Wages: Why are auto mecahnics paid more than child care workers?
Posted by ccare | Filed under Gender & Women's Studies
Elf #3 asked:
An auto mechanic is responsible for a replaceable material possession. A child care worker is responsible for an irreplaceable human being.
Discuss.
Should read "auto mechanics."
Anonymous: I am not devaluing the work of mechanics. Where to you get that idea?
Both occupations require a certificate of higher education, but less than a bachelor's degree.
Please substantiate the assertion of supply and demand. Why would so many people flock to a poorly compensated occupation?
Cy, I give up...which one?
An auto mechanic is responsible for a replaceable material possession. A child care worker is responsible for an irreplaceable human being.
Discuss.
Should read "auto mechanics."
Anonymous: I am not devaluing the work of mechanics. Where to you get that idea?
Both occupations require a certificate of higher education, but less than a bachelor's degree.
Please substantiate the assertion of supply and demand. Why would so many people flock to a poorly compensated occupation?
Cy, I give up...which one?
