About 20+ years ago, living in LA, the 9-to-5 job I had was paying $40/Hr. My rent was around $1000. Except for the 401k, I pretty much broke even at the end of the year. $35/Hr would not come close to cutting it today, considering rent in LA is now $2000 - $3000 a month, easy.
I think this would be a horrible job for any but the aspiring young piano tech with no social life who could spend the next couple of years honing his skills. I think it would be great for that. But LAUSD is 960 square miles with 1302 schools. That's a LOT of driving. No, I take that back. A lot of sitting in your car in traffic.
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Geoff Sykes, RPT
Los Angeles CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-01-2021 09:24
From: Wim Blees
Subject: Job in LA
Ben. I agree that it's not the top paying gig, but, as I said, health insurance alone adds another $12K, and if you can get reimbursed for travel expenses, it will add up even more. On top of that, if you're an enterprising person, you can tune a couple of pianos on the side and wind up make well over $100K. Even for the LA area, that ain't too bad.
Wim.
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Original Message:
Sent: 10/1/2021 12:41:00 AM
From: Benjamin Sanchez
Subject: RE: Job in LA
It's also in Los Angeles where the cost of living is very high. That's a basic starter salary for that area. Even if it includes health insurance it would still be tight.
Benjamin Sanchez, RPT
Piano Technician / Artisan
(256) 947-9999
www.professional-piano-services.com
Original Message:
Sent: 9/30/2021 8:16:00 AM
From: Wim Blees
Subject: RE: Job in LA
That's actually a very good income, which includes health insurance. I presume they will reimburse for travel expenses. Most college and universities don't pay this much.
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Original Message:
Sent: 9/30/2021 2:16:00 AM
From: Blaine Hebert
Subject: Job in LA
I just received this:
https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4c7b5d2319a8d6b2&q=Piano+Technician&l=Los+Angeles,+CA&tk=1fgnsej8hug3f80c&from=ja&alid=5aa351cd2e7cfbad98990304&utm_campaign=job_alerts&utm_medium=email&utm_source=jobseeker_emails&rgtk=1fgnsej8hug3f80c
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Blaine Hebert
Duarte CA
626-795-5170
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