That certainly is what everyone is saying-- you're in very good company. But these widespread fondly-held beliefs just don't match with actual salaries and job requirements:
|
Major Occupational Group |
Employment |
Mean Hourly Wage |
Mean Annual Salary |
Degree Required |
|
|
Number of people who work in this field |
Percent of Total |
||||
|
Total |
127,980,430 |
100 |
|
|
|
|
Office Admin Support |
22,798,460 |
17.8 |
13.09 |
$28,900 |
None |
|
Sales |
13,418,770 |
10.5 |
13.91 |
$29,000 |
None, BA Preferred |
|
Production |
11,270,180 |
8.8 |
13.27 |
$27,600 |
None |
|
Food preparation and service |
9,917,790 |
7.7 |
8.04 |
$16,700 |
None |
|
Transportation & material moving |
9,410,340 |
7.4 |
12.77 |
$26,500 |
None |
|
Education, Training and library |
7,658,800 |
6 |
18.81 |
$39,100 |
BA, MA preferred |
|
Management |
7,212,130 |
5.6 |
34.04 |
$62,000 |
BA, MBA Preferred |
|
Construction |
6,239,250 |
4.9 |
17.05 |
$35,400 |
None |
|
Health Care Practitioner |
6,118,880 |
4.8 |
24.01 |
$50,000 |
BA, Prof cert |
|
Installation, maintenance and repair |
5,322,980 |
4.2 |
16.81 |
|
None |
|
Business & Finance Operations |
4,676,690 |
3.7 |
24.32 |
$44,262 |
BA |
|
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance |
4,275,660 |
3.3 |
9.8 |
$20,000 |
None |
|
Healthcare support |
3,123,160 |
2.4 |
10.53 |
$22,000 |
None |
|
Protective Services |
2,958,050 |
2.3 |
15.64 |
$32,500 |
None |
|
Computer & Mathematical Sciences |
2,825,820 |
2.2 |
29.02 |
$52,800 |
AA, BA preferred |
|
Personal Care and service |
2,801,640 |
2.2 |
10.1 |
$21,000 |
None |
|
Architecture & Engineering |
2,489,040 |
1.9 |
27.08 |
$49,300 |
BA |
|
Community and social Services |
1,523,940 |
1.2 |
16.44 |
$34,200 |
None, BA preferred |
|
Arts, design, entertainment,sports and media |
1,508,730 |
1.2 |
19.12 |
$39,800 |
None, may require BA |
|
Life, Physical and social science |
1,067,750 |
0.8 |
23.9 |
$43,500 |
BA, MSW preferred |
|
Legal |
909,360 |
0.7 |
33.19 |
$69,000 |
BA, JD preferred |
|
Farming, Fishing and forestry |
453,010 |
0.4 |
9.44 |
$19,600 |
None |
Nancy Pelosi may be a jerk when it comes to describing what's happening in the job market, but she sure is good at convincing everyone that she's right. Go figure..