(Fwd) Salary survey information request

[John Minor]

So....what WERE the salaries offered??? Enquiring minds want to know!!!


John Minor
University of Illinois




On Wed, 9 Dec 1998, Jeff Tanner wrote:

]Ron,
]This year I have been through two hiring processes, one in GA and one in
]SC.  On both occasions I was told by the dean, when discussing salary, that
]apparently someone higher up in the state (they apparently have someone who
]does nothing but this) did some sort of research and determined the salary
]scale for the university piano technician position according to either some
]kind of average or customary salary scale (those exact qualifications he
]mentioned were used in both job descriptions.  The UGA position was
]advertised in the April 98, PT Journal, but the writer of the ad
]incorrectly described the salary as "negotiable" if that tells you
]anything).  I don't know how these folks arrived at their conclusion,
]because in both states there was only one such full-time paid position in
]the whole state.
]
]That's all I was told, but if you need more I can ask the dean how much he
]knows.
]
](Maybe we could figure out a way to influence an increase of these averages
]if such do exist?  Be nice, huh?)
]Jeff
]
]
]
]>I got this message and thought those of you on the CAUT
]>list might be able to help.  Is there information like this
]>available or should I just politely tell him we don't have it?
]>
]>Ron
]>
]>
]>------- Forwarded Message Follows -------
]>Date sent:      	Tue, 08 Dec 1998 12:05:44 -0600
]>From:           	eddy arnold <warnold@mocha.memphis.edu>
]>Subject:        	Salary survey information request
]>To:             	ronberry@iquest.net
]>
]>December 8, 1998
]>
]>Dear Mr. Berry:
]>
]>I was referred to the Piano Technician's Guild by Mr. Ron Crory, member of
]>the Guild. Currently, I serve on a work team that is compiling salary
]>survey information for the University of Memphis. Mr. Crory suggested that
]>I contact the Guild for salary survey information.
]>
]>Do you have any salary survey information which could help establish the
]>pay scale for the job of a "concert quality" tuner who must attain the
]>"registered craftsman" certification with the Piano Technician's Guild?
]>
]>Sincerely,
]>Eddy Arnold
]>University of Memphis
]>Compensation Project Oversight Council Work Team #2
]>warnold@cc.memphis.edu
]>
]>
]>
]>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
]>Ron Berry, RPT, Indianapolis, IN
]>ronberry@iquest.net
]>Check out the Piano Page at:
]>http://www.ptg.org/
]>for great information about Pianos
]
]
]Jeff Tanner, Piano Technician
]School of Music
]University of South Carolina
]Columbia, SC 29208
](803)-777-4392 (phone)
](803)-777-6508 (fax)
]
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