starting wages for installers?

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

i'm thinking of taking my mecp basic certification. i've read up on it some on realize i'll basically be an apprentice for a year. what type of wages and benefits can i expect for the first year?

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[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

will depend on the location and how good you are.

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

i know not every place is going to pay the same, i'm looking for ballpark figures. can i expect 10ish an hour or will i have to start at like 7? it's not really worth my time if i'm not going to be getting at least 10, i'll probably only do this for a year or 2 years tops while i get my bills caught up before going to college.

i'm obviously not as good as a highly experienced, certified installer, but i've installed all of my stereos for the last 8 years, and a few of my friends. i can deaden, build pretty nice boxes, have more than enough tools, including woodworking tools. i know the basics of 12v dc, although i'd probably have to study up on ohm's law a bit. i'd say i'm more experienced than 9 out of 10 people who would just be getting their basic mecp certification. i have a good attitude, work well with people, learn fast, and look presentable, so i dont think i'd have trouble finding employment.

basically i'm trying to decide between staying with working on heavy machinery, which i have experience with and can get 12-15 an hour doing to get everything paid up, or probably making a couple bucks less an hour doing something i enjoy, and would be more of a learning experience for me than just WORK. honestly, i'd rather take the pay cut as long as it isnt too dramatic. is there anything else about installing for a living i should know before pursuing this further?

 

[tEh koRnDog 5,000+ posts]

heres a brainiac idea for you folks who dont have enough common sense to do this...

hop online, make some phone calls and do some research! WOW...Research.

Oh wait, lets come onto a forum and ask a question thats asked a few times a month...BRILLIANT!

 

[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

It all depends on where you are. I have installed on the west coast, the midwest and now in the south and can tell you base wages vary considerably. But I will also say a lot of the privately owned shops work on commission and is usually between 40 and 50% of the labor you do. You may want to call a few shops in your area and see what they have to say. An average of $10/hr isnt hard to obtain as long as you are reasonably fast and able to dissemble many different vehicles.

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

i looked around for a couple of hours, trying to find basic starting wages for installers with only basic mecp certification, couldn't find anything. so i thought to myself "hey, i just wasted 2 hours of my life, why don't i go to a FORUM (you do understand the meaning of the word forum, right?) full of people who do this for a living, and spend 2 minutes asking them what they started out making?"

*******.

 

[tEh koRnDog 5,000+ posts]

the FORUM has a RESEARCH feature.

GO FIGURE.

fvcktard

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

i also typed installer into search, looked over the first few pages, found nothing, so i started a thread. now why dont you go troll someplace else? oh thats right, you shit on all my threads because you dont agree with my political beliefs.

 

[tEh koRnDog 5,000+ posts]

Political beliefs?

i just think your a dumbass

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

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

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

$10.00 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/greedy.gif.5a53e6246569d7ab79867170f3b06629.gif an hour sounds reasonable if you know what your doing and a shop needs someone....//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/graduate.gif.d982460be9f153bb54e5d4cb744f6ae8.gif

 

[Nelson9937955 10+ year member]

i'm thinking of taking my mecp basic certification. i've read up on it some on realize i'll basically be an apprentice for a year. what type of wages and benefits can i expect for the first year?

Per Occupational Outlook Handbook:

Median hourly earnings of electronics installers and repairers, motor vehicles were $12.79. The middle 50 percent earned between $10.27 and $16.55. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $8.85, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $22.02.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/graduate.gif.d982460be9f153bb54e5d4cb744f6ae8.gif

 

[Famous_78]

Political beliefs?


i just think your a dumbass

Everyone of of your posts are utterly useless.

 

[ntense702 10+ year member]

anything less than $10/hr wouldn't even be worth it imo unless some commission was in the picture.

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

thanks for the responses. unless i happen upon something else really enticing, looks like i'm going to go for it. just ordered the study guide for the basic test.