[Moonman62]

All jobs are service jobs. Employees provide a service to their employers, which has a market value. Judging jobs by the nature of their output is a marxist concept.

[DoughtyOne]

So watching economic sectors (job existance) is now Marxist? Thanks for the humor.

[mountaineer]

Those "burger flippers" require manufactured products in order to do their jobs, from spatulas to ketchup, ice cream cones to paper bags. Their jobs are only one tiny part of the total economic and employment picture that is the so-called "service" industry. Every McDonald's is furnished with carpet, chairs, tables, flooring, lighting, etc., largely manufactured in the USA, installed by American skilled workers, regularly cleaned and maintained using US-manufactured products, e.g., vacuum cleaners, mops, soaps, etc. I find it curious that the poor ol' burger flipper's job is so maligned and its importance to the "big picture" so discounted.