Continuing Education

 

 

 

 

 

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the average U.S. full time worker earns $676 a week. You will probably not be shocked to learn that the Department of Labor found a direct correlation between workers' educational level and their earning power. Workers who had failed to complete high school earned about $396 a week, nearly $300 less than the overall average. High school graduates who did not attend college earned $562 a week on average, and workers with at least a college undergraduate degree earned about $1,000 a week, $325 above the overall average.

 

Workers with graduate degrees earned $1,149 per week, about $220 more than those with bachelors degrees only.

 

Other research has determined that the differences in income by educational level are even greater, with college graduates now earning in excess of a million dollars more than high school graduates during their working lifetimes. And, all indications are that the earning differentials will increase significantly in the future.

 

The Washington Research Council predicts that, "higher education will become increasingly important for landing high paying jobs", and that good jobs will require higher and higher levels of education in the future.

 

In addition, well educated workers will continue to be better protected against unemployment, overseas outsourcing, and increasing worldwide competition than their less educated colleagues without Continuing Education. But, higher incomes and better job security are only two of the benefits of higher education.

 

Would you be surprised to learn that college graduates are the group of workers most satisfied with their jobs? If you think about it, you'll realize they are more likely than others to qualify for advancement, change employers, or move from one career to another. In other words, they are more likely than others to choose their jobs and careers, and make changes if they are unhappy with either. So, it's no surprised they are happier than other workers without Continuing Education whose choices may be limited.

 

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