Is Becoming a Video Game Tester Worth the Pay?

When you think of becoming a video game tester, you probably picture yourself sitting in a chair all day, playing video games, having fun, and receiving a fat pay check. It sounds glamorous doesn’t it, not doing any real “work” and getting paid for it. Well gamers, I’m hear to tell you that this is not the case, especially if you have little or no experience as a video game tester.

In reality, a novice video game tester makes around $10 – $15 dollars an hour. On top of that it may also be hard to find jobs due to the fact that big game companies won’t deal with you. So on average, as a beginner, you will probably make $250 – $300 a week. The rate of pay for any tester all depends on the types of skills they know and the amount of experience they have. For example, the only way someone could earn $80 an hour is if they were an expert video game programmer who has over 10 years of experience. So obviously as a beginner with no experience and only a basic knowledge a video games, it will be hard to get high paying jobs. Although this is the case for most novice game testers, there are ways to get hooked up with the big game companies and higher paying jobs early on.

All you have to do is become a member of a game testing site. They will help you find the best jobs and give you everything you need to maximize your income as a video game tester. You have to be careful because though because there are some game testing sites out there that are scams and will do nothing but steal your money. But if you do find a good honest video game testing site, then you can usually get you your first job in under a week! Also with the high quality customer support and guides that these sites offer you will have no trouble finding a job that pays good money.

After you get your first job the game company will send you a game and an assignment. The assignment can be anything from taking a survey on the game to finding bugs within the game. Some time these tasks can get boring and tedious, although in my opinion it is well worth the pay. Just remember not to give up no matter how tough it gets because as you test more and more games, you will start earning more and more money.

By: Brendan Webb

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