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My game tester salary research

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What?! Game tester also got salary? You got to be kidding me!

Yes, you hear me.......game tester has salary and the gaming industry is booming nowadays. Gaming company needs game testers so that they can monitor their games quality in case there are bugs or glitches in it. You can say that the game testers are an essential part of their quality control department. Without any further ado, let us learn about the game testers and ponder upon my research.

Responsibilities
Requirements
My research so far

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The game tester profile

Learn about the people who made our games playable

Responsibilities

- They have to check new games for bugs, glitches and problems
- Rate the games
- Give feedback regarding the game

It looks easy but a game tester has to have a keen eye so that they can spot the problems with the games they are testing.

Requirements

Age
- At least 18 years old

Gaming habits
- You must always play games (habits)
- You must be skilled in gaming

Experience
- You must know what is bugs, glitches, etc that can ruin a game
- You must have a good judgment of a game playability

My research so far

Game tester salary annually (as of March 2011)

1$ 18000 - $ 35000 (experienced: USD 60000) based on www.buzzle.com
2$ 37210 based on www.ezinearticles.com
3$31,638 - $52,359 based on www.payscale.com

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How is it?

Do you think it is good being a game tester?

Yes, as long as they love it

bejeezers says:

If you are into games - then this would be heavenly.

JeremiahStanghini says:

If you like games, why not be a game tester, right?

vallain says:

If you are already playing games a lot, this sounds like an excellent job for someone. I'd worry about repetitive motion problems though like gamer's elbow.