[olug] The first sysadmin job at the new Google facility in Council Bluffs

[Travis Owens]

Don't forget, when quoting stats from a university, typically it only
encompasses the starting salary ranges. A few years of experience and
you'll be out of that range.

I would suggest these as more accurately reflecting the community at large:
http://dice.salary.com/salarywizard/layoutscripts/swzl_compresult.asp?jobcode=IT10000135&jobaltername=Systems+Administrator&jobtitle=Systems+Administrator&narrowdesc=IT+%2D%2D+All&narrowcode=IT03&zipcode=68131&metrocode=&statecode=NE&state=Nebraska&pagenumber=1&searchpage=keywordtitleselect&searchtype=1&geo=Omaha%2C+NE+68131
http://dice.salary.com/salarywizard/layoutscripts/swzl_compresult.asp?jobcode=IT10000136&jobaltername=Systems+Administrator%2C+Sr%2E&jobtitle=Systems+Administrator%2C+Sr%2E&narrowdesc=IT+%2D%2D+All&narrowcode=IT03&zipcode=68131&metrocode=&statecode=NE&state=Nebraska&pagenumber=1&searchpage=keywordtitleselect&searchtype=1&geo=Omaha%2C+NE+68131
http://dice.salary.com/salarywizard/layoutscripts/swzl_compresult.asp?jobcode=IT10000152&jobaltername=UNIX+Administrator&jobtitle=UNIX+Administrator&narrowdesc=IT+%2D%2D+All&narrowcode=IT03&zipcode=68131&metrocode=&statecode=NE&state=Nebraska&pagenumber=1&searchpage=keywordtitleselect&searchtype=1&geo=Omaha%2C+NE+68131

Truly, they seem a tiny bit high to me, but then again, everything in
statistics is relative to the amount polled. It would only take a few
higher salaries to tilt the median.

Hope this helps!
Travis

On 6/21/07, D. Clough <dclough at gmail.com> wrote:
> It depends more on the cost of living here than the salaries on the
> coasts... naturally the cost of living in a coastal state is most
> likely much higher than Omaha, Nebraska (Council Bluffs is even
> cheaper, obviously).
>
> UNL lists the average salary of a CompSci major as in that range...
> IIRC, the upward salary for a CompSci major is around $70,000.  What
> I'd like to know is if they count all the low, menial jobs in that
> average, like the janitors and whatnot.
>
> On 6/21/07, Benjamin Watson <bwatson1979 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I imagine most of that dark fiber was put there by Level3.  James
> > Crowe once stated that Level3 had more dark fiber than currently in
> > use.  Perhaps a look at investing in Level3 is in order?
> >
> > Of course, Google is also wise in setting up shop here because of the
> > price.  Cheap land was already mentioned, but labor is cheap here too.
> >  "Average salaries of 50,000".  What do those translate to on the
> > coasts?
> >
> > On 6/20/07, Cesar Delgado <cdelgad2 at bigred.unl.edu> wrote:
> > > Google is very secretive.  And when I say "very" I mean _VERY_
> > > secretive.  I too was thinking of what else could be going on in the new
> > > facility but they also are making another one in South Carolina
> > > (http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2007/Apr/04/google_announces_600m_so_car_project.html).
> > >   Here in the Bay Area (I'm living in Sunnyvale now) between Google and
> > > Yahoo there are no more data centers.  They've bought/rented all of
> > > them.  Ask is also in the running to suck up data center space with
> > > their Ask3D stuff.  So, if there's no more space to put machines, they
> > > just build more data centers.  As well, and I don't know how many of you
> > > know this but bellow I-80 there is a lot of fiber that goes from coast
> > > to coast.  Anyone who builds next to it only has to hop, skip or jump
> > > and they can get their own lambda, or .  I'm sure in the case of Google
> > > they've already bought up more dark fiber under I-80 than anyone can
> > > imagine.  I think the Iowa facility is exactly that.  Tap into that huge
> > > pool of fiber to better their service.  Then again, they might make a
> > > campus over there with offices.  Cheap land's not a bad thing.
> > >
> > > Just my $0.02
> > >
> > > -Cesar
> > >
> > > Travis Owens wrote:
> > > > Can anyone provide some more information on the Google facility at
> > > > large? I've heard everything from 500 positions to 200 positions to 30
> > > > positions. I've heard their building the data center, but they have
> > > > options on another 1000 acres or so and will expand after the initial
> > > > building is operational...
> > > >
> > > > If any of the larger aspects are true, it would stand to reason this
> > > > will not be just a data center in the sense of the word... I think
> > > > they have something up their sleeve, so to speak, perhaps a new
> > > > project they're getting into...
> > > >
> > > > Thoughts, comments, info???
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 6/19/07, Adam Haeder <adamh at aiminstitute.org> wrote:
> > > >> http://www.google.com/support/jobs/bin/answer.py?answer=70585
> > > >>
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Travis Owens