What are some professions that are overcompensated and what professions are undercompensated?

Answer 1

Corporate Executives: way too overcompensated. Corporate lawyers, way too overcompensated. Lawyers are overcompensated in general. Congressional lobbyists: overcompensated.

Teachers at all levels are undercompensated, as are most college professors. Wal-mart employees: undercompensated. Real estate agents: overcompensated, and nowadays unnecessary. Advertising and broadcasting executives: overcompensated, or possibly way too overcompensated.

Factory workers in China, Korea, Taiwan, India, Mexico, and all over the world: way too undercompensated. Coffee, tea, cacao, pineapple, banana, and sugarcane plantation workers: often not paid at all. Owners of logging and lumber companies are overcompensated and under-prosecuted. "Agri-business" companies: overcompansated. Land grabbers in south america and madagascar: overcompensated.

Answer 2

Well that all depends on what you think people's lives are worth! In as much as one looses their mind or their body, those jobs that have the most risk with regards to that would be the most risky, putting pressure on the family structure...or reducing the possibility of family structure under those circumstances. Certainly those jobs should be compensated more than the jobs that are lower risk. Some would say mechanics are undercompensated or peolpe that work in industrial environments that breathe fumes and work on the steel or squeeze their bodies and lift heavy objects. But the mind can be a terrible thing to lose too. There have been instances where peolpe who do highly intellectual jobs forgot who they were or where they were going? Ever see the cartoon, Mr McGoo back years ago? The absent minded professor who could not take care of himself, could not drive a car etc? What compensates us for loss of life quality from what we do? So this question is hard to answer and each person's bias would make their answer skewed and hence....the people that get trampled on ...in appearance anyway ...are those who's measured value or wealth does not seem to keep up with the masses?! Some would say minimum wage would be terrible. Some would say those who have to accept state help is terrible. Years ago if you didn't have health insurance, you could not get medical attention in the US! Times have changed. People who own property are finding that it becomes a burden to them, a liability waiting to happen. So who becomes the winner and who becomes the loser? I think it is worth noting that middle class people who have money seem to be able to give more now to charity to help those in need because it is being tracked on the income taxes now and needs receipts. I think it should be the job of those who make more to help the people who don't achieve the best health that they can at least. And times have made that possible. Good question though. I think we all get what we deserve, even if we want more or not. A millionaire is still gonna die. A millionaire has a lot of burdens that I might not have. Who is to say that this person isn't helping to protect the democracy we live in by accumulating wealth/leverage that can be used in times of national security and times of trouble? Where would we be without responsible wealth in this country? US? Compensation can come in money or in general wholeness feeling that produces health and unrisky behavior.

Answer 3

My second job is in retail. Although I enjoy the job very much, we are very much underpaid for having to stand up during our entire shift and often don't get breaks (even bathroom breaks). There is a very high turnover in retail for many reasons but it's too bad upper management doesn't recognize the die-hards like myself who always show up for work and work hard when we are there. Management should compensate us for our hard work. FYI - I've worked my second retail job for 5 years and have never had to stay out sick.