If parenting were paid, it would earn a $60,000 salary

On average, parents say they spend 30 hours a week managing their families.

Parenting takes work—so much, in fact, that it’s the equivalent of a second job, according to a new survey from the Harris Poll and Skylight, a company that designs calendars for families. Some 2,000 parents with children younger than 18 were asked to quantify the work of being a parent. Here’s what they revealed: