"good" jobs

[MIKEY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Friends,

Suppose that we took all of the jobs in the U.S. or any similar economy and
asked, what fraction of these jobs are "good" jobs. By good I mean not just
decent wages and benefits and reasonable hours (no doubt this eliminates a lot
of jobs already) but jobs which allow the holder to engage significantly in both
the conceptualization of the work and its execution, jobs which require real
skill (I know that "skill" is a difficult concept).

I do not think that the fraction can be very high.  What do others think?  Can
anyone cite some current references on this subject?

(Note: we may have covered this subject in the past, but I've forgotten what waw
said!)

michael yates