Public Sector Jobs vs Private Sector Jobs

Public Sector Jobs vs Private Sector Jobs

Do you believe that public sector jobs should be paid and benefited more than, equal to, or less than comparable private-sector jobs, and why? 

Public sector jobs should be compensated more than private sector occupations because of the experience and advanced education of employees. The workers in the government sector tend to be better educated and experienced (CBO, 2017). The work demands and scenarios of the public and private sectors are incomparable. For instance, competition in the private sector is high, which means that the workers must be more productive. In the government sector, competition is almost nonexistent. However, these differences do not imply that government workers are less qualified for their jobs or unproductive. The high level of education in the public sector may be unnecessary (Summers, 2010). However, there are opportunities in the public sector in the form of public resources that workers can use to advance their education. This education is deemed unnecessary due to the inefficiency of the public sector players in comparison to private sector players.

How instrumental have public sector unions been in increasing the size and cost of government in the U.S. due to the discrepancies in pay and benefits between public and private sector employees?

Public sector unions have not gained significant effectiveness in increasing the size and cost of the American government. This outcome exists due to the lack of an opportunity to participate in collective bargaining. On average, most government employees earn 14.1 percent less than private workers weekly. This gap widens further for employees in the public sector who cannot utilize collective bargaining (Rosenfeld & Denice, 2019). The numerous factors that come into play when determining the pay in public sector positions also make it difficult for labor unions to successfully reduce the wage gap. These include politics, economic conditions, and the likelihood of increased turnover (Morrissey, 2021).

References

CBO. (2017). Comparing the Compensation of Federal and Private-Sector Employees, 2011 to 2015. Retrieved from Congressional Budget Office: https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52637

Morrissey, M. (2021). Unions can reduce the public-sector pay gap. Economic Policy Institute.

Rosenfeld, J., & Denice, P. (2019). What Do Government Unions Do? Public Sector Unions And Nonunion Wages, 1977-2015. Soc Sci Res., 78, 41-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2018.10.011

Summers, A. (2010). Comparing Private Sector and Government Worker Salaries.

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Do you believe that public sector jobs should be paid and benefited more than, equal to, or less than comparable private-sector jobs, and why? How instrumental have public sector unions been in increasing the size and cost of government in the U.S. due to the discrepancies in pay and benefits between public and private sector employees? Support your position.
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