[SBE] Dwindling numbers of engineers

[Matthew Steck]

I guess this would be a good time to ask...  Just out of curiosity, I am a
23 year old engineer working at a group of stations in a smaller market,
making the salary mentioned above.  I do the IT work, am familiar with
computer programming and also enjoy doing hand-in-transmitter/audio
repair/wiring.  I can't help but think what the future may hold for me
years down the road.  My degree is in telecommunications (Penn State).  All
of my electronics knowledge is from collecting and repairing vintage
consumer audio since I was a kid.  Is it true that the real-world
experience I have may out-weigh a degree in the future?  I love the work I
am doing (and love radio) so I'd like to stay in the field.  When I made my
decision to go this route, I figured that someone my age would have a good
amount of luck finding positions, as the current guys begin retiring.  Was
that a reasonable assumption?

On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 2:15 PM, Jeff Carter <sbe at hidden-valley.com> wrote:


> On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Bob Reite <br at telcen.com> wrote:

> > There is a dwindling number of jobs.  Party because equipment has become

> > more reliable.  I remember when I first started you could always find a

> job

> > within a month if you knew RF.  Now, unless you know IT as well, you'll

> be

> > out of work for 6 months or more if you lose your current job.  Even if

> you

> > know IT, chances are you'll find your next job in an industry other than

> > broadcasting.

>

> Well put.

>

> I should never post.  If I wait, one of you guys is always going to

> say what I'm thinking, and say it better and more concisely than me.

>

> Jeff

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