[BC] Making engineering pay
Wade Giddens
wg345
Sun Jul 23 09:46:56 CDT 2006
I agree with Bernie. Those who find that they are not earning enough
in broadcast engineering are free to try to find a better position in
the field. If that doesn't work, they might consider having a second
source of income or letting broadcast engineering be their second
source of income.
I've known of at least on radio station engineer who did it as a
second job. He made his living at his main job and did broadcast
engineering on the side. He was good at diagnosing and fixing
equipment problems. I know of several people who worked in radio
(not engineering) full-time in the past, who now work another main
job and work in radio on the side.
>From: "Bernie Courtney" <jerseyspikes at gmail.com>
>
>Well for whatever reason radio and tv salaries (as opposed to plumbers,
>electricians and auto mechanics) are market driven across the board
>(engineering, on-air talent, etc) its the nature of the beast. So its a
>matter of accepting it and landing a gig in a respectable market that pays a
>wage that allows you to live a decent life or find another more lucrative
>career path.
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