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age 4 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1980 Battalion Classifieds Many feel wages are too small for SERVICES HELP WANTED FOR RENT FOR SALE ill do alterations. Call 846-5517 after 5 pm. 103t4 Xpert typing. Call Gloria 693-8286. 103110 Help wanted. Experience with cars. Good per sonality. Apply at Piper’s Gulf Station by the Ramada Inn at the comer of University and EFFICIENCY: Glade East Apts. Bedroom loft, pets, off Holleman. $150 + electricity. 696-3031. 101t5 FOR SALE: IBM Selectric typewriter. $225.00. Call 846-2127. loots Dodge 141 Unexpected Pregnancy? Services thru the 20th week Awake or Asleep Women’s Health Services Dallas, Texas (214) 349-9533 Call Collect Texas. 102tl0 n - , SPRING BREAK JOBS. Earn up to $7.60/hour in your own home area. Could lead to full time summer jobs with national co. Contact Charles Long, Aggieland Inn, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 12:00, 2:00 pm., or 4:00 pm. only. Wednesday, Feb. 20, 12:00 or 2:00 pm. only. No phone calls. 10115 NEW EFFICIENCIES $159 month. One bedroom from $180 month. All bills paid except electricity. No pets. Villa West Apartments, south of Villa Maria. Lorraine Peterson, manager. 822- 7772. i77tfn Part-time Draftspersons needed. Third to fifth year architec ture student or others with experi ence will be considered. Call 779-2398 for details and interview. io4t4 AVAILABLE NOW 2-bdrm 1 -bath Upstairs Duplex off Broadmoor $230.00/month gas paid. Call Jacob Beal Real Estate at 822-4518 M-Fonly. 1 °itio ■ PART TIME Telephone solicitators needed. j Excellent income. ® FOR SALE: Economical comfortable 35 x 8 Travel Trailer: Call Yolanda 845-1715 8:00 to 5:00. 779-8267 after 7:00. 100t5 1978 Mercury Cougar XR-7. All power, first owner, 20,000 miles. $5500. Call Jeff at 693- 8520. I02t5 1979 Triumph Spitfire-Convertible. High mpg-first owner-3,700 miles-AM/FM Cassette. $5300.00. Call Jeff at 693-8520. 10H5 ’79 SUZUKI GS550E. Beautiful black, in su perb condition. $1650.00. 779-9121 after 4 pm. 103r6 NEW AGGIE SENIOR BOOTS. NEVER BEEN WORN. MEN’S SIZE lOVi Call 846- 3996 after 5 pm. 103t5 ’78 TRANS/AM 400-AUTOMATIC. Good Condition. $4950.00. 779-9121 after 4 pm. 103t6 1977 Monte Carlo — V8-305. Excellent Condi tion. First owner: 29,000 miles. 846-1230.6U2 Call 846-3033. 104110 HELP WANTED Buy one. Cordoba ’75 $2750.00. Catalina ’75 $2250.00. 779-9678. 102t7 SPECIAL NOTICE ’ROBLEM PREGNANCY? Free abortion ounseling and referrals. Call (713) 779- 258...62tfn BASKIN-ROBBINS 31 2500 Texas Ave. PREGNANCY TESTING Counselling on all alternatives and birth control methods. Women’s Referral Center, 3910 Old College Road. 846-8437 Part-time student employment needed. Apply in person. 11-4. loots OVERSEASJOBS — Summer/year round. Europe, South America, Australia, Asia, Etc. All fields, $500-$1200 monthly. Expenses paid. Sightseeing. Free information. Write: IJC/Box 52-TC/ Corona Del Mar, CA 92625. 99t8 OFFICIAL NOTICE p YOU’LL FIND All Your p Plumbing & Hardware Supplies at if WHITE HOME & AUTOSTORE 0 Northgate N Bike Repair— Dorm Refrigerators | 10315 y X PART-TIME DRUG ABUSE COORDINATOR MA in Psychology or related field. Administrative experience required. Supervises Drug Education Prevention Staff. Apply Brazos Valley NH-MR 202 E. 27th St. Bryan, Texas AA/EOE 10312 I— I GENERAL OFFICE HELP WANTED Fulltime. .. Typing 40 wpm . . . Light bookkeeping. . . 8-5 Monday through Friday. Apply Dixie Chicken Office 307 University 1-3 Daily lOOtfn li I! WEIGHT WATCHERS is a unique pro gram of weight reduction that helps you to lose weight without starving and also shows you how to keep it off forever. Col lege Station class meets Thursdays, 5:15, Lutheran Student Center, 315 N. College Main. For further information call 822-7303. LOST air of glasses in brown vinyl case. Lost be- veen C.E. building and Harrington. Call 845- 289. 