Female wageHi, I live in Minnesota, a suburb of the twin cities and I am looking for opinions if possible on a salary range for a Production control Manager position. I am female, 50 have 11 years experience but a high school diploma not a degree. I am wondering if a salary of 56K is average, I feel it is a poor salary and just recieved a review that was from excellent to outstanding, but recieved a 3% increase which I know is fair on average. However we are a small company (63) employees and I report to the owner. I have been given the task of purchasing a new MRP system and implementing it along with training everyone else on it. I feel that alone is a full time job for someone so I was disappointed when I was not compensated for the additional job added. Am I out of line requesting a salary of 60K?
Thanks "Female" wage? maybe. How about "high school grad with 1/3 the experience that someone else might have" wage? What I suggest is that you look at the same or similar jobs advertised in your area that require the same or similar education and experience that you have. If you see that the salary offered for these jobs are in the $60K range and are confident that you could walk out the front door and land one of those jobs, go for $60K. Also look at jobs in your field that have a salary posted at $60K. Do you qualify for those jobs or do they require more education or experience? If they do require more education and experience, you may have to reset your salary expectations. The key is to understand what the market is offering for someone with your skillset, education and experience THEN you can fight the salary battle. Good luck. I think you can also make an appointment with the owner for a performance and salary review. During this supplemental review, I think you should politely make the point that since you' ll be assuming considerably more responsibility, that you were anticipating more than a 3% increase. If you' re asked what sort of increase you have in mind, I' d say I was anticipating an increase in the 5% to 10% range and see what happens. The alternative position, if the most recent increase isn' t negotiable, is to ask for a salary review in 6 months - during which time you should be able to document what you' ve accomplished having assumed the additional duties. Make sense? I thank you for your advice, as Chet stated "How about "high school grad with 1/3 the experience that someone else might have" wage? What I find interesting is I do feel I could get 60K for the job performance I have been giving. I understand that the college degree will bring more money but not always does the person carry the same performance or knowledge. What I find very frustrating at my last position I held, when I applied for the managers job, they stated they would prefer someone with a degree, after further discussion it was to their understanding that I would train that person in also. If I am not qualified for the job I most certainly would not be qualified to train that individual, upon which I was offered the job. If it was only the Production Control Manager' s job that I did I would not have such an issue, but they like I said added the job of implementing the new software and training and they are now talking about my becoming the office manager as well. I will take your advice and have a chat with the owner and mention that I was anticipating a different increase. Thank you for your advice. You' re in a difficult situation. We all know that after 10 or more years of experiance, the degree is a footnote. Nonetheless, if you go out and look for an we job, you don' t meet the minimum requirements, even thought you may be able to do the job in your sleep. One way around this, other than night school, is networking. Join associations, meet people who do similar jobs at other companies, customers, subcontractors, suppliers, etc. Once you have some peers who know you can do the job, getting hired where they work is a lot easier. Consider, what jobs at Microsoft would a young Bill Gates qualify for today? He' d probably be pushing a broom or driving a mower.
NewShopper said "We all know that after 10 or more years of experiance, the degree is a footnote." That isn' t true, especially in this day and age. With 10 years experience I have gone back to get my BAA because without it, regardless of my experience, it' s almost impossible to get a good paying job. To be making 57k with no HS degree is doing great. The days of being able to get and keep a good job with just a high school diploma are over. My experience has been that the degree only opens the door. It' s the experience that enables a candidate to walk through it. A degree without experience isn' t worth nearly as much as the degree with significant experience to go with it. The two together, regardless of when the degree is earned, is where the candidate' s value lies, in my opinion. | |
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