Teaching assistants, cleaners, fitness instructors and retail workers were also among the lowest paid. The gender pay gap also increased this year, rising to 15.4% from 14.9% in 2020 - but still down from 17.4% in 2019.
A Harvard University study found that the loneliest jobs were also the unhappiest. These include remote jobs as well as jobs in tech, food delivery, and the online retail sector. The study was conducted over 85 years. Over 700 people were interviewed.
Typically, skills gaps have existed in the following sectors in Australia: caring professions such as doctors, nurses, aged & disabled care, and childcare as well as retail managers, construction workers and software programmers.
Information from the 2021 census, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today, found that health care, retail, construction and education employed the most people across Australia.
On the other side of the pay scale, teachers, on average, earn as little as $47,156 a year in Hawaii, the lowest-paying state. ... Where teachers are paid the least
The average earnings of those in the top 10% were roughly $173,000 in 2020, according to a study by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). Landing in the top 10% is a fairly attainable goal for upwardly mobile Americans.
The highest-paying job on the list, data scientists are in huge demand because of the amount of data that's now generated from websites, apps, and software. Companies hire data scientists to analyze and interpret the information for trends, opportunities and insights.
Lawyers. This much-maligned but highly sought-after and lucrative career is one of the most hated professions in the world. Lawyers are often perceived as arrogant or prideful and have a reputation for caring about money more than their clients.