October 22, 2012
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The Stay at Home Mom is a Profession.
I started rethinking about this when I watched my daughter try to tackle her new life as a working mom. I had forgotten how tough that task of being a mom could be even without adding the full-time job.Since jobs are sometimes valued solely for their monetary yield, it’s no surprise the dollar value of running a household and raising a family full-time is debated. This year there are 5.1 million stay at home moms.
The calculation can be disparaging or romanticized, depending on who does the math.
This year, when Salary.com looked at all the jobs that moms do and what each would cost in the work world if you hired someone, it said a stay-at-home mom’s work is worth a whopping $112,962 a year.
I am sure I am leaving out something but here is a list of some of the jobs moms do: driver, cook, babysitter, janitor, housekeeper, and book keeper. Salary.com also estimated she works about 94 hours a week.
Comments (4)
stay at home moms/dads don’t have it easy. It’s not glamorous or relaxing. My mom was not only a stay at home mom, but she also home schooled my siblings and me. I know it was a difficult job and I am grateful for what she did.
Great post. As a society, we are not placing enough value on having a full-time, stay at home parent for our young children. Whether it be a mother or father, young children benefit from that higher level of care and attention.
I was a stay at home mom and I know it is not easy.
I’m a stay at home mom and the figure from Salary.com does not surprise me at all. It’s a lot of work.