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LIFETIME DIFFERENCE IN EARNINGS
| TRADITIONAL |
NONTRADITIONAL* |
| Nurses Assistant |
Journeylevel Carpenter |
| $9.44 per hour** |
$34.32 per hour** |
| $19,635 per year |
$71,386 per year |
| $589,056 in 30 years |
$2,141,568 in 30 years |
Difference: $2,141,568 - $589,056 = $1,552,512 |
* Nontraditional occupations are jobs in which less than 25% of workers are female.
** Illinois Department of Employment Security, 2004 Illinois Career Iinformation System
*** Construction Industry Service Corporation, 2002 Wage and Benefit Information
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