Although they have branched out into other occupations, their distinctive trades, as in Europe, include scrap-metal dealing, car repair and fortune-telling.

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After all, we had Presidents who were lawyers, senators, governors, army generals, secretaries of commerce, even a secretary of war, among other occupations.

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In how many other occupations do you get to take a shiny new fire engine down to the supermarket to pick up the weekly groceries?

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Only if the pay given to teachers rises disproportionately to other occupations would one expect to see higher competition to join the teaching field in particular.

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As with other lucrative blue-collar occupations, these trades take training, but they promise steady work and better-than-average wages.

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In the immediate future, Ehrenberg said maintaining low interest rates will help students leave school with lower debt, which will give them more freedom to consider occupations for reasons other than salaries.

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And we have also raised the skills level so it is only open to graduate-level occupations - and excludes other jobs like careworkers and cooks.

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Writing minor citations to people in certain occupations, especially doctors, nurses, and other emergency personnel.

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Reducing the dropout rate of women in STEM careers is especially important because women in STEM jobs earn 33 percent more than those in non-STEM occupations and the wage gap between men and women in STEM jobs is smaller than in other fields.

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