If you're reading this, you probably already know that fashion isn't usually a get-rich-quick kind of field. While there are plenty of ways to make money in the industry—heading up a successful clothing brand, say, or running an über-popular Instagram—it's not an easy path to the top, and getting there takes time, luck, and hard work (and/or the genes of a Hadid).

Of course, some of the most lucrative positions are going to be the flashiest—Jenna Lyons, for instance, had a base salary of $1 million per year, plus bonus, in her final year at J.Crew—but there are other behind-the-scenes ways to make a solid living in the field. We asked two experts from the Fashion Institute of Technology's Career and Internship Center, Amy Mato and Jennifer Miller Peters, to share their tips for fashion industry-hopefuls who might not want to be living on ramen for years before getting their big break (not that there is anything wrong with that).

Read on for their advice on scoring a job that pays.

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