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rants · 05-17-2006, 08:24 PM

I was reading a bunch of articles about social mobility and the class structure in America. There is a chart here http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html.../index_01.html
where you can enter your own info in regards to occupation, income, and education and see what class you are in, lower class, middle, or upper.

I myself as a webmaster would consider myself in sales, not in the computer/math section as I don't know how to program and don't have a degree in computer science. So I clicked on "sales" and then "sales advertising" which unfortunately falls in a very low "class. I suppose anything having to do with sales is low class in general but porn is probably worse

It says "advertising sales" is in the 36th percentile which is low

Even if you make a lot of money, prestige also helps determine the class that you are in. Even if you make more than a lawyer for example, the lawyer would still be in the upper percentile and higher in prestige in terms of his/her
profession.

My income says I'm in the 97th percentile which is high enough for me, but occupation is 36th percentile

My education is also low, only high school, so it brings my class level down. Although my income is decent, my wealth isn't too great because I'm still saving/investing working on that so I'm not yet where I want to be.

How do you guys feel about the job of internet sales in general in the "class structure" of America? I'm a bit miffed it's so low.

Also I know class in general also has to do with how refined and cultured you are and if you do activities such as going to the opera, visiting art museums, etc...

I just find it a very interesting topic and wanted to discuss with people how being an adult webmaster affects class/social standing...

05-17-2006, 08:24 PM
rants Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 654	In what "social class" is the job of a webmaster? I was reading a bunch of articles about social mobility and the class structure in America. There is a chart here http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html.../index_01.html where you can enter your own info in regards to occupation, income, and education and see what class you are in, lower class, middle, or upper. I myself as a webmaster would consider myself in sales, not in the computer/math section as I don't know how to program and don't have a degree in computer science. So I clicked on "sales" and then "sales advertising" which unfortunately falls in a very low "class. I suppose anything having to do with sales is low class in general but porn is probably worse It says "advertising sales" is in the 36th percentile which is low Even if you make a lot of money, prestige also helps determine the class that you are in. Even if you make more than a lawyer for example, the lawyer would still be in the upper percentile and higher in prestige in terms of his/her profession. My income says I'm in the 97th percentile which is high enough for me, but occupation is 36th percentile My education is also low, only high school, so it brings my class level down. Although my income is decent, my wealth isn't too great because I'm still saving/investing working on that so I'm not yet where I want to be. How do you guys feel about the job of internet sales in general in the "class structure" of America? I'm a bit miffed it's so low. Also I know class in general also has to do with how refined and cultured you are and if you do activities such as going to the opera, visiting art museums, etc... I just find it a very interesting topic and wanted to discuss with people how being an adult webmaster affects class/social standing... Last edited by rants; 05-17-2006 at 08:26 PM..