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Why Hourly Wage Earners Are Happier Than Salaried Workers


Money may not equal happiness, but it's pretty safe to assume that most workers out there tend to like it quite a bit.

While it's obvious that our job satisfaction often coincides with the amount of money we make, something that hasn't been so clear is how the way we earn that money affects us as employees. A recent study found that the relationship between money and happiness is stronger for people paid hourly because they're more often reminded of how much they earn.

Highest paying jobs in the US


Would you ever believe that an air traffic controller, natural sciences manager, astronomer or psychiatrist would be in the top 24 best paying jobs in the US? I mean, we're talking upper 5-digit to 6-digit incomes ($100,000+) that rival even those that medical physicians get. Imaging making the money without sacrificing as many years and dollars in education.

20 Jobs That Earn $20 an Hour

Do you love money but don't want to get a Ph.D. to start earning the big bucks?

Here is a list of 20 jobs that pay a median hourly wage of $20, which works out to $41,600 annually based on a 40-hour workweek. Best of all? You can start making that kind of money straight out of high school or a 1 year technical program.

1. Carpet installers

“Shouldn’t the job go to the most qualified applicant?”

Of course it should, but like my mom used to say “What should be and what is are often 2 different things.”

The sad fact is that getting a job is a different matter than doing it. With the job market being so bad and every potential employer being buried in applications, just getting an interview can be a lot harder than the job it’s for.

11 signs it's time to change careers (and what to do about it!)

Are you bored with your work (or lack thereof)? How do you know you're doing what you're meant to do? Here are 11 tell-tale signs that it's time for a change. Keep a count of how many apply to you.

11. You'd rather watch television, surf the web or play video games instead of doing fun things with your family and friends.