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Category: SalaryBy Kate Lorenz on Oct 5, 2009 in Compensation, Featured, Jobs, Salary | 19 Comments
Last month, I wrote a post about 50 jobs that pay $50,000 or more and a lot of you commented that you wanted to see jobs that pay that amount at the entry level.
I did some detective work and found 20 jobs whose entry-level salaries range from $41,000 to $77,000 a year. Compare these to [...]
By Kate Lorenz on Sep 4, 2009 in Compensation, Employment Trends, Featured, Mature Workers, News, Salary, diversity | 24 Comments
While the unemployment rate edged up in August to 9.7 — the country’s highest in 27 years — the Labor Department has reported that fewer jobs were lost. While employment continued to drop, that decline appears to be slowing: -216,000 jobs in August compared to -463,000 in June and -276,000 in July.
This latest report also [...]
By anthony balderrama on Aug 5, 2009 in Fun stuff, Job Search, News, Retirement, Salary | 0 Comments
Maybe it’s just me, but the week is flying by. And today was full of plenty of good news, what with the arrival of the two freed journalists who were detained in North Korea. Oh, and let’s not forget the recent findings of CareerBuilder’s latest survey.
Here are the news items that didn’t get quite as [...]
By anthony balderrama on Jul 23, 2009 in Employment Trends, Jobs, News, Salary | 0 Comments
I admit, I was about to title this “Friday’s good reads roundup.” So, just in case you had the same mind slip, don’t forget tomorrow is Friday.
Now that that’s settled, here are some of the big stories making news today:
Money, money, money. Mooooooney.
Pay raises will be bigger – next year
Part of me wants to say, [...]
By Kate Lorenz on Jun 12, 2009 in Featured, Salary | 2 Comments
Last week, the BLS reported that Americans on average earned $18.48 an hour and $609.84 per week in May 2009.* That’s compared to $17.94 and $602.78 in May 2008.
What does this mean? Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings increased by 3.1 percent, while average weekly earnings rose by only 1.2 percent – reflecting a sign of the [...]
By Kate Lorenz on May 18, 2009 in Compensation, Featured, Salary | 3 Comments
Today, we have a guest blog about salaries for the Class of 2009 from our friends at Parade magazine. Parade has been contributing weekly content to CareerBuilder and TheWorkBuzz related to its “What People Earn” issue, which reports on salary trends and the earnings of real Americans.
What People Earn: College Graduates Finding Bright Spots in [...]
By Kate Lorenz on May 11, 2009 in Featured, Salary | 2 Comments
It’s time for our weekly installment from Parade Magazine looking at the real salaries of regular Joes and Janes like you and me … plus a few celebs.
From the MRI technician in Baton Rouge, La. to the auto salesman in Abbington, Ill., meet this week’s 10 workers. Click on their job titles to find similar [...]
By Kate Lorenz on May 4, 2009 in Featured, Salary | 1 Comment
You know you’ve thought it. Like that time your neighbor drove up in a brand-spanking-new car. Or when your co-worker waltzed into the office with a designer purse. Meanwhile, you’re still driving your car from 1997 and clothes shopping at Target. You’re thinking, “I’d love to know what that person gets paid.”
Every April, Parade magazine feeds our curiousity when [...]
By Kate Lorenz on Apr 17, 2009 in Featured, Salary | 25 Comments
This week, our friends at Parade magazine published their annual “What People Earn” issue.
I’m fascinated by how many diverse and real people are willing to divulge their salaries. We often hear from readers who don’t agree with the salary info that we report, which are often national averages. But people want to know what they can earn [...]
By anthony balderrama on Mar 24, 2009 in Featured, Fun stuff, Salary | 1 Comment
I can’t keep track of how many times a day I hear someone tell me, “I’m soooo sleepy.”
I suppose I could take that as a sign that I’m boring, but it seems that friends and colleagues are just tired these days. The “I didn’t sleep very well” conversations seem to occur on a daily basis, [...]
