This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I sent for a copy of the Business Resource Manual (PTG publication) and = it just arrived today. I haven't had a chance to really sit down and = read, but in just paging through, this little snippet caught my = attention, especially in light of Brian Lawson's earlier post. ...According to the latest available figures from the U.S. Department of = Labor, average salaries for tuners/technicians in 1990 were as follows: Employed by retail music stores....................$20,000 Self employed................................................$40,000 I know the figures are 10 years old, but there is something to be said = in the numbers. I suspect that the average figures of both have gone up = a bit, but in our local area, the ratio is probably still pretty well on = target.=20 Clyde Hollinger shared a few figures with me some time back which you = also might find of interest: 1997 PTG survey results: Fully half of it's members income........................ less than = $20,000 (most likely, part timers) 18% netted = .........................................................$20,000 - = $30,000 26% had a net income of....................................$30,000 or = more. Clyde also made the statement that "...Highly successful and more = experienced piano technicians may earn more than $50,000 annually." (Thank you Clyde, for taking the time to assemble those figures. I've = referred to them a number of times.) Good luck to you Brian Lawson. These decisions can be hard to nail = down. If you pick one, then you always wonder what would have happened = if you had picked the other... There are good points and bad points = about either. None of us can really tell you where you'll fit in the = best, but regardless, we'll be here to cheer you on! I have a feeling = you'll do just fine, whatever you choose. Best of luck in all you do. Brian Trout (the other Brian...) Quarryville Pa. btrout@desupernet.net ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/f0/4b/07/69/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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