May 4, 2007
For What It's Worth
According to a study conducted by Salary.com Inc.:
If the typical stay-at-home mother in the United States were paid for her work as a housekeeper, cook and psychologist, among other roles, she would earn $138,095 a year.
The 10 jobs listed as comprising a mother's work were housekeeper, cook, day care center teacher, laundry machine operator, van driver, facilities manager, janitor, computer operator, chief executive officer and psychologist.
The typical mother puts in a 92-hour work week.
Here's my list of job titles that Salary.com left out: nurse, nutritionist, personal assistant, project/product manager, wardrobe consultant, coach, bodyguard, and graveyard-shift supervisor. Am I forgetting anything, mamas?
I live in the tech-centric and salary-inflated Bay Area, so I personally know people who make a whole lot more for doing a whole lot less. But, then again, I bet they couldn't get their bosses to stop their griping with a simple zerbert to the belly.
2 comments
Don't forget the emotional and psychological stress that goes along with raising children and always wondering if they are going to be ok, if they are learning enough, if they are progressing appropriately! I hear ya sister... being a stay at home mom, I do twice what I did in an 8 hour day, 5 day a week job.
I'll add gardener, dog walker, personal shopper, financial manager, activities director and interior decorator. We don't give ourselves enough credit hu?