Tag: Jobs
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Jobs Charted by State and Salary
Prominent industries in a state can say a lot about an area. Is there a lot of farming? Is there a big technology market? Couple the jobs with salary, and you also see where the money’s at. You see a state’s priorities. For example, look at California. You see an increased prominence of farmworkers and…
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ALISON— A Trove of 400 Free Online Job Training Courses
ALISON— A Trove of 400 Free Online Job Training Courses in Education, Online Courses, Technology How many of us have taken an online course to learn a new language? My guess is, a lot. How many have used the web to find a recipe? Even more. But as handy as those skills are, will they…
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More education opens the gateway to better, higher-paying jobs
This recent article from The Atlantic summarizes a paper from the Hamilton Project. An individual with only a high school diploma is twice as likely to make less than $40,000 per year than someone with a college degree. An individual with a college degree is nearly nine times more likely to make over $100,000 than…