Pay gap: Admin pay depends on the title, education and industry
It could be title inflation or education’s advantage. Or executive privilege. Or more responsibilities. Whatever the reasons, an executive assistant makes a lot more than...
View Article$100 an hour jobs? Professors, engineers and directors may make it
The new $100 bills was unveiled by the Treasury Department on Wednesday, complete with its anti-counterfeiting stripes, hidden images and copper bell. The debut of...
View ArticleTeen job tips: Search starts here and on Facebook
Ah – summer and the summer job. The first ones stay with us forever, whether we work as an admin in Mom’s business, a caddy...
View ArticleWomen’s pay: Bill collector and baker among the best; most earn 81 cents
In honor of International Women’s Day, I’m looking at women’s pay. Women on average earn 81.2 cents for every $1 men make in the United...
View ArticleWomen’s wage gap – education doesn’t always help
The pay gap between women and men has narrowed, from 60 cents to 64 cents to 71 cents to the current 83 cents. Yet some...
View ArticleA dozen jobs that could earn $100 an hour, or close to it
By Vickie Elmer Some auto mechanics make $100 an hour and so do leadership coaches. Some exotic dancers sashay home with that much in tips...
View ArticleMore six-figure jobs – including some dirty jobs
Want to earn a lotta dough? A variety of jobs can hit $100 an hour, or close to it. A few, though, require you to...
View ArticleMinimum wage workers: White, a few managers, M.A. types
Fast food worker, retail clerks and hotel maids all over the United States may be rejoicing today So are a few highly-educated people who work...
View ArticleWomen’s pay still not on par with men’s; what you can do
Fifty years ago, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Equal Pay Act. American women on average earned 59 cents for every $1 men...
View ArticleStreet performer pay: Some earn nickels, others $30 an hour
They’re on the streets and within art fairs, strumming guitars or playing violins, performing magic tricks or telling fortunes. Street performers show up regularly near...
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