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Subject:RE: Pay rate for contractor with no experience From:"Seigler, Sherri A" <sherri -dot- seigler -at- eds -dot- com> To:Jo Francis Byrd <jbyrd -at- byrdwrites -dot- com>, TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 14 Feb 2000 08:44:04 -0600
Really? For inexperienced? I'm not seeing that on the web sites offering
jobs in the DFW area. That's what they want to pay experienced people with
all the software skills. Thankfully, I'm making more than that, but
unfortunately I'm getting behind on the software skills because of where I
work.
Sherri Seigler
Jo Byrd Wrote:
A lot will depend on the area of the country. In the Dallas/Fort Worth area,
a
more realistic figure would be $20- -at- 5/hour.
Jo Byrd
Kay Robart wrote:
> The rate would probably depend upon where you live and what background the
> person has. Is he or she a rank beginner, or is it someone who has some
