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Steve
 Post subject: Re: Labour Rates . . .
PostPosted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:26 am 
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The more liberal the state. The more an employee will make.. 8-)


And the higher the cost of living is (or so it seems), it balances out.....

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 Post subject: Re: Labour Rates . . .
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Not sure what the company charges for contract maintenance, I think I make 47.50 and hour wrenching on airplanes.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 3:16 am 
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^ yep, that sounds about right!

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 Post subject: Re: Labour Rates . . .
PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 4:44 am 

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scrambler73 wrote:
R.B. wrote:
That is interesting . A plumber can solder and stick stuff together :think: but a mechanic has to know a WHOLE lot more - . . . . . . Unless it is a younger mechanic that has to know how to plug in a "box" that tells him what is wrong [/b]



:lol: :lol:
I do get better pay when working for R/Rover w/shop about 1400 per wk , but thats in Sydney (major city) and I do have 30 + yrs experience and do gearboxes and transmissions , as well as automotive computer diagnosis and repair , then look at panel shops the insurance companies hold there labor rates down , but expect top work ?
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 Post subject: Re: Labour Rates . . .
PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 7:36 am 
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AER005 wrote:
scrambler73 wrote:
R.B. wrote:
That is interesting . A plumber can solder and stick stuff together :think: but a mechanic has to know a WHOLE lot more - . . . . . . Unless it is a younger mechanic that has to know how to plug in a "box" that tells him what is wrong [/b]



:lol: :lol:
I do get better pay when working for R/Rover w/shop about 1400 per wk , but thats in Sydney (major city) and I do have 30 + yrs experience and do gearboxes and transmissions , as well as automotive computer diagnosis and repair , then look at panel shops the insurance companies hold there labor rates down , but expect top work ?

Which is exactly why I got out of the Auto. trade, and into Aviation...........!!

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 Post subject: Re: Labour Rates . . .
PostPosted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 1:54 pm 
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porschedave wrote:
auto repair at the dealer in Bay area is between 155- 210 in San francisco
The workers are lucky to get a quarter of that

Lucky! I would have been more than happy making $38-52 an hour when I was turning wrenches for a living.


I would think the comute between the SF Bay Area and Bangor, PA would make the wage difference hard to justify :roll:
The "poverty line" for a family of four in most parts of this country is around $23K a year, it's well over $80K a year here.
A quarter million dollars doesn't buy much of a "house" in this area, it's more like a mobile home (really it's a trailer).

You might find someone to do auto repairs in this area for under $150 an hour, but certainly not at a dealer!
I can't remember the last time I paid under $100 an hour ... I think I wanted to forget that mess, I simply regreted it :banghead
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scouse
 Post subject: Re: Labour Rates . . .
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R.B. wrote:
AER005 wrote:
wage for a mechanic is about 8--, to 1000 a wk , plumbers would be 1500 ,

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That is interesting . A plumber can solder and stick stuff together :think: but a mechanic has to know a WHOLE lot more - . . . . . . Unless it is a younger mechanic that has to know how to plug in a "box" that tells him what is wrong



Ah The younger Mechanic plugs in a box which he "thinks" tells him what is wrong.
When he replaces the part the box has told him is wrong and it still has the same problem then he tells the customer "sorry we can't fix it", but "that is £159 cos we replaced the mass airflow sensor !!!"

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scouse wrote:
R.B. wrote:
AER005 wrote:
wage for a mechanic is about 8--, to 1000 a wk , plumbers would be 1500 ,

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That is interesting . A plumber can solder and stick stuff together :think: but a mechanic has to know a WHOLE lot more - . . . . . . Unless it is a younger mechanic that has to know how to plug in a "box" that tells him what is wrong



Ah The younger Mechanic plugs in a box which he "thinks" tells him what is wrong.
When he replaces the part the box has told him is wrong and it still has the same problem then he tells the customer "sorry we can't fix it", but "that is £159 cos we replaced the mass airflow sensor !!!"

Gary T
Yes thats the old problem the computor can tell you THE AREA that the problem is in and you need to check from there not just believe it , a loose conection or dry joint , low voltage etc can cause lots of problems , there is a lot of bad designs but are getting better slowly , the big problem is that manufactors are trying to stop access to programs so they can be the only one that can fix them , thankfully the US made OB11 compulsory
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scouse
 Post subject: Re: Labour Rates . . .
PostPosted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 4:43 am 

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AER005 wrote:
scouse wrote:
R.B. wrote:
AER005 wrote:
wage for a mechanic is about 8--, to 1000 a wk , plumbers would be 1500 ,

.
That is interesting . A plumber can solder and stick stuff together :think: but a mechanic has to know a WHOLE lot more - . . . . . . Unless it is a younger mechanic that has to know how to plug in a "box" that tells him what is wrong



Ah The younger Mechanic plugs in a box which he "thinks" tells him what is wrong.
When he replaces the part the box has told him is wrong and it still has the same problem then he tells the customer "sorry we can't fix it", but "that is £159 cos we replaced the mass airflow sensor !!!"

Gary T
Yes thats the old problem the computor can tell you THE AREA that the problem is in and you need to check from there not just believe it , a loose conection or dry joint , low voltage etc can cause lots of problems , there is a lot of bad designs but are getting better slowly , the big problem is that manufactors are trying to stop access to programs so they can be the only one that can fix them , thankfully the US made OB11 compulsory


yup, never took fault codes as gospel

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