Computer Literacy Pays

For decades, studies of income levels have shown that the more education you have, the more money you earn. Now, add computer literacy to that relationship, according to a study conducted by the Centre for the Economics of Education in London. "The authors found the rate of return on computer use is between 3 percent and 10 percent, with the actual percentage dependent on 'unobserved differences and individual unobserved ability,'" according to an article posted by ComputerWeekly.com.

Those workers who have mastered word processing, email and programming tend to earn more than those who haven't, according to the study. Also, workers who completed more tasks that required a computer tended to earn more money. I guess the future looks bright for the just-graduated college students, most of whom have easily mastered those skills, as well as many other ones. Wonder how much knowing how to text message is worth.