Help Wanted

July 2, 2006 10:09 PM

i've been offered a new job as a digital cable installer with Professional Broadband Inc. Where can i find information concerning average pay rate, ect.?

i plan to leave my teaching job for this one. i can't find any information concerning the average pay rate of someone in the same position in other companies. where can i gather information about this position before i get to the orientation? the job is advertised at $40k-$70k, which is a wicked HUGE range. before i surrender and quit teaching, i'd like to know something about the position beyond what the recruiter is feeding me.

posted by Davaal to technology (3 comments total)

www.salary.com is a pretty big, thorough, and much-used resource regarding salary information in all sorts of fields, locations, and experience levels.
posted by bangitliketmac at 7:00 AM on July 3, 2006

A co-worker had a job as a cable installer. Said it was the worst job ever. You're usually are only allowed so many minutes per install, no matter how complicated it is.
posted by DieHipsterDie at 8:43 AM on July 3, 2006

Also be advised that cable installers have a pretty high turnover rate. Our guy took two hours one time and I complained to his boss who told basically told me "sorry about that, I'll fire him."
posted by mattbucher at 9:27 AM on July 3, 2006