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Money, whats the average rate

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hey guys im just wondering as i,ve just turned tradesman in the metal industrie (fitter) whats the going rate for other jobs :) that and im bored lolz cheers
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fark all in retail...lol
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Neka79 wrote:fark all in retail...lol
Maybe I'll shout you 3 beers @ HG :(
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hah, i don't know htf i read that as "shoot", made me think of a few odd scenarios before i realised my error.
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6maniac wrote:
Neka79 wrote:fark all in retail...lol
Maybe I'll shout you 3 beers @ HG :(
haha i guess ur not in retail?? lol
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kawasaki250 wrote:hey guys im just wondering as i,ve just turned tradesman in the metal industrie (fitter) whats the going rate for other jobs :) that and im bored lolz cheers
As a contract builder I can get paid $35p/hr. Spraypainting is about $55p/hr average (depending on what you're painting.) Motorcycle mechanics charge from $70 to $120p/hr. Highest hourly rate I ever heard getting paid was $3,700p/hr for the guys that weld the pipes underwater from the oil rig to the shore. Prick of a job though!
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I wash Bums & watch Motoracing DVD's for little less then $20 an hour.

But don't be fooled it's not as glamorous as it sounds. :roll:

Life's not about money, i'm a qualified sparkie (lotsa $) & Social worker (buggerall $) & a Drug & alcohol counsellor (fukall $ and a whole lot of shit to boot). But nothing beats the self actualization that comes from Pulling up and adjusting an adult incontinent aid "just right" :P
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storemans work.. bugger all. below 20 and above 15..
t takes 5 minutes to stick your gear on,
a split second to make a mistake
a life time to recover

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30/hr @ for jack of all trades analyst in automotive sector.. just coming up to pay reviews..should be good news, year has gone well.
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Neka79 wrote:
6maniac wrote:
Neka79 wrote:fark all in retail...lol
Maybe I'll shout you 3 beers @ HG :(
haha i guess ur not in retail?? lol
Nuh ! But you will still get 3 beers ! :D
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$22.00 an hour as a Beer Plumber.
Crawl through roofs, under floors and up service risers hauling a semi-flexible and heavy python between 70mm and 180 mm dia. Sit underneath a bar top fitting off fonts for up to 6 hours. Deal with more yeast than a 50 yo hooker from the 1800's. Stink like shit from being covered in the aforementioned filthy beer. Put up with Unionists and they're associated bullshit on construction sites. Deal with pretentious Architects and "designers" along with their " Site Facilitators " and dickhead consultants. It looked great from the outside. I mean look at the joy you bring by providing beer to the masses! But as they say - the grass is always greener :roll:
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yer im just wondering if i should leave and expand still stick in the trade just different work sorta thing or stay at my place now so far leaning towards leaving and gainin more knowledge ay lolz that n i got offered $5 per hr more haha winner
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Money cant buy you love or Job satisfaction imho.
apparently being a beach inspector on a nudist beach dont pay too well!

been doing payroll for 24 years current $18-23 is average for non trade or no uni quals
in the business s (many) I have worked at lately.

had a young lad I know spruke how much you can make concreting driveways
as in $40 p/hour but then again its been raining for 3 weeks straight so...........

I can make an extra 3-4 bucks an hour by working for people who dont pay bills
or employee entitlements. ie lie all day and try and cheat the ATO and fellow workmates.
but I dont am always broke and fairly happy.
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trades seem to be where the $$ is at currently... but if u dont like ur trade....

retail is abt $15-20 an hour depending.. sumtimes bonuses etc...
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