill Lynch. Thain was offered a $50 million paycheck with pay options worth up to $120 million to revive the ailing Wall Street firm, 'The New York Times' reported last fall. The story dubbed him "Wall Street's richest mop-up man, at least for now."

CareerBuilder.com

"Earn thousands of dollars per week working part-time! No experience necessary!" the job posting title blares.

Skeptical? You should be. Think about it: Why would any legitimate employer offer inexperienced employees a six-figure salary for working just a few hours a week? These offers come with a serious catch -- usually in the form of illegal activity or an initial investment that's never recouped.

That said, there are plenty of perfectly legitimate jobs out there that require little -- if any -- experience or post-secondary education. And they're not all in retail stores and restaurants.

The following are 10 not-so-obvious jobs that require minimal education, training and experience, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data:

By Kate Lorenz, CareerBuilder.com

Going to an Ivy League college is part of the American dream. But does a degree from Harvard mean a better job and better pay? Experts disagree.