10115 WAITRESSES NEEDED Call for appointment after 2. APPLY IN PERSON. SHERWOOD HEALTH CARE INC. has full time and part time openings for LVN’s 6-2 and 2-10, RN 2-10. Excellent salary, benefits and work ing conditions. Contact E.P. Sulik, Admin. 822-7521 95118 i “SPRING AWARDS i SCHOLARSHIPS” Deadline-March 1, ! 1980 Application forms for Spring Awards J Program may be obtained from the Student Financial Aid Office, Room 310, YMCA Building. All applications must be filed with the Student Financial Aid Office not later than 5:00 PM, March 1,1980. Late applications will not be accepted. 80133 wf ^ ^ JOB 'OPPORTUNITIES w w w NEED QUALIFIED SEAMSTRESS for drapery workroom. $3.10/hour for immediate employment. Call 823-5688 Mon-Fri < Working hours 8 - 4. 103t3 i Ifc AdUfc A A A A AAAA WANTED WRITER. Need someone to do research and rite non-school related reports. Call 846- 127. loots Typing. Experienced, fast, accurate. All kinds 122-0544... Itfti yping. Fvdl time. Symbols. Notary Public. ■23-7723... 76tfn ^ CASH FOR OLD GOLD i Class rings, wedding rings, worn out ” gold jewelry, coins, etc. The Diamond Room Town & Country Shopping Center 3731 E MH-MR AIDS (House Managers) Full time and part time. High School Diploma or equivalent. Good driving record. Experience with mentally ill/ mentally retarded preferred. APPLY AT BRAZOS VALLEY MH-MR 202 E. 27th St. Bryan AA/EOE 10315 PART-TIME/NOW FULL-TIME/SUMMER National Marketing Co. will appoint six local representatives to contact A&M Students. Above average pay, flexible hours, car necessary. For local interview call 800-821-5838 Jim Beasley. i04t4 BE PROUD OF YOUR NEXT REPORT CARD! Get the PASSTEST METHOD. Send $3.25 to: PASSTEST Box 263, San Marcus, TX 78666 103(1 Now Taking Applications For Cashiers and Hostesses APPLY IN PERSON ONLY At Ken Martin’s 1803 S. Texas next to Sears STUDENTS Are you tired of working part-time for minimum wage? Just 2 hours a day having fun you can average $1000/month! XTR 779-9665 10414 29th St., Bryan J 846-4708 A ^ ^ ^ 4MK PHOTOGENIC? Photographer seeking students for advertising promotion shot in Austin and Dallas. Excellent pay. KANISH, 6211 West Northwest Highway, #2703, Dallas 75225. Phone: 214/692-1440. 10413 WANTED FAST FOOD PERSONNEL AIRCRAFT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP Superbly equipped Cessna 175 with new 2000 hour Lycoming Engine conversion. Opening for active, 1 FR pilot. $2500 equity purchase. $124 monthly fixed cost. United Press International How much money do you make? If you are Jimmy Carter, your job pays $200,000 a year, plus such assorted “perks” as a rent-free lease at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. But the hours are long, and there’s no over time pay. The average slam-dunker in the National Basketball Association earns $143,000 — a sky-high leap from $20,000 in 1967. Touchdown passes in the National Football League go from a $113,932 quarter back to a $64,631 receiver. Actor Steve Mcqueen, reported ly the highest-paid worker in the Un ited States, commands $5 million a picture plus a percentage of the pro fits — a level which allows him to work only three or four months a year. But before you head for Holly wood, heed these average annual in come figures compiled by the Screen Actors Guild: $7,380 for actors, $4,908 for actresses. Comparing salaries among various occupations is difficult. Figures pul led together from various sources — government reports, professional organizations and other groups — may represent different time periods or different methods of computation. But when they are put together, they provide an interesting answer to an interesting question: Are wages equitable? UPI interviewed workers in va rious fields as well as economists who have studied the issue of wages, trying