It is argued by some people that both skilled and unskilled workers should be paid the same wages regardless of their level of education. In my opinion, I completely disagree with this notion for a number of reasons.
To begin with, educated workers cannot receive the same salary as menial workers because of the time and money invested in attaining a degree. This is because lots of funds and sacrifices go into schooling, and one way that an individual can be rewarded is with good pay. Moreover, it will be baseless for one to go to school for close to five years, graduate and be offered the same salary grade as a high school drop-out who does not see the need for learning in school. To illustrate, the average Nigerian youth spends nothing less than six million Naira to see themselves through university. It is therefore expected for them to earn higher than their counterparts who have never seen the four walls of a university.
Furthermore, right from inception, a more educated worker collects more money than a person doing a menial job. This is because a skilled worker is more involved in administrative work and also life-changing decisions at work, unlike a cleaner whose work might be to keep the office clean. As a result of the more technical level of expertise required by a skilled person, it is, therefore, necessary that he gets a pay commensurate to his job. Also, these sets of jobs are in different classes, consequently, should not in any way be compared.
In conclusion, there is no basis for comparison between unskilled and skilled workers because of the level of expertise required by the highly skilled individual.
It
is argued
by
some
people
that both
skilled
and unskilled
workers
should
be paid
the same wages regardless of their level of education. In my opinion, I completely disagree with this notion for a number of reasons.
To
begin
with, educated
workers
cannot receive the same salary as menial
workers
because
of the time and money invested in attaining a degree. This is
because
lots of funds and sacrifices go into schooling, and one way that an individual can
be rewarded
is with
good
pay.
Moreover
, it will be baseless for one to go to school for close to five years, graduate and
be offered
the same salary grade as a high school drop-out who does not
see
the need for learning in school. To illustrate, the average Nigerian youth spends nothing less than six million
Naira
to
see
themselves through university. It is
therefore
expected
for them to earn higher than their counterparts who have never
seen
the four walls of a university.
Furthermore
, right from inception, a more educated
worker
collects more money than a person doing a menial job. This is
because
a
skilled
worker
is more involved in administrative work and
also
life-changing decisions at work, unlike a cleaner whose work might be to
keep
the office clean.
As a result
of the more technical level of expertise required by a
skilled
person, it is,
therefore
, necessary that he
gets
a pay commensurate to his job.
Also
, these sets of jobs are in
different
classes,
consequently
, should not in any way
be compared
.
In conclusion
, there is no basis for comparison between unskilled and
skilled
workers
because
of the level of expertise required by the
highly
skilled
individual.