CMT Pay

Not sure where you are working, but my employer pays a 12% differential for the CMT, at $0.01 per line. If I do 1500 lines/day, that's an additional $15/day, or $75/week. That gives me a whopping $3,750 extra in my check per year. My CMT cost me $195, which was reimbursed completely when I passed the test. The investment in dues is $135 (which isn't even required to have the CMT). The cost of two symposia/year comes to at most $300 and the CMT recertification fee is $15/year. Now, how is it that your math tells you that doesn't pay for itself? By my calculations, I spent $450 in a year and YET I get an additional $3,750 in income? In my math books that still comes out to an extra $3,300 in income!

• Regarding AAMT, is it wise to join? Opinions please... - Carly d
  • membership - Sandy
  • Thank you all who have answered! That's what I like... - Carly d
  • Here's the AAMTs latest treachery. Check out the - link inside! - nm
    • I joined when they first started. sm - MT2
  • Here's my take (I'm not in the mood for bashing, either!) - old MT
    • OldMT, don't you feel that AAMT is serving themselves more than the - American MT? Since they've (sm)
    • Very good post - was getting discouraged as a member myself. - So thank you! nm
    • Nice post! It is appreciated! Thanks! :-) - Useful
  • I agree with the rest, not worth...sm - Former CMT
  • It'll be the most expensive magazine subscription you'll ever get! No point in joining. nm - still wandering
  • Don't do it! I wasted my money when I joined, and - my membership is almost expired. - sm
    • Apprenticeship?? - MT
      • I wouldn't work as an MT for a lousy $7.50 an hour OR - $15.00 an hour. GET REAL. nm
        • To tell you the truth, I made a whopping sm - mlstoo
          • You could go to Home Depot and start out - at $10-12 an hour with no training. - nm
            • Not around here you can't. Minimum wage. sm - mlstoo
      • Ah, but actual statistics and things like that - Useful
        • The fact is and statistics will prove sm - MT
          • Statistics prove... - OTHMT
          • Well spoken. - nm
          • Your tone sounds 100% whining and bitter. - Honestly
            • This isn't a debate, it's a sharing of opinions. - Sarah
              • Bravo! - nm
            • Sorry you feel that way. Have a great day!!! nm - MT
          • And the facts.... - MT
            • LOL, you get the last word. sm - MT
              • had to chuckle! - old MT
                • Actually, you are incorrect. People post their feelings on this site - because they are not subject (sm)
                • Oh, I hear that a lot but really, it's no different than any other MT site. sm - MT
                  • Oh, long before then, AAMT will have gone the way - of the Do-Do! nm
  • Here's my opinion....sm - Ex-member
    • CMT Pay - One MT
      • Good for you, but you are in the very Very VERY - slim minority of companies that (sm)
    • I agree with - OTHMT
      • Just a suggestion - beatle
        • I'd join it! - nm
      • oops! - OTHMT

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