| Profession |
Estimated Annual or Hourly Salary |
Training/Degree/ Experience |
| File Clerks |
$6.34 - $13.49/hour
$13,200 - $28,100/year |
Short-term on-the-job training |
| Postal Service workers |
$18,940 - $42,570/year |
18 yrs old |
| Barbers and Cosmetologists |
$17,640 - $25,000/year |
Licensed by State, graduated from a State-licensed barber
or cosmetology school and be at least 16 yrs old. |
| Bank Tellers |
$6.99 - $12.52/hour
$14,500 - $26,000/year |
Short-term on-the-job training |
| Personal and Home Care Aides |
$6.49 - $10.13/hour |
No formal training, on-the-job training is generally provided.
Some states require one to acquire the National Association
for Home Care certificate |
| Security Guard |
$15,870 - $28,660/year |
Licensed, must be 18 yrs old, pass background check, complete
classroom training, pass drug test |
| Cashiers |
$5.61 - $10.39/hour
$11,700 - $21,600/year |
Short-term on-the-job training |
| Retail Salespersons |
$5.39-$17.00/hour |
Short-term on-the-job training |
| Insurance Sales Agents |
$35,000- $90,000/year |
Proven sales ability, high school or college graduate |
| Hotel Desk Clerks |
$5.95-$10.85/ hour
$12,400 - $22,600/year |
Short-term on-the-job training |
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| Shipping and Receiving Clerks |
$7.09 - $16.53/hour
$14,700-$34,400/year |
Short-term on-the-job training |
| Office Clerks |
$19,510 - $33,050/year |
High school diploma, previous office or business experience,
some typing skills, basic computer skills |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants |
$28,000 - $46,250/year |
High school graduate, have basic office skills, aware of
software applications, word processing, spreadsheets and database
management |
| Dispatchers |
$8.28 - $22.23/hour
$17,200 - $46,200/year |
Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Stock Clerks |
$6.11 - $16.33/hour
$12,700 - $34,000/year |
Short-term on-the-job training |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks |
$6.67 - $13.94/ horu
$13,900 - $29,000/year |
Short-term on-the-job training |
| Cargo and Freight Agents |
$7.96 - $22.12/ hour
$17,100 - $46,000/year |
Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Carpenters |
$15.26 - $26.73/hour |
On-the-job training as well as formal training programs |
| Electricians |
$17.26 - $26.71/hour |
4- or 5-year apprenticeship program, on-the-job training
skills |
Source: Department of Labor Occupational Handbook and the Chicago
Tribune.