to find out what jobs earn how much money and why. The answers reveal a wide range of factors that influence salaries and just as wide a range of satisfaction or dissatisfaction felt by workers whose paychecks are eroded daily by the highest inflation in 33 years. Consider the joke about the doctor shocked by the bill he gets from the plumber. “This is outrageous,” he sputters. “I’m a doctor, and I don’t earn this much.” “When I was a doctor,” the plum ber replies, “neither did I. Doctors earn a reported average of $55,000 ayear. Some specialists earn more, as much as $71,000 reported for orthopedic surgeons, but others earn less, including psychiatrists, whose income is said to he $45,000. Now listen to Chuck Ollinger, a plumber in Erie, Pa., whose average 60-hour work week brings in $45,000 a year, which he shares with his wife and son who help him in the busi ness. “We make a decent living these days,” Ollinger says, “but we don’t get rich. The money doesn’t add up compared to the time you put in and what you have to go through to make it. It’s just not worth it any more. In just the last three or four years it’s been a hassle.” Figures from the Census Bureau show that in early 1979 the average yearly income of American families headed by a full-time worker was Call Mrs. Ragsdale 846-1731. 103tF 3.15/hr. ‘FREE FOOD ‘PAID VACATIONS ‘ROOM FOR ADVANCEMENT ‘GOOD WORKING ENVIRONMENT ‘NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY FULL OR PART TIME 11 a.m.-2p.m. 7 p.m.-2a.m. 5p.m.-2a.m. APPLY IN PERSON BETWEEN 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a m. 501 S. TEXAS AVE. GIVE YOUR SUMMER TO A SPECIAL KID. A summer job with meaning. Coun selor at camp near Dallas. Salary, room board, insurance. Make appoint for Camp Directors visit to campus, February 27 and 28th at The Placement Center. For more information: Camp Soroptimist, 7411 Hines Place, Suite 123, Dallas, TX 75235. (214) 634-7500 10418 $18,000 — about 20 percent higher than the figure for the mid-1970s. Families headed by white workers in white-collar jobs averaged $25,500, with bluecollar families averaging $18,600. Blacks earned less in both categories. The highest-paid hourly em ployees were construction workers, with wages of $8 an hour. At the other end were waiters and waitres ses, who earned $2.90 an hour, be fore tips. Education is a factor in determin ing salaries, with college graduates consistently earning more than workers whose education stopped at high school. But increasing salaries for technical jobs has caused the gap between salaries based on level of education to shrink in recent years. Some other figures: A school teacher in Mississippi earns an average of $9,000, which is $4,500 less than the average teacher’s salary nationwide and even farther behind the $16,(XX) earned bv teachers in New York. Firefighters and police officers in large cities make $17,000, the same as the average postal worker. The average scientist earns $24,000, ranging from $30,000 for physicists to $20,000 for geographers. The president of a large corpora tion earns $250,000 in salary, not in cluding benefits, but he (or she) works an average of 60 hours a week. In major television markets, the per son who anchors the local news show earns an average of $200,000 a year. File clerks average a little more than $7,(XX) a year, while the top level of computer operators have salaries averaging $17,250. Secretar ies range from $10,300 to $15,700, while attorneys average from $18,700 right out of law school to nearly $57,000 at the top of their field. One important factor in salaries, of course, is success. In 1931, when the presidency paid only $75,000, much of the country was shocked when baseball star Babe Ruth was offered $80,000 to play for the New York Yankees. Asked if he deserved to earn more than President Herbert