Rick,
Engineers are definitely middle class by any definition. Perhaps not 'working class' but definitely middle class. Are they paid well? Of course they are, they've got at least 4 years of college, and many years of experience in the 'trenches' before they get to the upper levels of income.
My sister is a civil engineer, designs drainage for road projects, she makes a decent living, but is she wealthy? No,not by any stretch of the imagination, and she is at the top of her field in her area, responsible for a lot of 'baby engineers' and making certain that their designs are actually functional, as well it is her responsibility to act as liason with the state agencies. You'd think she'd be awash in money wouldn't you? You'd be wrong<G>
Thanks for your post
FrazierI.
...as an aside, on
Money Talk the weekend of February 7-8, Bob Brinker cited a statistic that showed those with Bachelor's degrees or better account for 3% of the unemployed. High school graduates account for 6% of the unemployed. Those with no high school diplomas account for 91% of the unemployed.
I have a bachelor's degree and make less than $50K in the Bay Area which is considered "under a living wage." With my second job at the fish market, I make just barely over $50K with is considered the
minimum in the Bay Area to live decently.
