I work for a small size company as an inspector and having been programming CMM with PC-DMIS 2016 for about 1 year. The pay is not that good (under $20 per hr in Bay Area, CA) probably because I dont have too much experiences (i can make a program for inspecting complex parts tho). Is PC-DMIS programmer in high demand, especially in CA and does it pay well? Is this a good career to continue with?
I've also been at it for roughly 10 years, and my pay shot up like a rocket for a few years, and then settled at annual raises.
Aside from pay, I like the work, usually. Not so much the dealing with non-quality people, but the programming, GD&T, print reading, etc, I enjoy.
My last job was a bit more enjoyable, because I was actually treated like one of the team when it came to production and engineering. And here I'm just an arsehole/roadblock/time-waster/etc (which, to be fair, I also enjoy doing, because I know that I am helping to keep as much as I can in check. And it means I'm doing my job.)
