In today’s ever so harsh economy, the job outlook for the masses is very bleek. With the New Year coming around it’s always good to make essential choices that can change your life in 2012. The women of Ricks Cabaret made this choice and earned themselves a serious payday in 2011. So all of you lovely females who are considering grad-school just think about this before taking out more loans from Sallie Mae.

With a key location on 33rd street near Penn Station, Ricks Cabaret houses some of the highest earners in the tri-state area. The ever so sexy dancers at Ricks have made more than half-a million of dollars, which is equivalent as your fortune 500 exec’s or a hedge fund manager.

Your may be wondering how exotic dancers at Ricks can pull in so much cash? Ricks clientele is frequently visited by high-rolling athletes and celebs. You can never rule out the commuters and tourists who are looking for a drink and a quick lap dance on their way home from work.

Our buddies at Bossip.com gave us some more info about the sexy dancing girls at Ricks. It’s said that “the house” pulls down $300,000 in a good week. The 1,200 dancers that work in Manhattan sign on as independent contractors and pay about $200 a night for the right to strip at the club. The best hustlers bring home between $600,000 and $800,000 a year — and that’s just the dollars the club tracks through credit-card purchases, and doesn’t factor in cash tips, which could push their annual take to seven figures in a good year.

Ladies still interested in filling out that grad-school application?