Currently the need for workers across the nation exceeds
the supply of trained workers.
Both traditionally male and female occupational areas
are in need of highly-skilled workers. Increasingly, gender does not
matter if the individual has the necessary skills.
Studies indicate that a self-sufficiency standard
requires wages ranging from $10 an hour up to $15 an hour or more,
depending upon area of residence, family size, and the like. Very few
traditional "women’s jobs" pay wages that will support economic
self-sufficiency.
