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<p id="reply-intro">It seems like there's always a lag for pay rates to adjust to market conditions. I would assume that larger employers will have more institutional momentum and proportionally longer lag times. </p>
<p>As an example, a good friend of mine is an up-and-coming pilot. The shortage of airliner pilots has been coming for some time, and has finally started having a real effect on the industry now that it's back to pre-pandemic levels of ticket sales. However, the airlines haven't really changed their compensation, benefits, or hiring practices to attract more people to get into aviation. They're only now just starting to talk about changes. It'll take years to come to fruition.</p>
<p>Granted, a big chunk of the hurdles are bureaucratic from the FAA, but that's a different discussion (speaking as someone who seriously looked into becoming a pilot many years ago, but quickly realized that I didn't have the money to play in that field). *cue sad trombone*</p>
<p>Stephen</p>
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<div dir="auto">Interesting, because the educational salaries I'm seeing feel consistently low for the qualifications they ask for. </div>
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<div class="v1gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Fri, Oct 13, 2023 at 19:18 Kristi R-C via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" rel="noreferrer">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;">Thirty percent of live events workers didn't return post covid. Lots of jobs to fill and wages have gone up accordingly. </div>
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