{"id":2257318,"date":"2024-06-01T08:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T12:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wealthy-moving-to-florida-create-massive-150000-jobs-in-palm-beach\/"},"modified":"2024-06-01T08:50:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T12:50:25","slug":"wealthy-moving-to-florida-create-massive-150000-jobs-in-palm-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wealthy-moving-to-florida-create-massive-150000-jobs-in-palm-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Affluent residents relocating to Florida spark job growth with $150,000 positions in Palm Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwealthy-moving-to-florida-create-massive-150000-jobs-in-palm-beach%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2257318&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The demand for domestic help in\u200c Palm Beach and South Florida, driven by affluent individuals moving from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-sanders-rips-one-of-democrats-proposed-tax-cuts-a-terrible-terrible-message\/\" title=\"Sen. Sanders Rips One Of Democrats\u2019 Proposed Tax Cuts: \u2018A Terrible, Terrible Message\u2019\">high-tax states<\/a>, has led to \u2063salaries exceeding $150,000. Housekeepers can earn up to \u200d$250,000 \u2063annually, reflecting a \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-record-4-4-million-americans-quit-their-jobs-in-september\/\" title=\"A Record 4.4 Million Americans Quit Their Jobs in September\">significant shortage<\/a> of skilled workers in the region. The surge\u2062 in \u200bjob opportunities stems \u2063from an increase in \u2064wealthy residents and has \u200dtransformed the job market dynamics dramatically.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 1, 2024 at 3:35am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Cleaning up after the rich and famous can be an opportunity to clean up financially.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/05\/23\/palm-beach-housekeepers-massive-demand.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a>, the demand for domestic help is such in Palm Beach and other parts of South Florida that salaries can top $150,000.<\/p>\n<p>The May 23 report painted the growth in the need for domestic help as a byproduct of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/left-wrong-century-data-shows-net-result-taxing-rich\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exodus<\/a> of very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-gamestop-saga-shows-system-is-not-the-capitalism-we-were-promised-not-even-close\/\" title=\"FNC's Carlson: GameStop Saga Shows System Is 'Not the Capitalism We Were Promised -- Not Even Close'\">rich people<\/a> from high-tax states who have found a haven in Florida, which has no state income tax.<\/p>\n<p>The jobs might be much the same as generations ago, when \u201chospitality managers\u201d or \u201cestate managers\u201d might have been called butlers. There are also openings for security personnel, nannies, chefs and drivers.<\/p>\n<p>But the competition for people to keep things clean is the fiercest, pitting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-czar-john-kerry-on-private-jet-travel-its-the-only-choice-for-somebody-like-me\/\" title=\"Climate Czar John Kerry On Private Jet Travel: \u2018It\u2019s The Only Choice For Somebody Like Me\u2019\">super-rich<\/a> who own mansions against hotels that cater to the visiting super-rich and businesses that meet their needs.<\/p>\n<p>Salaries for housekeeping staff have gone from $25 an hour four years ago to $45 or $50 an hour today, according to some agencies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been placing staff for 30 years, and I\u2019ve never seen anything like this,\u201d said April Berube, founder of the Wellington Agency, a staffing company. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen such a boom from people relocating, especially Palm Beach and Miami.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Palm Beach, housekeepers can pull in $120,000 and $150,000 annually, with 401(k) plans and other benefits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor housekeepers, it\u2019s wonderful,\u201d Berube said. \u201cFor us, it\u2019s extremely difficult. It\u2019s a severe shortage.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Would you move to Florida if you could earn $150,000 a year at a job?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Melissa Psitos, founder of Lily Pond Services, told CNBC that one head housekeeper in Palm Beach makes $250,000 a year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is just not enough supply,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Berube said newcomers often deal with sticker shock when they arrive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt first they\u2019re in shock, and they say, \u2018No way I\u2019m paying that,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s even uncomfortable for me to give them the numbers. But when they try to hire someone for less, with less experience, they almost always come back to us and say, \u2018I learned my lesson. We are willing to pay for the experience.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The job requires more than dexterity with a feather duster, she said, because staffers need to be unseen as they go about their work and understand the nuances of dealing with and cleaning antiques, fine art and other expensive items and fabrics.<\/p>\n<p>A 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/new-york-vs-florida-comparative-statistics-budget-medicaid-population-taxes-752ee7b6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> editorial compared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chicagos-wealthiest-man-pulls-22-billion-company-city-following-crime-complaints-will-relocate-desantis-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York and Florida<\/a>, noting, \u201cAs recently as 2013 the two states had similar populations, but so many people have moved to the Sunshine State that it\u2019s now roughly 2.6 million people larger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Palm Beach is a unique spot, given that it and West Palm Beach placed third in a recently released report ranking the increase in millionaires across America, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/story\/news\/local\/westpb\/2024\/03\/21\/rapid-increase-in-millionaire-residents-in-west-palm-beach-and-palm-beach\/73038263007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palm Beach Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The communities had a 93 percent increase in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-hosts-appear-stunned-learn-migrants-steal-nyc-not-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">millionaires<\/a> from 2013 to 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 Henley &#038; Partners USA Wealth Report put Austin, Texas, on top with a 110 percent increase in millionaires. Scottsdale, Arizona, was second at 102 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The report said West Palm Beach and Palm Beach have 10,200 millionaires, 69 millionaires with wealth topping $100 million, and nine billionaires.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-military-issues-dire-warning-about-chinas-rapid-military-nuclear-weapons-buildup\/\" title=\"U.S. Military Issues Dire Warning About China\u2019s Rapid Military, Nuclear Weapons Buildup\">military issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a report dated June 1, 2024, at 3:35 am by Jack Davis, CNBC highlighted the lucrative opportunity for domestic workers in Palm Beach and South Florida, where salaries surpass $150,000 due to high demand driven by the affluent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":2257319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Florida-coast.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2257318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Florida-coast.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2257318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2257318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2257318\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2257319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2257318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2257318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2257318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}