1964-1968 Mowing lawns for neighbors/relatives @ $3-5/job
1968 Bag boy at grocery store in MI @ $1.62/hr
1973 Cashier at same store @ $3.65/hr
1974-1977 Cashier at liquor store in Detroit @ $2.50/hr (cash, no deductions!)
1974-1979 Graduate teaching assistant at Wayne State Univ @ $4,300 avg/yr
1979-1982 Postdoc, Univ FL @ $12,000-$15,000/yr
1982-1988 Research scientist in CA @ $22,000-$45,000/yr
1988-1990 Biotech researcher @ $52,000-$55,000/yr
1990-1995 Research appointment, Univ Utah @ $65,000-$72,000/yr
1996 Bus driver, Salt Lake City, UT @ $9.50/hr
1996-2011 Research administrator, Univ CA @ $42,000-$91,000/yr
2012 -present Retired w/ pensions, SS @ $6,500/mo = $78,000/yr (2023)
Total periods of unemployed from 1968 to retirement in 2011 was about 6 months or 1% of my adult life from ages 17-60 yo.
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