In
collaboration with Fluke Networks, in late 2018, we at Cabling Installation
& Maintenance collected information on salaries and wages from cable
professionals employed in the information and communication technology (ICT)
industry in the United States. A unique comprehensive compensation study
reveals trends in overall compensation by characteristics that include
geographic regions, industry experience, work environment, technical skills,
education levels, and professional certifications. This article summarizes and
details some of the survey results.
Methodology
We
collected data through an online survey. Invitations to participate in the
survey were sent, and data were collected in November and December 2018. The
survey reached experts inside and outside the United States, but we only
collected information from people working in the United States. We received a
total of 1,206 usable responses; these answers are the basis for the data in
this article.
Among
the questions we asked the respondents was their main job task; options include
general management, designers, engineers, project managers, technicians, chief
engineers and more. We also asked the age of the participants and the number of
years they worked in the industry. Other issues included the level of education
(from junior high school to college) and union or guild membership. In
addition, we asked participants to independently identify their levels of
expertise in the areas of outdoor facility technology, security, data center
installations, the Internet of Things, fiber optics, and wireless systems,
including WiFi, DAS, and small cells. We also asked them to determine from the
list of elections what professional powers they have. And, of course, we asked
them to determine their compensation, including whether they were paid annual
or hourly wages and how much they received in the form of bonuses in the
previous 12 months, if any.
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