6 pack

You realize this means bouncer too ?

LTG : )™

Make sure that you get free beer.

Sounds like an unrealistic mix of duties. Assuming you are a qualified tech, your talents will be wasted performing the other duties (unless they want to pay technician wages to fill other less technical positions). If they are not willing to pay you for your skills, then it sounds like you are cheating yourself unless you have a vested interest in the business.

Additionally, if you will be responsible for repairing the games as well as being a "floor" tech during prime hours, you will have little time to perform major repairs and maintenance during normal business hours.

There's a guy local to me that has this job minus the fixing of the pins which I do for flat rate $50/hr. I've sent him a link and requested the pay scale, if he doesn't mind disclosing I'll let you know what he makes. I do know he isn't happy with the amount.

They should hire someone who isn't a tech to do all of those other things AND turn the games off when they break.

Then they should call you to come in and work on machines during off hours or in a back room.

There will not be enough tech work to keep you busy all night, every night unless they are buying games without going over them and just tossing them on the floor. There will be some bugs to work out on new games, but I would expect you to spend about 80% of your time bar backing and covering the door with some exceptions. I would strongly suggest that you only agree to the arcade repair side unless as stated above

Expect 10-20 for the skill set you have. Expect much more if your a technical guy that can not just replace transistors on site but even more elaborate work.

35/hr would be fair to all parties in that situation IMO. That's about 1/4-1/3 of what a pro tech would get for hourly service calls.

PM'd you OP with the local guy's info.

The two times I've had someone come in for on-site repairs by the hour, it's been in the $35-$75 per hour range.

Agree with others that 70 machines is probably full time job itself. The universe of people who have the knowledge to repair/maintain games *and* the availability to do it 30 hours a week is insanely small. I doubt they have many other options than you (though they might not know this).

Is this place already established and has had 70 playable games for a while? If not, you undercharging might risk setting them up with unrealistic expectations for the finances of this operation..

Lol, way more than they can afford!

Just re-read that you said entry/mid-level. Is that because *you* are a beginner? Do they also have access to an experienced tech for harder stuff?

This can't possibly be real can it? Bartenders are making more than $10 an hour. For $10 an hour I wouldn't do more than get balls unstuck and wipe down the glass.

Just an FYI, I help my friend maintain 50+ arcades and 8 pins at his business, and they have all been flawless now for 2 months. The only ones that break are the "fully working" new titles that he buys off craigslist, LOL...

I don't see you having all that much to do, once you bulletproof everything. Just have them pay you to fix stuff when it breaks.

I think that $10 HR for Bartenders is more like $2.13-$7.25 base pay + tips.

You need a general guy to handle easy stuff (10.00 hr) and have a pro in as needed ( Priceless!! )

I asked for $23 an hour for a 10-25 hour /week general tech position at a local pinball establishment that was advertising that they wanted techs for a couple locations. I have a BE in instrumentation; mechatronics and robotics experience, board repair experience, small parts fabrication and repair experience, pinball repair expertise. Tools were not provided 20% unpaid travel to another location was expected.

After an hour and a half interview, they never got back to me with any kind of offer. I followed up later and was told that I was overqualified and my asking wage was beyond reasonable. They stated they couldn't couldn't pay "Apple engineering salaries". I do not know what that do pay their techs but I don't think I'd accept it. Just a data point

Hopefully it gets figured out where all parties are good. I can't wait for this place to open up

LOLZ.

Contract software engineering jobs pay around $90/hr as far as I can tell. Salaried is less, but still 2x to 3x more than what they consider to be "Apple engineering salaries".

couldn't couldn't pay "Apple engineering salaries.
well with with Tools were not provided 20% unpaid travel to another location was expected they not be willing to pay much at all.

also $23 HR part time / your own tools / no travel pay is not that much for any type field tech work.