Occupational Outlook Handbook

[Wimblees@aol.com]

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In a message dated 3/14/02 10:25:07 AM Central Standard Time, 
jtanner@mozart.music.sc.edu writes:


> Another issue is that many CAUTs accept positions for lower pay just for
> 

Just as there are tuners out there who tune for $50 per, when most of us are 
in the $75- 90 range, there are going to be techs out there who will take a 
CAUT job for $25,000, even with benefits, with the idea of working extra. 
This is not helping our situation. But even at $80 per tuning, there are 
techs out there who can't seem to make ends meet. What Randy teaches in his 
class on how to make $80K, is that there is more money in a piano than just 
an $80 tuning.  

I believe our focus should be on quality and qualifications, rather than the 
actual salary. Administrators need to be educated that a person with 25 years 
experience, but without a "degree" namely being an RPT, or at least actively 
attending seminars and institutes, isn't any better than a someone who 
graduated from Med school 25 years ago, and never continued his/her 
education. Or to put it more in the terms administrators can understand, for 
the university to consider hiring a high school football coach who has had 
nothing but mediocre teams for 25 years, to be the head coach of the 
university.

One way we can educate the administrators is to contact the schools that have 
openings, and discussing the salary needs of the tech. Sometimes 
administrators have no clue, but if they were told, they might change their 
mind. And when we do talk to them, also let them know about qualifications 
and the PTG. 

Just my opinion. 

Wim 


 

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