[SBE] Dwindling numbers of engineers

[David Priester]

I agree....  Mark is right on target.

David

On 4/3/2012 3:38 PM, Barry Thomas wrote:

> Matthew

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> Mark Heller is dead-on-target with his advice.

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> Well said.

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> Barryt.

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> 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?

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David E. Priester, CPBE
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