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?
Good morning and welcome to the forum. I have been doing this for almost 18 years now. If you have a love of geometry and a good understanding of GDT, (unlike most engineers), it can be a good career choice. To answer your question about demand, I find that I am always getting invites to consider a position offer from various places throughout the country. Granted, I have been doing this for a while but I have never been without work or offers for work. Pay will of course depend on where you work and how much experience you have but I have been able to make a decent living doing this. My past work experience prior to this has been as a psychologist and mental health counselor; quite a different career field but I love doing this and likely will until I retire. The biggest challenge, and I think most on this forum would agree, is trying to give the design engineers what they want rather than what they state of their prints. It can be quite the challenge but the rewards of learning PC-DMIS and its awesome capabilities is mostly worth it. Those are my thoughts on this matter. If you love it, keep going.
You get all those phone calls, because I keep giving your phone number, Telling them "This guy is the best in the business" frankly cause I'm tired of them calling me.
You get all those phone calls, because I keep giving your phone number, Telling them "This guy is the best in the business" frankly cause I'm tired of them calling me.
