This week, 24/7 Wall Street, released a list of the worst paying jobs for women. The rundown includes 10 professions across industries from truck drivers and bartenders to financial managers and real estate brokers. One sector not on the list?This week, in an interview with Manufacturing.Net, Advanced Technology Services President Jeff Owens discussed salaries in the manufacturing sector.  “Perception drives many myths about manufacturing,” he said.  “The largest one being that manufacturing jobs are not as professional or high paying as jobs that require a suit and tie.  Nothing could be further from the truth. Fact is, manufacturing salaries outpace retail jobs by a mile.”
Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) recently made the same point about the strength and stability offered by manufacturing.  “I think manufacturing is critical, frankly,” he said in an interview with The Baltimore Business Journal.  “This kind of job is critically important if we’re going to have a middle class expanding in America, if we’re going to have the kinds of jobs that working Americans have traditionally held, paying them good salaries, giving them a good life.”
As women all across the workforce seek high-paying jobs, we’d encourage them to take a second look at manufacturing.