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Suggested starting HOURLY pay rates for MIT student workers |
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Operational |
Administrative |
Technical |
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| Housing: | Messenger | $9.50 | General | $9.50 | |
| – Desk | $10.35 | Clerical | $9.65 | Lab aide | $9.80 |
| – Housekeeping | $10.90 | Typist | $10.25 | Technician | $10.55 |
| Library: | Staff assistant | $10.25 | Research aide | $10.55 | |
| – Student assistant | $10.25 | Project supervisor | $10.75 | ||
| UROP | $9.75 | ||||
Computer |
Miscellaneous | ||||
| Data entry | $10.15 | Bartender | $12.50 | ||
| Programming | $13.00 | Tutor | $13.00 | ||
| Data analysis | $12.00 | Lifeguard | $10.90 | ||
| Web design | $19.50 | Photographer | $12.00 | ||
| Drafting | $12.00 | ||||
Actual advertised hourly rates for 2011-2012(includes both on-campus and off-campus positions) |
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Job type |
Lowest |
Average |
Median |
Highest |
| Camp work | $8.33 | $18.11 | $15.00 | $30.00 |
| Carpentry and painting | $14.00 | $14.00 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Child care | $8.00 | $14.14 | $15.00 | $20.00 |
| Cleaning | $9.00 | $12.33 | $13.00 | $15.00 |
| Communications | $10.00 | $14.53 | $13.45 | $30.00 |
| Community service | $8.00 | $13.99 | $13.69 | $35.00 |
| Consulting | $10.00 | $17.63 | $15.00 | $40.00 |
| Data input | $8.00 | $13.68 | $12.00 | $25.00 |
| Driving | $11.00 | $15.50 | $15.50 | $20.00 |
| Engineering/design | $8.00 | $18.63 | $13.50 | $50.00 |
| Food service | $8.00 | $11.00 | $11.00 | $15.00 |
| Human subject/test participant | $10.00 | $24.81 | $25.00 | $50.00 |
| Lab work (non-UROP) | $9.25 | $10.72 | $10.00 | $20.00 |
| Library | $10.00 | $10.43 | $10.25 | $11.50 |
| Manual labor | $10.00 | $19.67 | $13.50 | $50.00 |
| Marketing and sales | $9.00 | $11.44 | $10.00 | $16.00 |
| Miscellaneous | $10.00 | $15.94 | $12.00 | $75.00 |
| Moving | $15.00 | $17.50 | $17.50 | $20.00 |
| Office | $9.50 | $11.95 | $11.00 | $20.00 |
| Personal care | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Photography | $10.00 | $10.65 | $10.65 | $11.30 |
| Postering | $10.00 | $10.86 | $10.00 | $15.00 |
| Programming | $9.00 | $19.84 | $17.00 | $60.00 |
| Public Policy/Political Work | $13.00 | $13.00 | $13.00 | $13.00 |
| Research | $9.00 | $14.38 | $13.84 | $30.00 |
| Swimming | $11.50 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.50 |
| Teaching and tutoring | $9.00 | $23.61 | $20.00 | $60.00 |
| Technical support | $8.00 | $18.56 | $15.00 | $35.00 |
| Translations | $9.00 | $12.42 | $10.25 | $20.00 |
| Web design | $9.00 | $20.40 | $20.00 | $75.00 |
| Writing | $9.00 | $17.44 | $15.00 | $30.00 |
