Posted on 10/06/2007 11:25:28 AM PDT by Maelstorm
If you get paid a salary, you probably don't give much thought to what you make on an hourly basis. Either the thought is too depressing ("That's all I make per hour?"), produces too much guilt ("That's how much the company spends every time I take a 'little' break to watch YouTube videos?"), or simply doesn't occur to you. That said, $25 an hour may not sound like much, until you realize that the median household salary is $46,326 according to the 2005 U.S. Census Bureau, and that breaks down to about $22.27 per hour for a 40-hour work week.
So who's making more than the average American at $25 an hour?
1. Market analyst -- $27.18/hour
Market analysts work in government agencies, consulting firms, financial institutions or marketing research firms, where they research and predict the sales potential of a particular product or service. A bachelor's degree is the minimum requirement for many jobs; however, a master's degree in a field such as business administration, marketing, statistics or communications will provide more opportunities.
Average annual salary: $56,541*
2. Chemist -- $25.16/hour
Chemists search for and use knowledge about chemicals to discover and develop new and improved products, processes to save energy and reduce pollution, and advances in fields like medicine and agriculture. A bachelor's degree in chemistry or a related discipline is the minimum educational requirement; however, many research jobs require a master's degree or doctorate.
Average annual salary: $52,333
3. Civil engineer -- $25.29/hour
Civil engineers plan, design and oversee engineering for building projects like airports, bridges, buildings and irrigation systems. They often need a degree in civil engineering or certification as a registered civil engineer.
Average annual salary: $52,605
4. Social worker -- $25.06/hour
Social workers work for places like community centers, hospitals and penal institutions, where they develop programs to help individuals and groups enhance their personal relationships and social development. Social workers receive accreditation through a four-year college degree program in social work and on-the-job experience.
Average annual salary: $52,119
5. Human resources generalist -- $26.90/hour
Human resources generalists work to improve working conditions within an establishment by identifying, evaluating and resolving problems in employee relations and work performance. A combination of directly related training and experience is typically required for carrying out the responsibilities for this job.
Average annual salary: $55,959
6. Architect -- $26.41/hour
Architects apply their knowledge of design to plan and supervise the construction of building projects according to their clients' needs and financial resources. Architects need a degree from an approved school of architecture.
Average annual salary: $55,060
7. Speech pathologist -- $25.05/hour
Speech pathologists specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of speech and language disorders and study the science of human communication. Practice requires a four-year degree in the field of health sciences.
Average annual salary: $52,105
8. Budget analyst -- $26.71/hour
Budget analysts review financial plans and help institutions prepare budgets, improve efficiency and lower costs. Budget analysts typically have at least a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, public administration, economics, statistics, political science or sociology.
Average annual salary: $55,579
9. Detective -- $27.02/hour
Detectives carry out investigations to prevent crimes or solve criminal cases. Detectives are appointed based on their eligibility under civil service regulations, their performance in competitive written exams and their previous education and experience.
Average annual salary: $56,197
10. Physical therapist -- $25.68/hour
Physical therapists plan and administer medically prescribed treatment for patients suffering from injuries or certain diseases to restore function, relieve pain and prevent disability. A combination of training and experience is typically required to practice, as well as compliance with state licensing requirements.
Average annual salary: $53,410
I love socks.
Some people can sit around and play with numbers all day long and arrive at any result they want.
Hillary proposes that every baby born in the U.S. receive $5,000. Free health care for 300,000,000 people and all she has to do is repeal the Bush tax cuts, which everyone who is anyone knows, only benefit rich people.
The woman is deranged but the really sad part is that about half of all voters buy into it.
It’s your money, more power to you, I don’t condemn you for it.
I buy new shoes just before I think my wife is at the point where she’s going to go out and buy them for me.
My shoes are older than my oldest kid - and he is in college...
;)
LOL! I guess they are talking about folks who work as cogs in big corporate wheels. The CE probably isn't a PE. Nontheless I would think a CE would move up to a managerial position after 10 or so years and be making more like 70-80K. I have a cousin and an uncle who are architects and they make a LOT more money than the number they show, but they both have their own practices.
It’s not how much you make that matters it is what stuff costs. You can make 100K a year and if housing costs 1 million you are hurting bad.
Here, you can buy houses all day long for $25,000. Total. And on contract, with poor credit and no steady job at all.
And I am talking 1300sqf or better in good condition.
And you can find those $25 per hour jobs within an hour or slightly more of a commute.
And live in a town with such low crime rate you can leave town for the weekend and not lock your doors at all.
Can’t be beat !!
Where is that?
My starting salary out of college as a full-time electrical engineer 8 years ago in Texas was higher than all those listed in this article as average salaries today.
See? And TX is not very expensive.
Forgive me of my ignorance, but, what is 5ESS ?
Nope, sure isn’t. Of course, being single, I still end up paying about 40% of my gross in taxes.
You can make a lot of money as a Registered Nurse!
Or you can have a family, your health, your sanity, your compassion intact and self esteem.
(From and RN who is taking a ‘sabatical’ from nursing and making more and getting to know my family again!)
I know car salesmen making $50/hr. and airhead real estate saleswomen averaging $250/hr.
Is it heaven?
No...
It’s Iowa !!!
= )
You can fix that, you know.
5ESS is a Lucent/ALcatel digital telephone switch. Sorry for not making that clear.
It’s days are numbered tho - the new “soft switches” using VoIP tech are eating up the market - at least in CLEC areas. (Competative Local Exchange Carrier)
There are still thousands of them still in service and the need for trained techs is still strong. Esp overseas - if you can handle living there.
Bit of a commute from VA.
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