Benefits August 4, 2009

Some Choose Part-time Work for More Pay?

August 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Though we usually think of people working part time to supplement income or because full-time work is not available, for some occupations, it could be because the pay is higher.
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The Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) found 12 occupations for which part-time workers earn more than full-time employees.

Occupation

Full-time earnings rate

Part-time earnings rate

Computer systems analyst

$37.64

$60.10

Clergy

16.23

22.87

Engineering and architecture teachers, post-secondary

57.42

73.56

Therapists

29.59

34.32

Physical therapists

33.82

37.16

Speech-language pathologists

33.20

63.52

Medical and clinical lab technologists

23.24

26.69

Dental hygienists

30.60

36.01

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

18.50

19.36

Legal secretaries

20.57

23.37

Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery & greenhouse

9.77

14.51

Construction laborers

15.73

19.69

A BLS report shows that there are more occupations in the Pacific region that pay more for part-time workers than for full-time employees. The most common occupations in which this happens are health-care related.

The BLS report is here .

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