In 2012, 75.3 million workers (click here) in the United States age 16 and over were
paid at hourly rates, representing 59.0 percent of all wage and salary
workers. Among those paid by the hour, 1.6 million earned exactly the prevailing
federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. About 2.0 million had wages
below the federal minimum.
Together, these 3.6 million workers with wages at or below the federal minimum made up 4.7 percent of all hourly paid workers. Tables 1 through 10 present data on a wide array of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics for hourly paid workers earning at or below the federal minimum wage. The following are some highlights from the 2012 data.
Minimum wage workers tend to be young. Although workers under age 25 represented only about one-fifth of hourly paid workers, they made up about half of those paid the Federal minimum wage or less. Among employed teenagers paid by the hour, about 21 percent earned the minimum wage or less, compared with about 3 percent of workers age 25 and over....
Limits on Teenage Workers
Ages 14 and 15: During the school year, hours are limited to 3 hours a day and 18 hours a week. On days when there's no school and in the summer, working hours increase to 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week. There are limits on no later than 7 p.m. during the school year and no later than 9 p.m. between June 1 and Labor Day.
Ages 16 and 17: There's no limit on hours, but, if under 18 you can't work in a job that the Labor Department considers hazardous.
Common jobs teenagers work (click here):
Camp Counselor, Golf Caddy, Retail Sales, Food Service, Internships, Life Guard, Nanny, Housekeeping, Landscaping, Tutoring
There is nearly no overlap between the Americans working for minimum wage and the jobs teenagers seek. The minimum wage increased to $10.10 will finally provide a living wage to a majority of those that work in that stalemated income. It has nothing to do with youth labor. McDonald's or any of those fast food joints and the big box stores don't hire teenagers during school hours and dearly few less than age 16 years old. The big box stores pride themselves on maintaining longevity of their employees, that means they seek people with families to hire. In realizing that the big box stores advocate poverty for Americans. This is a ridiculous argument to oppress American workers further.
A History of Advancement, An Opportunity to Succeed (click here)
For tens of thousands of people every year, a job at Walmart opens the door to a better life. We offer competitive wages, good benefits and the chance to grow and build a career.
We're proud to offer jobs at all levels, including some entry-level jobs ... because entry level jobs often lead to bigger jobs. At Walmart, you can climb the ladder from a stocker or a cashier to a department manager, a store manager, and beyond. Depending on the time of year, there are 15,000 - 50,000 job openings at Walmart. In the U.S., the average, full-time hourly wage is $12.81.
It is time to raise the majority of Americans out of poverty.
Together, these 3.6 million workers with wages at or below the federal minimum made up 4.7 percent of all hourly paid workers. Tables 1 through 10 present data on a wide array of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics for hourly paid workers earning at or below the federal minimum wage. The following are some highlights from the 2012 data.
Minimum wage workers tend to be young. Although workers under age 25 represented only about one-fifth of hourly paid workers, they made up about half of those paid the Federal minimum wage or less. Among employed teenagers paid by the hour, about 21 percent earned the minimum wage or less, compared with about 3 percent of workers age 25 and over....
Limits on Teenage Workers Ages 14 and 15: During the school year, hours are limited to 3 hours a day and 18 hours a week. On days when there's no school and in the summer, working hours increase to 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week. There are limits on no later than 7 p.m. during the school year and no later than 9 p.m. between June 1 and Labor Day.
Ages 16 and 17: There's no limit on hours, but, if under 18 you can't work in a job that the Labor Department considers hazardous.
Common jobs teenagers work (click here):
Camp Counselor, Golf Caddy, Retail Sales, Food Service, Internships, Life Guard, Nanny, Housekeeping, Landscaping, Tutoring
There is nearly no overlap between the Americans working for minimum wage and the jobs teenagers seek. The minimum wage increased to $10.10 will finally provide a living wage to a majority of those that work in that stalemated income. It has nothing to do with youth labor. McDonald's or any of those fast food joints and the big box stores don't hire teenagers during school hours and dearly few less than age 16 years old. The big box stores pride themselves on maintaining longevity of their employees, that means they seek people with families to hire. In realizing that the big box stores advocate poverty for Americans. This is a ridiculous argument to oppress American workers further.
A History of Advancement, An Opportunity to Succeed (click here)
For tens of thousands of people every year, a job at Walmart opens the door to a better life. We offer competitive wages, good benefits and the chance to grow and build a career.
We're proud to offer jobs at all levels, including some entry-level jobs ... because entry level jobs often lead to bigger jobs. At Walmart, you can climb the ladder from a stocker or a cashier to a department manager, a store manager, and beyond. Depending on the time of year, there are 15,000 - 50,000 job openings at Walmart. In the U.S., the average, full-time hourly wage is $12.81.
It is time to raise the majority of Americans out of poverty.
