Comment Comment by knz Is the issue a lack of jobs or a lack of jobs that pay enough to prosper in our society?BLS has the mean annual income for a truck driver at $43,000 (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes533032.htm) versus ~ $22,000 for a personal care assistant (https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/home-health-aides-and-per...).That's a huge difference, especially in a country with the health care system we have. parent knz 8 years ago
BLS has the mean annual income for a truck driver at $43,000 (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes533032.htm) versus ~ $22,000 for a personal care assistant (https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/home-health-aides-and-per...).
That's a huge difference, especially in a country with the health care system we have.