Anybody read yesterday's MX?
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Anybody read yesterday's MX?
Train Annoucement:
Ladies and gentleman, this service is six minutes behind schedule because the train in front of us is a stops-all-stations. The only way past would be to fly over it but if I was called a pilot, I'd probably be making another 100 grand a year.
Given the public perception battle that is going on, it would seem that Qantas is well in front.
Ladies and gentleman, this service is six minutes behind schedule because the train in front of us is a stops-all-stations. The only way past would be to fly over it but if I was called a pilot, I'd probably be making another 100 grand a year.
Given the public perception battle that is going on, it would seem that Qantas is well in front.
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You can earn $80k+ base (+ overtime) driving a forklift in a factory.
You can earn $80k+ base (+ overtime) driving a 5 tonne delivery truck.
What can you do?
Don't become a pilot if you want to make big bucks!
You can earn $80k+ base (+ overtime) driving a 5 tonne delivery truck.
What can you do?
Don't become a pilot if you want to make big bucks!
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Almost anywhere!
Gosh, my sister worked at the Dulux factory over 10 years ago and the factory hands and forklift drivers were earning $68k and were calling in the union about a pay rise.
My olds were in Kunna and came across a guy who had a forklift ticket and was living in a tent earning near 6 figures, but that's Kunna. Jobs in the city definitely pay more than regionals too.
What is the average salary these days?
Gosh, my sister worked at the Dulux factory over 10 years ago and the factory hands and forklift drivers were earning $68k and were calling in the union about a pay rise.
My olds were in Kunna and came across a guy who had a forklift ticket and was living in a tent earning near 6 figures, but that's Kunna. Jobs in the city definitely pay more than regionals too.
What is the average salary these days?
You can earn $80k+ base (+ overtime) driving a forklift in a factory.
You can earn $80k+ base (+ overtime) driving a 5 tonne delivery truck.
What can you do?
Don't become a pilot if you want to make big bucks!
You can earn $80k+ base (+ overtime) driving a 5 tonne delivery truck.
What can you do?
Don't become a pilot if you want to make big bucks!
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It's only been in the last couple of years that I have made more money being a pilot than in my many 'unskilled' jobs, when I drove trucks I made $70k per annum and that was in 1993!
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I already gave you one well known company.
How about a diesel mechanic for a well known hire company. $4,000 per week gross. Heard about someone who got that one last week.
There are plenty of jobs out there and whilst pilot wages decrease or remain static, the rest of the jobs in the country continually increase.
Pretty soon the average wage will overtake the J* FO wage
The average wage in Australia is now $64,641.
State Average Annual Wage
Australian Capital Territory $75,514
Western Australia $70,101
New South Wales $65,863
Queensland $63,840
Victoria $62,847
Northern Territory $61,870
South Australia $59,176
Tasmania $55,255
(My guess is the mining boom is boosting the WA figures)
How about a diesel mechanic for a well known hire company. $4,000 per week gross. Heard about someone who got that one last week.
There are plenty of jobs out there and whilst pilot wages decrease or remain static, the rest of the jobs in the country continually increase.
Pretty soon the average wage will overtake the J* FO wage
The average wage in Australia is now $64,641.
State Average Annual Wage
Australian Capital Territory $75,514
Western Australia $70,101
New South Wales $65,863
Queensland $63,840
Victoria $62,847
Northern Territory $61,870
South Australia $59,176
Tasmania $55,255
(My guess is the mining boom is boosting the WA figures)
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We just recently employed someone at my work whom left a job driving a 5 tonne delivery truck on $80k + overtime.
Times are a changing..... if you work hard, you get paid well, seemingly unless you are a pilot.
Times are a changing..... if you work hard, you get paid well, seemingly unless you are a pilot.
Well that must include engineers, you said earlier about a diesel mechanic on $4000/pw, so that's > $200k a year. Now I am very close to a 5 cat LAME working for an airline that doesn't get any where near that.
Just had a look at the 'Rail Industry Award 2010' and I would suggest based on an Operational Level 6 Driver of an 8,000Tonne they are on $835.70 per Week. + Allowances. http://www.airc.gov.au/awardmod/awards/rail.pdf
So about the same as an FO on a regional when you add all the allowances. an extra $100k would put a driver on par with a Captain of Narrow body.
So about the same as an FO on a regional when you add all the allowances. an extra $100k would put a driver on par with a Captain of Narrow body.
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I dunno Arnold, maybe they pay more in Vic versus South Australia. Times are changing and people get paid a lot of money these days for doing crap jobs and doing crap at those jobs.
It sounds like you don't want to believe!
Pack your RV and head to Victoria where the gases is obviously greener or head to the rigs where they pay $250k for a cook and $350k for an electrician.
It sounds like you don't want to believe!
Pack your RV and head to Victoria where the gases is obviously greener or head to the rigs where they pay $250k for a cook and $350k for an electrician.
Yes but rmcdonal you are doing something that many in aviation are guilty of.
The award is the bare legal minimum, not something to aspire to.
It takes the melbourne metro operator 72 weeks to train their drivers. There are no train driver 'sausage factories' pumping out hundreds of legally qualified ones a year.
They get paid well above the award. The figures stated before are accurate, about 85k base but most getting near 100k with overtime.
Add 100k to that =200k, now how many (non QF) pilots in aus earn that?
The award is the bare legal minimum, not something to aspire to.
It takes the melbourne metro operator 72 weeks to train their drivers. There are no train driver 'sausage factories' pumping out hundreds of legally qualified ones a year.
They get paid well above the award. The figures stated before are accurate, about 85k base but most getting near 100k with overtime.
Add 100k to that =200k, now how many (non QF) pilots in aus earn that?
And........
For most 'Pollies' the only (convenient) way in / out, is by.......aircraft!
So.....organise thru your unions to NOT carry them until you get a decent set of 'T/C's....awarded Federally.
Cheers
For most 'Pollies' the only (convenient) way in / out, is by.......aircraft!
So.....organise thru your unions to NOT carry them until you get a decent set of 'T/C's....awarded Federally.
Cheers