Geyla Queen Admin
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| Subject: Ten jobs that pay $20 an hour Wed Apr 23, 2008 11:24 pm | |
| Think back to your first job at the local ice cream shop. Working after school, 15 hours per week at $7 an hour was enough to fulfill your wishes, hopes and dreams. (Let's be honest, back then, none of us wished for much more than a reciprocated crush and a big allowance.)
Those days have long since passed. Unless you're a waged worker (paid hourly) like 59 percent of U.S. workers are, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, you probably don't have a clue what your salary translates to per hour.
The median household salary is $48,201, according to the 2006 U.S. Census Bureau report. This makes the average hourly rate $23.17 based on a 40-hour workweek.
We've made a list of jobs in various industries; each position earns between $20 and $30 per hour and is experiencing job growth through 2016, based on data from the BLS.
Here are 10 jobs that earn more than $20 per hour:
1. Gaming supervisors -- $20.38/ hour* Gaming supervisors watch over assigned areas in casinos and gaming facilities to make sure that all gaming stations are covered and gamblers are following the rules. Annual salary: $42,390* Growth through 2016: 23 percent Industry: Personal care and services
2. Health educators -- $21.81/hour Health educators encourage people and communities to live healthy lifestyles by teaching them about healthy behaviors and how to prevent diseases. Annual salary: $45,370 Growth through 2016: 26 percent Industry: Community and social services
3. Subway and streetcar operators -- $22.20/hour Subway and streetcar operators control or drive trains, electric-powered streetcars, trolleys or light-rails that transport passengers through cities, suburbs and metropolitan areas. Annual salary: $46,180 Growth through 2016: 12 percent Industry: Transportation and materials moving
4. Respiratory therapists -- $23.37/hour Respiratory therapists practice under a physician's supervision to treat patients with breathing or other cardiopulmonary disorders. Annual salary: $48,610 Growth through 2016: 23 percent Industry: Health care practitioner and technicians
5. Curators -- $24.03/hour Curators manage museums, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, nature centers and historic sites. They direct collections storage and exhibitions, including negotiating and authorizing the purchase, sale, exchange or loan of collections. Annual salary: $49,980 Growth through 2016: 23 percent Industry: Education, training and library occupations
6. Cartographers and photogrammetrists -- $25.29/hour Cartographers and photogrammetrists analyze and map geographic data provided by surveys, satellite information and photographs. Annual salary: $52,600 Growth through 2016: 20 percent Industry: Architecture and engineering
7. Multimedia artists and animators -- $27.90/hour Multimedia artists and animators create special effects, animation or other visual images seen in movies, television programs and computer games. Annual salary: $58,030 Growth through 2016: 26 percent Industry: Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media
8. Arbitrators, mediators and reconcilers -- $28.27/hour Arbitrators, mediators and reconcilers decide or recommend resolutions, penalties and liabilities on claims regarding legal matters. Annual salary: $58,790 Growth through 2016: 11 percent Industry: Legal
9. Urban and regional planners - $28.33/hour Urban and regional planners develop plans and programs for land use and physical facilities in towns, cities, counties and metropolitan areas. Annual salary: $58,940 Growth through 2016: 15 percent Industry: Life, physical and social sciences
10. Loan officers -- $29.77/hour Loan officers approve various types of credit loans and advise borrowers on financial status and methods of payments. Annual salary: $61,930 Growth through 2016: 11 percent Industry: Business and financial operations
More $20 an hour jobs:
• Clergy -- $20.70/hour
• Gas pumping station operators -- $21. 52/hour
• Electricians -- $22.41/hour
• Dieticians and nutritionists -- $23.02/hour
• Appraisers of real estate -- $24.57/hour
• Editors -- $25.59/hour
• Public relations specialists -- $25.85/hour
• Zoologists and wildlife biologists -- $26.98/hour
• Food scientists-- $28.49/hour
• Detectives and criminal investigators -- $29.03/hour
*All wages and salaries are mean averages provided by the BLS.
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Geyla Queen Admin
Number of posts : 6443 Age : 46 Location : Atlanta, GA Say Whatever : I'm still holding on. My Mood : Points : 4301 Registration date : 2008-03-28
| Subject: Re: Ten jobs that pay $20 an hour Wed Apr 23, 2008 11:26 pm | |
| - Geyla Queen wrote:
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2. Health educators -- $21.81/hour Health educators encourage people and communities to live healthy lifestyles by teaching them about healthy behaviors and how to prevent diseases. Annual salary: $45,370 Growth through 2016: 26 percent Industry: Community and social services
This is my area....I'm thinking about going back in to my field . with all this tech stuff na | |
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heru1976
Number of posts : 478 Location : Florida My Mood : Points : 2 Registration date : 2008-04-01
| Subject: Re: Ten jobs that pay $20 an hour Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:27 pm | |
| You should never too late. | |
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jclifden
Number of posts : 527 Points : 31 Registration date : 2008-04-02
| Subject: Re: Ten jobs that pay $20 an hour Fri Apr 25, 2008 2:10 am | |
| Firestone Rubber Tappers....30 cents per Hour Coca cola day laborers 75 cents a day | |
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