plumbers wages and training

[bigjez]

hi i have 8yrs exp in plumbing and gas fitting i have city and guilds advanced craft in plumbing and are corgi registered can anyone help me with approx how much i might expect to earn on an hourely rate before and after qualified to oz standards and do you recive any trainning to help you get up to speed with there systems or do they expect you to go it alone day one and is there plenty of work thanks for any input

[Ron & Chel]

Hi Jezz
Well all i can tell u is plumbing is totaly diff in oz you can work for someone i was told in NSW where we r going its about $1000 pwk workin g for someone if you retrain which takes bout 2years at nite school and get your license you can earn around $2-3000 pwk hope this helps
Cheers Ron (plumber in dorset)

[bigjez]

nice one hope to be there in june when do you think you might go how do you feel about starting again both with new life and more trainning in job if you want you can pm me keep in touch jez

[ESSEX TO AUS]

Hello

Not sure of Qld as a whole but all training to gain licence in Brisbane area is to be done over the net. south Australia run a class room course. Not sure about other states.
Like in the UK the money plumber's can earn is vastly exaderated. I'm earning about $29 an hour. Get extra for working on Live sewer and for working in the rain.

I have come across licenced plumbers earning between $21-$34 dollers an hour (Qld).
Plumbing is very diffrent and fisically harder I have done sheet metal work (Guttering) roofing, lots of digging, septic tanks. Alot of the work is out side which is nice but I've not had a summer hear yet.
Gas fitting I'm told we'll be able to gain a licence straight away. as it is very much the same as in the UK.

All the bets John

[bigjez]

hi john

looking at going to nsw my brother in law lives there so will stay with him at begining spoke to bobcat he said lot of silver soildering but ive not done any since college i have read some of your threads before and you dident seem very happy at the time but is it any better now any advice on what i could do now or in near future to help me whan i get there would be great i am a bit worried how i will be treated by the locals at work i have a good sense of humour, hard working and realable but will need a little help because i believe its all diff over there any tipps if you want you can pm me or i will search thread in a couple of days for any replies thanks jez

[ESSEX TO AUS]

Originally Posted by bigjez

hi john

looking at going to nsw my brother in law lives there so will stay with him at begining spoke to bobcat he said lot of silver soildering but ive not done any since college i have read some of your threads before and you dident seem very happy at the time but is it any better now any advice on what i could do now or in near future to help me whan i get there would be great i am a bit worried how i will be treated by the locals at work i have a good sense of humour, hard working and realable but will need a little help because i believe its all diff over there any tipps if you want you can pm me or i will search thread in a couple of days for any replies thanks jez

Hi Jez

I think each to theire own. to be honest I don't enjoy plumbing over hear were's I did in th UK. If you do new house work It really is not alot diffrent. I don't believe industrial plumbing is that diffrent apart from the regs of course. But from my experiance domestic is diffrent. Soldering is not a problem to learn. The Aussies don't really give you much **** they are just not very good at it. If they do just give it back. They might have a few digs about not knowing things about plumbing but you'll just have to stick your fingers up.
feel 3 2 PM me if you want any more info

Good luck mate

John

[bigjez]

cheers for that think i am more nervers now will pm you soon if you dont mind about prov lic green card ect thanks again jez