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I'm not buying that - not only from the OP's article, but all of the press fast food workers are getting because they feel they aren't getting paid enough. Fro
by at-fates-hands 13y ago
I'm not buying that - not only from the OP's article, but all of the press fast food workers are getting because they feel they aren't getting paid enough.
From what I know and what I've read, you have to be at least an assistant manager before you'll see the same wages you can make as a skilled worker. Most asst. managers make around $40K a year plus benefits. Just like my article pointed out, most skilled laborers START at $50K and go up from there. If I was 23 and making $50K with a car payment and no kids and no family, I'd be living the high life!
- EliRivers 13y agomost skilled laborers START at $50K and go up from there "At GenMet, the starting pay is $10 an hour. Those with an associate degree can make $15, which can rise to $18 an hour after several years of good performance." 40 hours a week for 52 weeks a year on 10 an hour comes out to 20888 dollars. That's a lot less than 50000. Got a degree and been there for several years? 40 hours a week for 52 weeks a year on 18 an hour comes to 37440. That's a lot less than 50000.
- at-fates-hands 13y agoA lot depends on what industry you're in: http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes472031.htm http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes472031.htm Residential Building Construction: $41,910 Performing Arts Companies: $57.710
- EliRivers 13y agoThose are the mean annual wages. Starting wages are much, much less than the 50000 starting wage (and most of those mean annual wages are themselves less than the "50000 starting wage").