stats

[Dave Stocker]

I believe they are basing their info on brass, violin, etc., repair people,
with Piano techs added as an afterthought. I believe they have NO concept of
self-employment in their world view. Those techs who are employed
(university, store, rebuilding shop) may well make up those tiny percentages
in the high end of the scale. Because we do not come through the Social
Security system as employees, we do not even appear on their radar.

Dave Stocker
Tumwater, WA


-----Original Message-----
From: Newton Hunt <nhunt@jagat.com>
To: MPT <MPT@talklist.com>; pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Sunday, October 24, 1999 09:42
Subject: Re: stats


>
>http://stats.bls.gov/oes/national/oes85921.htm
>
>Those stats are wrong.  I have no idea where they get their numbers
>but I was accustomed to making $50,00 to $60,000 per year.  Today that
>should be $55,000 to $65,000.
>
>Even if I were totally lazy, which I am, if I tuned but two pianos a
>day, not counting shop work,
>
>2 x $80 x 5 x 45 (weeks) = $36,000.  Add extra tunings and some shop
>work and $40,000 is easy.
>
>Where do they get their numbers?  Someone has their head up their
>disposition.
>
>In New York the common price is $100 per tuning.  Cost of living is
>high there though.
>
> Newton