America’s extremely wealthy population is bigger than ever. And their money is supporting jobs for an increasing number of low-wage workers. Also called wealth workers, they cut, clean and color the nails of rich people’s hands and feet. They rub and stretch rich people’s bodies. They help rich people exercise and become stronger. But the workers who provide this manicuring, massaging and personal training often earn very low wages. Mark Muro is a researcher at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. He explains that people with extra money are willing to pay other people to do services for them, whether it’s teaching them yoga or walking their dogs. At the same time, Muro says, an increasing number of people really need this sort of work. But he notes that the country is losing middle-wage work, what Americans might call traditionally more solid or dignified.
Title: US Fastest Growing Jobs: Caring for the Wealthy
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3797/rich.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='US Fastest Growing Jobs: Caring for the Wealthy' data-article-id='4341'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6500'>America’s extremely wealthy population is bigger than ever.</span> <span data-start-time='6500' data-end-time='15646'>And their money is supporting jobs for an increasing number of low-wage workers.</span> <span data-start-time='15646' data-end-time='25896'>Also called wealth workers, they cut, clean and color the nails of rich people’s hands and feet.</span> <span data-start-time='25896' data-end-time='29979'>They rub and stretch rich people’s bodies.</span> <span data-start-time='29979' data-end-time='35333'>They help rich people exercise and become stronger.</span> <span data-start-time='35333' data-end-time='46042'>But the workers who provide this manicuring, massaging and personal training often earn very low wages.</span> <span data-start-time='46042' data-end-time='53375'>Mark Muro is a researcher at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC.</span> <span data-start-time='53375' data-end-time='65938'>He explains that people with extra money are willing to pay other people to do services for them, whether it’s teaching them yoga or walking their dogs.</span> <span data-start-time='65938' data-end-time='75375'>At the same time, Muro says, an increasing number of people really need this sort of work.</span> <span data-start-time='75375' data-end-time='87479'>But he notes that the country is losing middle-wage work, what Americans might call traditionally more solid or dignified.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3797/rich.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=14100 data-hint-location='75375' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3797/what_does_dignified_mean.wav'>What does dignified mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='serious or worthy'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3797/serious_or_worthy.wav'><span>serious or worthy</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3797/middle_wages.wav'><span>middle wages</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3797/of_hands_and_feet.wav'><span>of hands and feet</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3797/worth_less_money.wav'><span>worth less money</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=14101 data-hint-location='53375' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3797/who_is_willing_to_pay_for_services.wav'>Who is willing to pay for services?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='people with extra money'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3797/low_wage_workers.wav'><span>low wage workers</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3797/dog_walkers.wav'><span>dog walkers</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3797/personal_trainers.wav'><span>personal trainers</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3797/people_with_extra_money.wav'><span>people with extra money</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=14102 data-hint-location='35333' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3797/workers_earn__blank__wages.wav'>Workers earn <span class='blank'>very low</span> wages.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='very low'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3797/additional.wav'><span>additional</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3797/very_low.wav'><span>very low</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3797/adequate.wav'><span>adequate</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3797/more_tip.wav'><span>more tip</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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