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brentspeak

(18,290 posts)
Fri Jul 22, 2016, 09:45 AM Jul 2016

5 of America's fastest growing jobs pay less than $25,000 [View all]

Link to this thread the next time someone posts the jumpy-smiley thing celebrating the latest fraudulent U-3 figures.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/18/news/economy/fastest-growing-jobs/?iid=EL

5 of America's fastest growing jobs pay less than $25,000
by Tami Luhby @Luhby
April 18, 2016: 4:57 AM ET

It's certainly easier to find work these days than in the depths of the Great Recession. But, a good job is still hard to find.

Among the 10 jobs projected to grow the fastest in coming years, half pay less than $25,000 a year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And three-quarters pay less than the typical annual wage of $35,540.

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Fifty years ago we were speaking of the "service economy." JayhawkSD Jul 2016 #1
Well.... Adrahil Jul 2016 #2
Just to get by now ... lpbk2713 Jul 2016 #3
Wrong.... Wounded Bear Jul 2016 #4
Well, to be accurate ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2016 #40
Well surely that means the median income is dropping like a rock! whatthehey Jul 2016 #5
Did you expect anyone to take you seriously? brentspeak Jul 2016 #6
I expect people to take data more seriously than opinion pieces whatthehey Jul 2016 #7
You mean this kind of data? brentspeak Jul 2016 #8
That's only a bad thing awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #9
Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #16
The 1950s 1939 Jul 2016 #19
please tell me you forgot the sarcasm emote. Either that, or I strongly suggest merrily Jul 2016 #28
Let's get it straight about productivity and higher wages. JayhawkSD Jul 2016 #25
Thanks for links. inanna Jul 2016 #17
I think you wanted this graph Angel Martin Jul 2016 #46
None of those require a college education either AwakeAtLast Jul 2016 #10
Don't get me started on this college kick JayhawkSD Jul 2016 #11
There are still trades jobs madville Jul 2016 #12
true, but there aren't nearly enough of those type of jobs; that's the whole problem. TheFrenchRazor Jul 2016 #15
It's surprisingly tough to find employable and qualified people madville Jul 2016 #27
The IBEW will take you as an apprentice, tomorrow, if you show up Recursion Jul 2016 #44
There is still a lot of nepotism in the trades, and entry level is not really entry level anymore davidn3600 Jul 2016 #38
Excellent post, thank you! inanna Jul 2016 #18
K all what you wrote still doesn't take away from the fact that this is no longe 1962... uponit7771 Jul 2016 #20
So, what? You want to start at the top? JayhawkSD Jul 2016 #23
Depends on your definition of a living wage madville Jul 2016 #33
Used to be rjsquirrel Jul 2016 #31
Understood. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2016 #34
Let's not be too hasty.... mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2016 #32
None of those jobs are trade jobs either AwakeAtLast Jul 2016 #36
I would say they don't really care one way or another The2ndWheel Jul 2016 #39
K&R Photographer Jul 2016 #13
nothing to see here folks, move along... nt TheFrenchRazor Jul 2016 #14
The purpose of capitalism is to create capital for capitalists Cresent City Kid Jul 2016 #21
Side effect? JayhawkSD Jul 2016 #24
He did Cresent City Kid Jul 2016 #30
I was shocked to find that KatyaR Jul 2016 #22
By whom? NT mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2016 #29
A $15 minimum wage edhopper Jul 2016 #26
And now, from those jumpy-smiley folks at the BLS, mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2016 #35
Another way to say is : 1/2 of the jobs created in the hottest job categories pay < $18 hr. gd770226 Jul 2016 #41
This is why Trump appeals to a lot of people. Calista241 Jul 2016 #37
Yep! vintx Jul 2016 #42
Umm.. that's roughly the median individual income, so, yeah Recursion Jul 2016 #43
5 of America's fastest growing jobs pay more than $89,000 per year mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2016 #45
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