When I Grow Up: Kids’ Dream Job Salaries - Forbes.com.

To get a better idea of how much money kids think they’ll make when they grow up, we polled several hundred children between the ages of 5 and 12, all of whom live in the New York City metropolitan area. The collected results illustrate how kids think in interesting ways-and illuminate the mundane realities of adult life.

By The Numbers: Kids’ Dream Job Salaries

Like how many kids dream of working jobs that don’t really exist. Seven out of 33 5-year-olds said they wanted to be a superhero when they grow up, making it the single most popular career choice for kindergarteners (For the record, Spider-Man was the most popular job choice.) Three kids wanted to be a princess. And one hoped to grow up to be SpongeBob SquarePants.