Exactly, better off being a tradie in the resources sector than being a doctor in a major population centre. At least that's the case under say, 30 years old. A tradie has no hex debt and makes money as soon as they start their aprenticeship. A doctor does a 6 year degree with a huge hex debt to pay off once they are through.
I was in Roma south central Queensland a few weeks ago. They were saying there that 7,000 jobs had gone in the last 18 months from local mines and then the flow-on effect would be more lost I guess. Forget the capital cities for buying a house. Large regional cities like Cairns or between Newcastle and Gold Coast is where you'd rather be. In Cairns for $600k you could buy a very palatial home on a good chunk of land either on the edge of the rainforest on by the beach. $600k in Melbourne or Sydney buys you what exactly ?!?!?
600k on the gold coast would get you a pretty pimping house in the hinterland. Or a family home on the canal waterfront. Id rather be in the hinterland
Do you mean they charge customers $120/hr or a normal wage earning plumber actually gets $120/hr in their pay packet? There's a big difference.
Yeah, $60 per hour goes into maintaining their 15 year old beat-up van. I had one tradesman trying to charge $600 for three hours work (I timed him, 3 hours is generous). I estimated materials were $150-$200 (at retail).
Well done mate. As suggested take your lunch and limit the coffee you drink at work. Find out the streets with no meters/free parking even if they're a 15 minute walk away from work. All that cuts into what you earn.
Carparking is supplied.... Ye i'll take lunch and Coffee is free..... This job has got to be better than being a courier, I was spending $300 a week on fuel and tolls.....Cant even sell the ute I bought to do that job either.... May have someone coming from 2 hrs away tmrw....Had to put price down just to attract buyers.....Things are tight out there!