Top 10 Most-Wanted Workers
More and more baby boomers are retiring and this is causing some job positions that are hard to fill. To resolve this problem, some employers are offering incentives to older workers who will stay longer and hiring bonuses to younger qualified workers. Some companies are even offering college scholarship and tuition to students who choose a particular field.
I know you’re wondering what these 10 jobs are, so here they are, along with their average salary.
- Sales representatives - $40, 868
- Teachers - $45,281 hahahahahaahahahahaha I’ve been a teacher for many years and I don’t know any teacher that makes that much. hahahahahaah I’ll be laughing about that one for a while.
- Mechanics - $43,760 hahahaha again
- Engineering technicians - $47,759
- Management/Executives - $90,913
- Truck Drivers–Freight - $43,053
- Drivers–Delivery - $29,870
- Accountants - $52,940
- Construction Laborers - $40,658
- Machine Operators - $30,176
Check out the entire MSN article for more information.
So, tell me . . . What do you think about this list? Were you laughing at some of the average salaries? Do you see a need in these careers?
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9 opinions for Top 10 Most-Wanted Workers
Hil
Sep 9, 2007 at 10:39 am
Teachers are lucky here if they can even get a job, let alone one starting at $40k+. :p
I have two friends who work as mechanics though and they do make quite a lot. Imo, it’s about specialization. One works exclusively on Caterpillars, the other works on diesels.
Steph
Sep 9, 2007 at 11:57 am
FYI-This is my 6th year teaching at a rural school in GA, and I am scheduled to make 45600. I have my masters degree.
Michelle Gartner
Sep 9, 2007 at 2:40 pm
Actually I know a teacher who makes over 70,000 and they work in the public school as a math teacher. How do I know- it’s my cousin’s ex and he flubbed on the divorce papers and didn’t put his raise in the paperwork he makes good money. Also my cousin-in-law (I guess that’s how you put it) he’s a mechanic and he makes about 70,000 a year- not bad for 27 years old. I guess it all depends where you live- they are in the greater Chicago/Milwaukee area. I am up north of them and accountants don’t make that much up here- although if I moved south I could make a lot more. That’s if I wasn’t self employed- which has it’s own perks. Enjoy the weekend.
Michelle
Sep 9, 2007 at 3:38 pm
I live in the New England and mechanics (if they are good/fast & efficient) can make 6 figures. Also, a co-worker’s husband is a teacher, has been for awhile, he makes around 70k a year (not too bad for all that time off I think.) For all intensive purposes you could say I’m a sales rep & I make over 90k. My brother is a machine operator. When he was in rurual PA, he made about $10 less an hour then he does in Los Angeles. Just goes to show those numbers are definately averages.
Karen
Sep 9, 2007 at 10:10 pm
I think it has a lot to do with where you live. Teachers in North Carolina certainly don’t make those figures. We didn’t get that much when I worked in Virginia either, unless they’ve gotten a good raise.
Jennifer
Sep 9, 2007 at 10:43 pm
Well, I know construction workers do make that much (good not under the table construction workers) but not all. And my best friend is a trucker and she makes more than the salary listed. Sadly my job isn’t on there — not that that’s a shocker. I’ve known some teachers but never any to make this much.
I’m also wondering why sales reps are so needed don’t we hate sales reps? Do we really need more?
Michelle
Sep 10, 2007 at 7:07 am
Jennifer, I hope you never get sick and need medical attention and find yourself at a facility that has out of date, old technology equipment. Or wait, I guess you wouldn’t care would you because you hate sales reps. You know, those people who sell the medical equipments & supplies. Or maybe you wouldn’t mind going to a grocery store and having no product to buy. The grocery industry also have sales reps. Must be nice to be ignorant.
SP @ Shopaholics Daily
Sep 10, 2007 at 12:47 pm
I’ve seen some of the truck drivers on the roads this summer and $29,000 bucks is too high. But maybe that’s because they don’t expect anything of them. They certainly don’t need to know HOW to drive! No offence to good truck drivers out there… I just haven’t seen too many of them this summer. They seem to love to cut me off!
:)
Jennifer
Sep 10, 2007 at 2:53 pm
Michelle, I have worked with sales reps and I haven’t met any who seem to have ethics. And I do really hope I don’t end up in a hospital ever because the problems there don’t end with reps — but that’s another story.
As to reps; in the hospitals and clinics I worked for all the sales reps seemed more interested in getting their name out there than providing a product that might actually help a patient and that includes pushing products that are not up to par — although that’s actually not all their fault because I’ve also seen hospital staff who eat the items up to get perks even if the product has little benefit. It’s a time waster. The focus should be on patient care and progress but I suppose it’s unrealistic to expect that based on my experience in the medical field.
I haven’t had good experiences with reps in construction or company PR issues either including reps who try to screw over programs for disabled individuals. So, that is my experience. When I meet a rep who acts decent I may change my mind. That’s my personal experience though if you happen to be a rep with ethics or know a cool rep than sorry if I offended you.
Shopaholics; my best friend is a truck driver and even she doesn’t like how most of them drive. She has really scary stories about truckers because at most companies I guess pay is based on the load not the miles so it pays more to drive more which results in long hours and no breaks. It’s technically against most company rules but my friend says that they aren’t opposed to looking the other way to get more loads in. From what she says it sounds like there are a ton of tired truck drivers on the road.
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