11-13-2012, 05:42 PM
graylocks wrote:
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Didn't see it, but where was the story based? $12/hr is pretty good entry level pay in a lot of the country.
i think chopper's point is that $12 is not good pay for someone with the necessary skill set for that job. might be for someone willing and able to train for that job, though.
Even in the Seattle area, to get a job at $12/hr you're going to need some skills. I had friend in high school who didn't even take the higher level math classes and dropped out to run CNC. He did the math easily, just picking it up as he went along. He didn't make much at first, minimum wage perhaps. But as he got better, he was quickly making $35/hr. I imagine the job highlighted is entry level, meaning, as another mentioned, a high rejection level. As their output quality increases, I imagine their wage will also go up.
Tiki2000 wrote: It would be hard to say whether the $12/hr entry level job highlighted was a 'good paying' job (called head of household jobs locally) without knowing the economics of the area. Quickly running the numbers, I don't think I could pay a mortgage & car payment on it.
I doubt there's an entry level job in the country that could make a mortgage and car payment. Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I don't think everyone has a need to buy a house as soon as they move out of mom & dad's. I also don't think they need to be buying expensive cars. $12/hr is $25k/yr. (And I presume their wage would go up a fair amount after a few months.) I checked the LV craigslist, seems like renting a room for $300/mo is reasonable. That's $3600/yr. Maybe tack on $100/mo for a car payment... that's $1200/yr. Those combined are $4800/yr... one should be able to afford that on $25k/yr.