(Fwd) Salary survey information request

[Jeff Tanner]

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)