Job offer...what am I worth ?

[Dentalguy1975]

A small lab that charges $ 117 plus metal , he's looking for better quality it's a family business an he took over 12 years ago. He gave me $20 per unit on my tryout so if I do 13-15 a day what should I ask for?

 

[Marcusthegladiator CDT]

A small lab that charges $ 117 plus metal , he's looking for better quality it's a family business an he took over 12 years ago. He gave me $20 per unit on my tryout so if I do 13-15 a day what should I ask for?

You should ask for $20-25ish an hour.

 

[CatamountRob]

$20 per unit to do what?

 

[Dentalguy1975]

$20 per unit to do what?

Stack and contour stain and glaze

 

[rkm rdt]

13-15/day?

I thought you said he wanted better quality?

 

[Dentalguy1975]

13-15/day?

I thought you said he wanted better quality?

He just emailed me 10-12 a day and he just switched from ceramco 2 to nori take ex3

 

[Tom Moore]

I would only work piece work. That way as long as the work was out on time and it met the labs QC standard how long I take for lunch is my business.

At somewhere between $25 and $30 dollars per unit labor if you do everything but the plaster work at a realistic 6 to 8 units a day that's a gross pay of around 4k a month. Just building finishing and stain and glaze you deserve less money per unit but 12 to 15 units a day would be doable and the pay check should be about the same. If you do better work and they can charge more you get more money working on a percentage of price based the 1/3 direct labor it should take to made a crown.

If the lab pays you much more than that at their current prices they are not very good at the business side of running a lab and your job is not very secure.