I hadn't known about the kind-of-work exemption -- although some things I've read pointed out the "executive" issue relating to classifications of managers. As

I hadn't known about the kind-of-work exemption -- although some things I've read pointed out the "executive" issue relating to classifications of managers. As for whether it would eliminate or increase number of jobs of a given type, that depends on how many companies could afford to pay their employees better while still having sustainable business models; I'm not equipped to say how many would.