starting wages for installers?

[inapontiac 10+ year member]

nice XXX18

 

[xtremekustomz 10+ year member]

It is a waste of time if you ask me.....no money in it and really how high can your salary cap go? I mean....if it is a part time summer job or something like that it is great...but not for a real job. That is just my personal opinion. Go to a technical school for 2 years and make some real money. Also depending on where you are...a MECP certification will get you nowhere. Some shops will even look at it that you are too qualified to take a job for $8 an hour.

 

[ntense702 10+ year member]

It is a waste of time if you ask me.....no money in it and really how high can your salary cap go? I mean....if it is a part time summer job or something like that it is great...but not for a real job. That is just my personal opinion. Go to a technical school for 2 years and make some real money. Also depending on where you are...a MECP certification will get you nowhere. Some shops will even look at it that you are too qualified to take a job for $8 an hour.

I've been pondering the idea of maybe going to some car audio school to get a job that I can have some fun with, but now that I think about it what is the point? There really ain't much money in it...

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

i'm not worrying about doing this for the rest of my life, i just want to do something that i enjoy for a year or two while i get my bills caught up so i can go to college for acoustic engineering. then i'll make some real money. i know installing can be frustrating, but try doing an overhaul on a 6 million dollar piece of equipment under extreme pressure!

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

****ed good sat scores for a dumbass...

book smarts do not equate to inteligence

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

they don't hurt //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[xtremekustomz 10+ year member]

I've been pondering the idea of maybe going to some car audio school to get a job that I can have some fun with, but now that I think about it what is the point? There really ain't much money in it...

I worked at a shop for a little while right when I got out of high school and found out that it isn't worth it. Most of the stuff we worked on was crap and you really couldn't take your time and do it the way you really wanted it done because you can't charge $200 to install an amp and expect someone to pay for it. They want something fast that will work and care nothing about how it looks. I just can't see starting off less than $20/hr I do it on the side as a hobby but that is it. And I won't just do any vehicle. If it isn't a nice ride and nice equipment and they let me do it right, I have nothing to do with it.

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

wow... i just did a search of sabes' recent posts, wondering what type of garbage he's posting to rack up more posts in 6 months than i have in 2.5 years, and just wow.... every single one is hateful trolling. i thought it was just something he had against me. someone really needs to ban this ****ing douchebag. i couldnt find one post where he actually contributed something useful.

 

[4runnercrazy 10+ year member]

holy crap....use the search botton.......so many threads about this

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

i ended up putting in wage and installer... i came up with a grand total of THREE. so stop this crap about it gets posted 20 times a month. is it really that big a deal if the same question gets asked 4 times or even 10 times over the span of 5 years? honestly, like it really took a huge chunk out of people lives to come in here and tell me what a reasonable starting wage is. i asked a question, i got an answer, so i got what i was looking for.

what are you looking for?

 

[j3bus2k3 5,000+ posts]

It is a waste of time if you ask me.....no money in it and really how high can your salary cap go? I mean....if it is a part time summer job or something like that it is great...but not for a real job. That is just my personal opinion. Go to a technical school for 2 years and make some real money. Also depending on where you are...a MECP certification will get you nowhere. Some shops will even look at it that you are too qualified to take a job for $8 an hour.

I worked at a shop for a little while right when I got out of high school and found out that it isn't worth it. Most of the stuff we worked on was crap and you really couldn't take your time and do it the way you really wanted it done because you can't charge $200 to install an amp and expect someone to pay for it. They want something fast that will work and care nothing about how it looks. I just can't see starting off less than $20/hr I do it on the side as a hobby but that is it. And I won't just do any vehicle. If it isn't a nice ride and nice equipment and they let me do it right, I have nothing to do with it.

You worked at a horid shop. Work at a real one with reputable work.

 

[WantedIsHere]

would make more on craigslist as a moble installer

 

[kpr10is 10+ year member]

The installers, straight commission, get $90/hour and a ton of benefits from our owner...

$90/hour? This isnt a typo?

What shop is this? For that pay Ill quit my job up here in Gainesville and move back down there.

 

[Propimp 10+ year member]

lol, no where in st pete. only place i can think of is blvd customs with admir

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

You worked at a horid shop. Work at a real one with reputable work. I'm just an assistant to an installer and help with medial crap and still pull $12/hour. The installers, straight commission, get $90/hour and a ton of benefits from our owner...

Hate to tell you...but that is not the norm in this profession. I work off of comission here at the shop, and I pull about 15-20 per hour depending on how fast we are on specific days.