Government contractor Electronics technicians? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: etstudent
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2012, 04:55:39 am
content: I just applied to a Government contractor ET job. They apparently have ET 1's 2's and 3's. 1 being least experienced of course. What I don't get is the pay is really insane even for the ET 1. Is that normally how it is with contractors? Are Government contractor jobs considered the very good jobs? Thanks for any info.

author: Wartex
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2012, 05:00:34 am
content: insane high or low? how much are we talking?

author: etstudent
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2012, 05:32:15 am
content: Oh sorry high, like 27 bucks an hour high! For an ET 1 that sounds very nice.

author: nanofrog
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2012, 06:23:33 am
content: Traditionally, security clearance pushes the pay rate up vs. other companies typical pay rate for the same job. So that might have something to do with it.In the past, these were very good jobs to have (great pay & benefits, and job security). These days, it's not as certain in my experience, as the contracts can disappear seemingly overnight. Benefits have decreased, and may not even exist if you're hired as a contractor yourself, and there won't be much in the way of job security.But compared to the alternative (same thing in the private sector), I figure you might as well go for it. The experience alone will look great on a resume if you land it.

author: ampdoctor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2012, 10:09:41 am
content: You consider 27/hr high? That comes out to something like 30k/yr before taxes. That's barely a living wage in some parts of the country. And if you're a fresh grad with student loans hanging over your head you're deep in a cash crunch really fast! The up shot if you're young and inexperienced, is that it's damn good work experience and you can absorb the hit a lot easier than an older person with a family, a mortgage, 2 cars, and 3 mouths to feed.

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2012, 11:18:26 am
content: 27*40*52=56,160

author: etstudent
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2012, 11:37:01 am
content: 27 hour, 30 grand? Wow are you a technician because that is some of the worst math I have even seen. Its $1,080 a weeks, over 50 grand as was pointed out in the above post.

author: ptricks
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2012, 01:40:37 pm
content: It really depends on what area of work they need. People that can do things like RF work get paid more than people who repair things like power supplies.Security clearances for entry positions are usually easy to get because they tend to raise clearances only after someone has been working for some time to show a pattern of whether the person is dependable. If you do progress to the higher levels be prepared, they will talk with everyone you know , family, old girl friends, old jobs, it isn't a fun process and the littlest of things can cause you not to pass. One guy failed because he didn't tell them that he went out with a girl for 1 night when he was in high school. They considered it a lie because he was told to list all his old relationships.

author: etstudent
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2012, 08:22:56 pm
content: That is a little scary!I'm sure I have little chance of getting it, but I applied anyway.