[thelist] SALARY.COM: Is that right???
Erika Meyer
erika at seastorm.com
Thu Aug 3 13:37:56 CDT 2000
Fellow Evoltians,
Do you think these positions actually exist? Content Specialist I,
II, III? Designer I, II, III?
1. most "new media" jobs I look at go something like this:
<compiled generic web developer ad, only somewhat satirical...)
Web Developer: must know HTML, Dreamweaver (and/or FrontPage), ASP,
JavaScript, DHTML, Perl, Unix, Java. Must have 5+ years experience
professional GUI design. Must have at least 2 years experience
working on a high-traffic web site, preferably a portal. Candidate
must have excellent writing skills and enjoy working in fast paced
environment.
Be prepared to show portfolio with at least one (1) example of a site
you have worked on, and be prepared to explain how you contributed to
the development of that site.
salary usually around 65-85k in some CA city.
(or they tell you to 'send salary requirements.')
2. The nearest town they had listed to me is about 4-6 hours away...
but apparently they know exactly what people in Arcata, CA earn:
<quote>
A Content Engineer II - Web working in Arcata, CA 95521 earns a
median base salary of $88,702. The top half of earners are paid an
average of $108,814 and the lower half of earners are paid an average
of $80,352.
</quote>
How silly. The only people in Arcata, CA that make 80-100k are
University administrators, high-level timber executives, and maybe
attorneys.
Most people in Arcata make little more than minimum wage. Web
designers all have day jobs (sometimes 2 or 3). Content engineer?
yeah, right.
Erika
> > ----------
> > From: Stephen Shelley
> >
> > Fellow Evoltians,
> >
> > What do you think of the numbers given in Salary.com's
> > (http://www.salary.com) Internet/New Media section? Do they correspond to
> > what the going rate is for your area? Just wondering how "legitimate"
> > their numbers really are...
> >
> > -sas-
erika at seastorm.com
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