Victim of the Tech Overlords. Salary: $14,400 

You were psyched to get this job, even though everyone else was quitting over rumors that the tollbooths would all be automated soon. That is, you were psyched until they did indeed bring in that automated system only four weeks later. Now what are you going to do?

Saved by Politics. Salary: $22,000 

Good news: the Governor's new "Back to Work" initiative opened up a couple hundred toll taker positions, and you managed to score one of them. That's right—back in the booth. You have crossword puzzles, light rock on the radio, and the sweet sounds of steady traffic flowing by. What else could you possibly need?

Fastest Toll Cashier on the East Coast. Salary: $30,000 

The traffic moving through your booth outpaces the others by a factor of ten. You can make change quicker than any cashier this side of Niagara Falls, and you do it all with a smile on your face and a wink for each customer. Some of them are less than receptive to your strange over-cheerfulness, but they're happy to drive away as fast as they can.

Upper Management Material. Salary: $60,000 

They always said you were a little bit special. The boss saw it in you too, and that's why, when he retired at the tender age of sixty, you were made supervisor of the whole stop. Also, you happen to like the job, which helps a lot in terms of not going crazy.

Interstate Expressway Royalty. Salary: $75,000 

If the President of the Whole United World ever needs a report on what it's like at your toll stop, you're the guy or gal he's going to come to. But that won't happen. On the plus side, you've clawed your way into the upper middle class, and you still have that sweet secret passage under the highway.