As for paying employees, this will help you, this is a link to the demographics of your area and what the average pay is for particular jobs in the dental lab industry.
http://www.lmtcommunications.com/art...age_survey.asp You may have to register, takes 2 secs, but their are some good articles on there. Hope this helps. For me personally, I prefer a employee doesn't touch a real case for a few months. They need to know terminology, how to read a RX, the whole process, and the correct method in performing those tasks. Not till they have a grasp of all that, would I ever consider them touching a real case. Sounds crazy, but it's an investment, sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn't. You usually know in 90 days.