The struggle for many is simply not having the right skills, experience, and education to match jobs in demand.
Here are the top ten job categories in terms of earnings growth, inflation-adjusted, from 2004-2014 (average annual income, 2015):
- Physicians assistants ($99,270)
- Occupational therapists ($81,690)
- Financial managers (($134,330)
- Marketing managers ($140,660)
- Medical and health services managers ($106,070)
- Computer- and information systems managers ($141,000)
- All other computer occupations ($87,310)
- Sales engineers ($107,160)
- Administrative-services managers ($94,840)
- Family and general practitioners ($192,120)
Most in the workforce don't fit these and other occupations where above-average pay and benefits create higher disposable income.
The job situation helps explain why seven in ten surveyed adults believe the U.S. is on the wrong track, according to Real Clear Politics average of eleven polling firms. That number reflects, in part, a high level of anxiety and resentment from those with little or no formal education and training.
A new analysis by McKinsey Global Institute shows that 81% of the U.S. population is in an income bracket with flat or declining income over the last decade.
The job situation helps explain why seven in ten surveyed adults believe the U.S. is on the wrong track, according to Real Clear Politics average of eleven polling firms. That number reflects, in part, a high level of anxiety and resentment from those with little or no formal education and training.
A new analysis by McKinsey Global Institute shows that 81% of the U.S. population is in an income bracket with flat or declining income over the last decade.
Job and Employment Source: Indeed, Bureau of Labor Statistics
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