[quote=PlnrBoy]some examples: found most private jobs on Monster in California (since we were talking about CA workers) The Public jobs are from San Diego City.
Water Systems Technician I $2,553 – 3,035 /mo
Couldn’t find a private equivalent
Public Accountant I: $3,719 – 4,520 /mo (44,628- 54,240)
Private Accountant: most starting at 55-65,000 a year
Public Junior Engineer-Civil $4,181 – 5,063 /mo (50- 60,000)
Private Civil : found some at 65,000 and up a year
Solid Waste Inspector: $3,564 – 4,289 /mo
Private Plumber: a crap load more than that.
Police Records Data Specialist $2,682 – 3,247 /mo (32-39,000)
Private Record’s Management: 42-60,000 a year
Fire Helicopter Pilot $5,934 – 7,183 /mo (71-86,000 a year)
Private Helo Pilot: 80-125,000 a year starting[/quote]
It is not that simple. You would need to include intangibles like job stability and tangibles (medical, retirement plan, vacation days, sick days, paid training, etc)
There are some nice jobs on the private side, but they often come with very low job stability and require specific advanced skills that take time and money to acquire and can become obsolete in few years.
