Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Mom's Value

Happy Mother's Day to all Mothers!

When you stop to think about all the multi-tasking a mother does day in and day out, she is worth over half a million dollars a year. On a daily basis, mom conducts the work of 17 different occupations. Let's break it down using salary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Raise children (Child care worker) $13,000
Plan vacation and play (Recreation worker) $15,500
Cook meals (Executive chef) $40,000
Serve meals (Food service worker) $20,000
Plan meals (Dietitians/nutritionists) $41,600
Keep house (Property manager) $22,600
Clean house (Housekeeper) $9,000
Care for pets (Animal caretaker) $17,500
Dispense medication (Registered nurse) $35,000
Attend functions (Management analyst) $41,000
Manage family finances (Computer system analyst) $44,000
Manage investments (Financial manager) $39,000
Carpool (Bus driver) $32,400
Homework & discipline (School principal) $58,600
Resolve family issues (Psychologist) $29,000
Keep family schedule (General office clerk) $19,000
Maintain family harmony (Social worker) $30,000
Total: $508,700

Be appreciative of all your mom does for you.

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