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The Good-Paying Factory Job Is a Dying Breed
Service-sector pay is growing faster now.
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It has long been an article of faith in America that the best way for the Average Jane or Joe to get a decent wage is to work in manufacturing, which is why politicians are always banging on about good-paying factory jobs. But this belief is outdated, writes Conor Sen: Service-sector wages have been growing faster than factory wages for a while now: