# Finding salaries and wages for jobs... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 20, 2003, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-salaries-and-wages-for-jobs/169766 "2003-04-20T03:18:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-salaries-and-wages-for-jobs/169766/1 "2003-04-20T03:18:05Z")
I am trying to find a site that has a basic chart of average salaries and wages for different jobs. I’m not sure if one even exists, but I’m in the area of looking for a summer job so if I can find the type of job that requires little/no training that pays pretty good. So even if there isn’t any such place, I could still use some suggestions. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-salaries-and-wages-for-jobs/169766/2 "2003-04-20T03:44:25Z")
Well, you could always try the Bureau of Labor Statistics. They amass such data; whether they make it publicly available in a usable form is, of course, an entirely different matter. I think it would be on the Department of Labor website. Have you tried temp agencies? My son got a well-above-minimum-wage job through one last summer. ---
**Author:** ![cherry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cherry)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-salaries-and-wages-for-jobs/169766/3 "2003-04-20T03:45:24Z")
I believe [www.wetfeet.com](http://www.wetfeet.com) gives you industry and job information including moving information under the career research section. Goodluck!. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-salaries-and-wages-for-jobs/169766/4 "2003-04-20T04:06:49Z")
Try [this](http://www.bls.gov/oco/) ---
**Author:** ![TaxGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@TaxGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TaxGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-salaries-and-wages-for-jobs/169766/5 "2003-04-20T05:57:04Z")
[www.salary.com](http://www.salary.com) Oh, and take one of these witcha: :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-salaries-and-wages-for-jobs/169766/6 "2003-04-20T13:44:58Z")
Really? Well, that’s news to me. Oh look, banned already, what a suprise :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-salaries-and-wages-for-jobs/169766/7 "2003-04-20T14:02:11Z")
**TaxGuy** , are you saying the salaries listed there are overinflated? I knew I was underpaid but that website does correlate with other sites and my talks with others in my field. I am in the process of compiling a list of these kind of reviews for my coworker and I (our dept.) to use as a gude for salary renegotiations. Our business has increased 50% with no additional help hired and we want to be compensated for it.