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Career Path => Money Matters => Salary Questions => Topic started by: South_African on Mar 08, 2007, 12:59

Title: Radiation Protection salaries - how do they compare
Post by: South_African on Mar 08, 2007, 12:59
What I am looking for is how does the annual salary of a Senior Radiation Protection compare to other jobs. Would they for instance get more or less than an operator or a maintenance technician just to use an example. Any comparison would be welcome.

Thanks

Title: Re: Radiation Protection salaries - how do they compare
Post by: RRhoads on Mar 08, 2007, 01:44
where iam house at....it is somewhere in the middle of those 2.
Ops(EO's) make the same wage but don't get the Over time HP's do...Maint. get TONZ of OT!..so they end up making more at the end of the year.
Hope that helps.
Title: Re: Radiation Protection salaries - how do they compare
Post by: Roll Tide on Mar 08, 2007, 02:01
When I was with FPL, all of those positions were represented by the IBEW. Senior HP Tech made the same as a topped out Maintenance Craftsman and within a few cents per hour of AUO. Licensed operator, Maintenance Foreman (and I&C Digi-spec) made more an hour. Positions above that were outside the bargaining unit, so individually negotiated.

OT varied between groups at different times.
Title: Re: Radiation Protection salaries - how do they compare
Post by: illegalsmile on Mar 08, 2007, 06:14
Contract HP Techs make about the same as the cafeteria workers in most plants.
Title: Re: Radiation Protection salaries - how do they compare
Post by: Rennhack on Mar 08, 2007, 06:45
Quote from: illegalsmile on Mar 08, 2007, 06:14
Contract HP Techs make about the same as the cafeteria workers in most plants.
Yeah, but we get to play with duct tape.
Title: Re: Radiation Protection salaries - how do they compare
Post by: SloGlo on Mar 08, 2007, 11:35
Quote from: Rennhack on Mar 08, 2007, 06:45
Yeah, but we get to play with duct take.

ya allwaze git da good stuff!  all eye gots iz dis dup tact.
Title: Re: Radiation Protection salaries - how do they compare
Post by: sclong51 on Mar 09, 2007, 10:49
PG&E had a posting for a house tech the end of February, starting pay just over $36/hr.  The current outages going on seem to range from $22/hr to $28/hr with per diem from $70 to $112.50 to none.

It is hard for me to believe that wages are not higher.  When I worked at a project in the St. Louis area they paid the Sr techs $26/hr, but the laborers were getting $28/hr.  In IL tech are getting $25/hr, journeyman electricial $38/hr.

It is hard to believe that tech pay isn't higher.  Most of the house tech at the plants I have worked at are making more than $30/hr.

Don't start with the PerDiem thing.  Skilled workers (ie electricial, pipefitters, welders, etc) are all making $35/hr or more.  When you work 6/12s, get $25/hr $100/day you get $2900/wk.  When you you are getting $35/hr you are getting $3080/wk.

I guess most senior don't consider themselves "skilled" and are happy with getting less than the individuals emptying the trash.

What will it take for techs to say enough.  With or without PerDiem we should be getting $40/hr or more.  I believe companies would bid more if the techs would just agree they are worth more.

What will it take for techs to make more?
Title: Re: Radiation Protection salaries - how do they compare
Post by: RDTroja on Mar 09, 2007, 11:49
Quote from: sclong51 on Mar 09, 2007, 10:49

I guess most senior don't consider themselves "skilled" and are happy with getting less than the individuals emptying the trash.

What will it take for techs to say enough.  With or without PerDiem we should be getting $40/hr or more.  I believe companies would bid more if the techs would just agree they are worth more.

What will it take for techs to make more?

Gosh, I wish we had a thread on this site where we all talked about that!