Sunday, April 25, 2010

The Theme Is: Education

I quickly glanced down a list of jobs paying $30-$40/hr and one thing was very clear: you need an education to get them.

Just a quick note, full time at $30/hr is ~$60k/yr. What isn't clear is how the hourly rate is figured. Does the $30/hr that a kindergarten teacher make only count the hours that they have students in class? That doesn't necessarily translate to how much they actually work, and it does leave out the gaping hole in their income that results from nearly four months unpaid. Does "post secondary" mean professor or just lecturer, and if the latter, does that only count the 8-20 hrs/week that they actually spend in a classroom and holding office hours?

Still, the message is clear if already well known: you are better off with a college degree.

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