Biz Journals: 10 jobs with the lowest annual earnings (and the 10 highest)

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

http://www.bizjournals.com/specials/2006/0313/lowest_paid.html?hbx=slide_pay_article

Average earnings of full-time workers:

Waiters and waitresses, $8,751
Waiters' and waitresses' assistants, $12,355
Bartenders, $13,284
Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities, $14,498
Baggage porters and bellhops, $14,970
Food preparation, not elsewhere classified, $16,169
Early childhood teachers' assistants, $16,563
Maids and housemen, $16,609
Teachers' aides, $16,670
Kitchen workers, food preparation, $17,529

10 Highest-Paying Jobs in the Private Sector, Average annual earnings of full-time workers:

Physicians, $145,688
Airplane pilots and navigators, $128,406
Lawyers, $118,004
Optometrists, $116,403
Med. science teachers (college), $115,786
Marketing, ad and PR managers, $103,883
Law teachers (college), $103,283
Physics teachers (college), $96,218
Health spec. teachers (college), $94,585
Securities, finance services sales, $94,005

10 blue-collar jobs with highest annual earnings

Drillers, oil well, $62,409
Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers, $62,347
Locomotive operating, $59,517
Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters, $58,062
Railroad conductors and yardmasters, $57,672
Power plant operators, $56,545
Supervisors, extractive, $56,228
Supervisors, carpenters and related workers, $55,833
Aircraft engine mechanics, $55,539
Electrical power installers and repairers, $55,395

[tridim]

1. They left off Blackwater Mercenary / Torturer

What's it up to now.. At least 6 figures?

[fed-up]

2. 4/5 lowest also get tips, is that included??? n/t

[JuniperLea]

4. I don't think it should be included

A lot of people under-tip or don't tip at all. Besides, even if they got as much money in tips as they did in wages, it's still not enough for a family to live on... a single person can't live very well on it either.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

6. No...strictly "wages," tips not included. n/t

[Mandate My Ass]

3. In the earnings basement - mostly pink collar jobs

but not to worry. Bushco is systematically going about destroying the entire middle class so gender inequalities aren't going to matter too much in the future. We'll all be struggling to keep our heads above water, and our kids will have it even tougher.

[earth mom]

5. Interesting how "retail jobs" didn't make the list.

Guess Walmart workers don't get full time hours and thus NO benefits. :grr:

[AlamoDemoc]

7. What about those politicians in washington

we pay their salaries/pension who never listen to us?