hey all, im thinking about undertaking a mechanic apprenticeship...but i need to have an idea of the wages before i do, due to the fact i have **** to pay for...so if anyone could give me a rough idea, that would be awesome...also, im from vic, so info about it from vic would be very helpful. thanks guys
search mate..
www.wageline.gov.au (http://www.wageline.gov.au) all the award rates are on the site,...you can get a fair indication of what you would be on.
m8 its about 200 first year, 270 2nd year and 350 or somethign third year n im not sure wat 4th year is... if u are concerned about paying things off mechanics isnt a trade to get into... its long boring hours, apprentices usually get picked on, your hands look liek **** like all cracked, stained and have cuts all over them. the job is verry repeditave and in ya 1st year at mostplaces u will just clean up.. and do simple jobs. u really have to make sure you want to do an automotive apprenticeship before u rush into it... make sure that thats what u want to do coz u willp have to put up for atleast 3 years working ya ass off for a few bucks.
samie
i worked sunshine fo kevin denis holden after tax first year $206 second $255 thrid $350 forth $450 but i was employed with vacc just worked at holden
**** pay thats y im not machanic any more get a good paying job then have more money to speend on ya car
yeah apprentice mechanic pay is pretty average. and even when your qualified, its pretty average still.
im a 2nd year adult sparky apprentice and i earn more than my mate whos been a qualified mechanic for about 2 years
depends where you geta job is to how you get paid,diesel is the way to go in the mines and stuff on the mainland.
pay isnt to bad you just have to work over time to make ends meet
john
yer become a mechanic like me and eat other peoples s h i t for a living and get paid child slave labour wages :> its awsum fun...stay away dude it suks:<
seriously, to slave away 4 years of an apprenticeship, only to earn ~$18 an hour at the end of it.... bugger that. not saying thats what all mechanics get, im sure those working at prestige service shops might get more, but most dont.
tho open up your own shop and watch the dollars come flooding in.
a diesel mechanic in the mines will earn HUGE money (ive heard figures of 200k). but then, so will anybody working in the mines, even if your just shovelling coal.
michael to be a high performance mechanic u needa do the normal stuff like im doing in my apprentiship at the end of this year and then u do performance mechanic at tafe and the place you do it at, like at a performance mechanics workshop, not at holden dealerships etc.
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Originally Posted by JET-6
Im a maintenance engineer electricain now, cant complain, hardly touch a tool, dont get dirty and make a packet to suit!
that is one of the slackest jobs around
im working on big union contruction sites wiring up the air conditioning. im only a 2nd year (adult) and the money is just too good and the A grades are on $10 an hour more than me
as for spraypainters, wagenet says that panelbeaters earn about $650 a week. link is here (http://jobsearch.gov.au/joboutlook/default.aspx?PageId=AscoDesc&AscoCode=4213)
have a look here (http://jobsearch.gov.au/joboutlook/default.aspx?PageId=AlphaSearch) to see info about pretty much any job
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