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    Confused

    im doing an independant study project for school (institute of technology), and i need to know about how much money each of the following make(starting pay to average pay); technician, estimator, engineer, and an installer

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    Engineer? engineer?

    We don't need no stinking engineers!


    What if you do all 4?

    Started at $4.sumpthin

    21 yrs later make 10X that + some I'm not talkin about.
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    Spotts can be so helpful at times huh?
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    Originally posted by rob76
    im doing an independant study project for school (institute of technology), and i need to know about how much money each of the following make(starting pay to average pay); technician, estimator, engineer, and an installer
    It veries from area to area. For instance, the northern states pay more then the southern states (mainly due to unions) You need to narrow down your area.

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    Talking question for a school project

    heres something for your school project,do not become an engineer,get a real job that pays you good cash for hard honest work.
    if at first you dont succeed,then skydiving is not for you

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    Engineers...

    Make more money for using your brain, and it's something that won't wear out as quickly as your knees. Plus you don't have to deal with cranky, oblivious customers every day.

    In the HVAC industry, a typical Mech (or Elec) Engineer may start out at 35-40k depending on grades, focus, school attended, etc.

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    look at the dept of labor they will give you some figures. I would think that you would want to get these figures from one place since wages vary so much from different regions.

    http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos112.htm

    that is the site for engineering techs. About halfway down you will find a earnings section.

    search for the other trades from here.


    http://www.bls.gov/search/ooh.asp?ct=OOH

    of course you could use the salary wizard at salary.com but the dept of labor would probably look better.


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