CAUT Survey Results

CAUT Survey Results

TECHNICIAN INFORMATION

Are you a member of The Piano Technicians Guild: 81 Y, 4 N
Av. Age: 49
Sex: 67 M, 3 F, 15
Membership Category: 73 RPT, 7 Assoc.
Av. years experience as piano technician: 24
Educational level: 34 High School, 17 Trade school, 66 College
Degree earned: 14 Associate, 45 Bachelor's, 14 Master's, 2 Doctorate
Do you use a computer at work? 76 Y, 8 N
Are you familiar with the "Guidelines" published by PTG? 65 Y, 19 N
Have you used this publication during your employment as an institutional technician? 49 Y, 35 N

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Full-time: 36, Part-time: 49

Part-time:
What % of full-time (approx.)? 5 75%, 10 50%, 11 25%, 24 As needed
How are you contracted? 34 Per service, 14 Per hour
Av. approximate yearly income: $13,600
How do you feel about your income level? 22 About right, 25 Too low, 0 Too high
Do you receive benefits? 10 Y, 39 N

Full-time:
What category is your position? 3 Faculty, 30 Staff
Do you have assistant? 13 Y, 19 N
What is your working commitment? 32 12 months, 1 Academic year
Av. approximate yearly income: $39,733
How do you feel about your income level? 17 About right, 16 Too low, 0 Too high

INSTITUTION INFORMATION

Institution: Is it Public? 55 Private? 28
Type of institution: 7 Conservatory, 23 School of Music, 41 Music Dept., 9 Other
Av. enrollment numbers: 334 Undergraduate, 82 Graduate

WORK LOAD INFORMATION

Av. total number of pianos under your care: 94.6
38 Av. Grands (75 respondents), 51.5 Av. Verticals (76 respondents), 29 Forte (18 respondents) Av. 1.6,
138 Harpsi (47 respondents) Av. 2.9, 30 Pipe Org (10 respondents) Av. 3.92 Elect. (5 respondents) Av. 18.4
Av. annual operating budget: $13,407 (50 respondents)
Av. amount spent on piano purchases in past year: $45,843 (29 respondents)
Av. approximate number of performances per year using a piano: 168.5 (71 respondents)
The overall condition of most of the pianos under your care is:
10 Av. Optimal (56 respondents), 20.7 Av. Very good (70 respondents) , 33.7 Av. Good (72 respondents), 29.5 Av. Fair (73 respondents), 18.2 Av. Poor (52 respondents), 7.2 Av. Unusable (13 respondents)
How would you rate the climate control where the pianos are located?
1 Optimal, 4 Very good, 12 Good, 15 Fair, 24 Poor, 24 Atrocious (numbers represent total respondents in each category)
Average number of tunings per year (excluding performance pianos) per piano: 3.2 (77 respondents)
Do you have shop space? 50 Y, 23 N
Approximate shop size (sq. ft.): 774.4 (46 respondents)
Check any of the following qualities that describe your shop space:
28 Pleasant, 32 Safe, 20 Well-equipped, 26 Accessible, 30 Well-lit, 13 Spacious (numbers represent total respondents in each category)
Do you rebuild pianos in your shop? 33 Y, 26 N
If so, how many per year: Av. 2.7 (27 respondents)
Assign a percentage to the amount of time you spend performing the following tasks:
14.8 Av. Concert Preparation (68 respondents), 53.6 Av. Tuning (77 respondents), 10.8 Av. Regulating (68 respondents) , 8.3 Av. Minor repairs (68 respondents), 10.6 Av. Major repairs / rebuilding (50 respondents), 3.3 Av. Refinishing (4 respondents), 2.9 Av. Moving (16 respondents), 8.6 Av. Teaching (14 respondents), 5.1 Av. Supervising (12 respondents), 5.9 Av. Scheduling (35 respondents), 5.5 Av. Paper work (46 respondents)
Do you teach a piano tuning/technology class? 11 Y, 71 N
Would you purchase course materials through PTG if they were available? 44 Y, 25 N
Do you ever use historic temperaments as part of your tuning regimen? 33 Y, 47 N

JOB SATISFACTION

(numbers represent total respondents in each category)
My overall relationship with the faculty is:
34 Wonderful, 50 Cordial, 0 Strained, 0 Unbearable
My Relationship with the administration is:
32 Wonderful, 50 Cordial, 1 Strained, 0 Unbearable
In general, I feel I am:
52 Respected, 49 Appreciated, 26 Treated as an equal, 9 Under appreciated
I find College/University work:
18 Exciting, 62 Rewarding, 15 Monotonous, 20 Frustrating
I plan to be engaged in College/University work until I retire: 63 Y, 8 N

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