Companies Hiring This Month
While all eyes are on the unemployment rate, the consumer confidence index and other measurements of economic success, everybody just wants to know where the jobs are and when they can get one. For many people, that's the only sign of a good economy.
Jobs are available in industries from every walk; you just need to know where to look. Read More »
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What America Earns 2009
When William Crews picks up his paycheck, it's hard for him to force a smile. Gone are the days when booming car and truck sales helped him earn more than $100,000 a year as a financial-services manager at a Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep dealership in Wendell, N.C. In 2008, his gross pay shrank to $76,000 -- a recession-inflicted cut of more than 25 percent. And 2009 didn't start off any better.
"Our family is juggling bills as best we can," the 41-year-old Crews says. The Crewses have cut back on vacations, meals out and other spending. Each month they wrestle with which bills to pay and which to put off a bit longer. "That hurts a lot," he says. Read More »
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10 Jobs You Thought Would Pay More
Everyone has a different idea of what's a good or bad salary. Some people are happy just to make ends meet. Others won't settle for less than six figures. A lot of factors go into what makes a salary seem reasonable.
Therefore you can't really classify any single salary as high or low without bringing in your own bias. That said, sometimes salaries just don't seem large enough. We put together a list of 10 jobs that have salaries we thought would be bigger. Don't mistake these jobs for having salaries that are impossible to live on; instead, these are salaries that seem too low for the amount of work, time or risk they involve. Read More »
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Want to Earn a Doctor's Salary with a BA Education?
Everyone wants to earn a hefty salary in their careers, and it's no secret that some of the highest-paid people are doctors, dentists and lawyers. It's even less of a secret that those careers aren't easy to come by. They require years of schooling -- something that not everyone can (or wants to) handle.
But don't despair. If you want to earn a lot of money, but don't necessarily want to earn and advanced degree, check out these 20 careers. Although you won't start out earning six figures, with your bachelor's degree in tow, you can easily work your way up. Read More »
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