Reply #146: "Even the state pays poverty wages"

[MountainLaurel]

You said it. I had to leave the state where I grew up because I couldn't afford to work in the field I had gotten a bachelor's degree in. At that time (1994), the state college and university system was paying about $18,000/yr to editors and 15,000 to library paraprofessionals. Even with a low cost of living, I still would barely be able to afford housing on my own, and that's not even considering the student loan payments.

Now I have a master's degree, and I couldn't move back if I wanted to because of how the state classifies librarians.