Your first obstacle before
Posted By: OldtimeMT on 2008-06-28
In Reply to: What is the range of income for MTs? - Rowena
pay rate will be getting your foot in the door as a new graduate. I don't mean to be rude or discouraging, but it's not a quick thing. Be prepared to work your butt off the first year at what might be below min wage just to prove yourself. Once you have experience, the pay still isn't what you may be envisioning. You can check out the job board and see for yourself - even with experience it varies greatly - anywhere from 0.07 -.085 cpl as the norm, possibly a bit higher with some companies, but not much and only with years more experience. MT really doesn't pay what it should and I don't really see that changing anytime soon.
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