Hoover, Ruth is said to have replied: "Why not? I had a better year than he did. ” Why does your job pay as much — or as little — as it does? Adam Smith, whose pioneer work “Wealth of Na tions” helped form economic think ing more than 200 years ago, listed some criteria which are still accurate today. First, Smith said, wages are deter mined by how agreeable or disagree able a job may be. This principle is further influenced by the law of supply and demand: if a job is so desirable that, everyone wants it — and anyone can do it — the wages it brings are likely to be low, if all other factors are equal. But all other factors rarely are equal. Smith’s second principle is that wages depend on how easily and cheaply a skill can be learnti Everyone might want to be paidi well as a doctor, but not everyonti able or willing to go through years; exacting medical training. A third factor cited by Smith i points up why professions suchi medicine and the law commands*; high fees. “We trust our health to theplro cian,” Smith said, “our fortuneaai sometimes our life and reputatim the lawyer and attorney. Suchcoii dence could not safely be reposed people of a very mean or low conii tion. “Their reward must be suck therefore, as may give them tk rank in society which so importanls| trust requires. Two other important factors whit! Smith says shape a worker I By Unite Today is r The moo The mon The even Those bo Polish ast ern model i On this c In 1922, first big nai In 1945, bloodiest b In 1964 C as the cond Constantim In 1977, age of 58. A thougl Selfishnes opi: paycheck are how steady the worki| and how easy it is to succeed in a given field. "Put your son apprentice toi ^ (| shoemaker, ” Smith said, “thereisll nx t i "45 tie doubt of his learning to make:Lj. . r .y^ n. pair of shoes; but send him tostadiM’ re ligjou the law, it is at least 20 to one if eve: Y or a hij he makes such proficiency as willet-E. „ . able him ... live by the tainea" Today s economists tend fo wler .. ui- Smith’s thoughts in general, buttkR Ac j ams beg{ point out the modern equation si saying of changed by many circumstances, is jjjgh Sc eluding education and brought t * a ^ r ’ . „ . Suring a visit Henderson managemeeifc c j mentS) professor at Georgia State UmveratjF ti()n in Atlanta, says where there ‘Cf as |, strong unions or a predomWl^um of s number of white males, jobs ™|I swerec l tha higher wages than non-union job™ applause heavily populated by either niino’||y| u , S( ities or women. l x “At first glance, in jobs that aal 0 "^ p ra , occupied by females and minorities, 17^ j) av j s there is great likelihood that thepa!y a “ ver y s t r c is less than the worth of the job. p r gf err( Henderson said. “At face va ! ue B aver rathe: there is some type of basic discrinieB ent mec jjt a nation. , .■g ut ^Jam He said the disparity in pay bfiPP ( ’ a l (he vc tween jobs dominated by whiteK males and those with a large numbeiL t 0 of women and minorities general!:, lf’15/^ ranges between .50 and 70 percent Gary S. Becker, a professor of ecoHj . nomics at the University of Chicago,1^1 says wages in America are equitable ^ A “Overall, wages work out pretty welIf in the equity sense, meaning those™^ people who work hard, are moreskill:’ XT led and more productive usually get^ P aidmore ’” SheElPa: But he concedes salaries paid toWunity of Y; black workers often are limited hfetled in 168 racial prejudice. / Bropean set „ , , , •.’■torians ars Education helps someone ear. , cn „r pcrn more money, but Becker added Con rate at which earnings rise tendsloB. . , . get lower at higher levels ofedua U , tion. A high school graduate may| ents earn 30 percent more than someonef p uc j[] e p a with a grade school education,bull! college degree does not ensure| another 30 percent jump. 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