Well said. I'd also add that location makes a big difference in salary figures, and there are a lot of UX jobs in NYC and SanFran.
Regardless, you'd think that anyone serious about the field would find a better salary survey, such as the one UPA does every year, so that they know what to expect. Paul Nuschke On Dec 27, 2007 3:02 PM, Eva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I, for one, am not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. > Considering how few people actually know what we do, having our > profession featured so prominently in US News is an unequivocal win. > > Am I surprised they didn't get it exactly right? Of course not. The > people who wrote the article are not.. ahem... usability specialists, > so their knowledge is going to be superficial. As far as the use of > the "specialist" title, let's face it, very few titles in the > usability field truly represent what that person is doing. They > probably had to pick a title that was the most 'representative' of the > profession. > I also bet that the salary estimate includes senior people, as well as > those at the manager/director level, in which case it seems > appropriate. I think the intent is to represent a career in > usability, not a particular job title. > > -eva > > > > On Dec 27, 2007 11:56 AM, W Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Your right Robert - I was so F*&^ing pissed about the use of the term > > "Specialist" that I skipped over that. As I said before - in many > > agency/consulting environments - Specialist means something very > specific - > > that is 1-4 years at the most in experience - and no masters degree with > a > > median salary of around 58-68K....I can just imagine another crop of > kids > > getting out of undergrad like they did back in 1999 with that crazy chip > on > > their shoulder and a sense of entitlement thinking that i they are worth > a > > starting salary of 65k - for no experience whatsoever... I can just see > the > > nightmare coming again <whine>"But US News said I deserve a median > salary of > > 98K"</whine> - > > > > "Yeah Kid - and the Tooth Fairy is real and married to Santa Claus. > Here's a > > quarter - go buy a clue." > > > > To get into the 90s - you best be fantastic - with over 8 years > experience, > > and a masters in HCI or a related field.... > > > > At least that's the market in Boston. > > > > > > > > On 12/27/07, Robert Hoekman, Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I'm most interested in these two points: > > > > > > 1) They said a Usability Specialist does design work. After that > > > discussion > > > last week, I'm surprised no one jumped on this. > > > > > > 2) They said the median salary is over $98,000. I don't remember any > > > salary > > > survey saying the median was anywhere near this high. Did I miss > > > something? > > > > > > I have other issues with the description, but these two I think are > going > > > to > > > cause the most trouble for someone who reads this and decides to > explore > > > the > > > practice as a career option. > > > > > > -r- > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > > *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* > > > February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA > > > Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > > > To post to this list ....... 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