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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard
$26/hour is good but that isn't a great top end earning potential. Plus I am going to guess that you wouldn't be able to do the job that they do. I know a bunch of them and many of them have to walk roughly 15 km a day, 5 days a week... and that is while carrying a significant weight the entire time. Honestly, do you think that you would be able to do the job? Would you want to do the job for $19/hour? I am thinking it would be pretty simple to find a decent job that was much less physical that paid roughly the same.
Maybe I am just out of touch with reality but topping out at $26/hour doesn't seem like a great gig to me.
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$60,000 a year for what would be considered a medium intensity labor job is a exceptional deal.
when I did paving I got paid less and did heavier labor for more hours a day and the only thing that made the wage decent was the overtime.
When I was in the military, I can guarantee that I worked harder for less money.
Could I do the job your describing in my 40's . . . no, but I really don't think that postal carrier is designed with career in mind.