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Hey everyone, just wondering if there is any Apprentice's here on SAU as a Chippy or Sparky? Im going to TAFE next hopefully to start a Pre-Apprenticeship course as a Carpenter, just wondering what the wages are like for a Chippy compared to a Sparky? There is a shortage in tradesman at the moment but a few years down the track do you think we'll need them as much as now? Any Apprentice's on here no matter what you are can give advice if you like.

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hey mate i did what your doing but im a chef i did the the first year of chef school when i was in year 10 and when i got my apprentiship it took a year off. but i still get paid stuff all but different industries you could get more. good luck

simon

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hey im a 2nd year fitter machinist... good pay, good job... first year wages are a bit of a shitter... couldnt run a hot car, get smashed every second weekend and live on 3 hundred a week but second year is about 450 and next year i go up to 650 so by your third year you have caught up to all your mates who do labour jobs ect and you have a trade under your belt so imo its the way to go...

good luck

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Im a Fitter/welder tradesman and apprenticeship are well worth it. In ten years we will need even more tradesman than we do today so no matter what you choose you will be employed. I 'd go the sparky if I had my choice they are in heavy demand and their work is quite easy compared to my trade and CLEAN. Chipies tend to have highs and lows in their work, depending on the housing industry but is a good trade as well. I encourage anyone to do a trade because like me you can leave when your sick of it and go back anytime.

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hey im a 2nd year fitter machinist... good pay, good job... first year wages are a bit of a shitter... couldnt run a hot car, get smashed every second weekend and live on 3 hundred a week but second year is about 450 and next year i go up to 650 so by your third year you have caught up to all your mates who do labour jobs ect and you have a trade under your belt so imo its the way to go...

good luck

heheh settle down. gonna take a little more catching up than that....I can clear over $1k a week

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4th year boilermaker here, currently doing my welder's cert to get my tig certificate! if i can pass this i'll be on the big $$$ but during the apprenticeship the pay is pretty crap but i fully own my 32 so its ok if you can budget!

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chippy will depend on the market and if people build houses or not. where as a sparky is pretty much always in demand, even with that you can do jobs on the side for your mates installing stuff and that in their car. thinking back now wish i did start an apprenticeship but its a bit too late now for me.

but yeh as first year, it'll be a struggle but in the long run, you can start your own buisness and make some good $$$ etc.

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3rd year Apprentice Draftsman here, first year was shit pay at $220 a week, 2nd year wasn't much better at $305 3rd year was the biggest increase $420 4th i think is over 500, but when im qualified; contracting rates start at $50 an hour, so in the long term its worth it.

I go to Ultimo tafe... anyone else on here go there?

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does anyone know of any available 1st year apprenticeships at any high performance mechanics around the northern suburbs of victoria? i am currently looking for one so i can apply. Any tips? (i know all the negative stuff everyone will say, heard it all before)

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sparky wages would be a bit better than chippy...

tho the schooling is a little trickier, but the work is generally more mental than physical in comparison

im 2nd year adult and take home about 600 a week without any overtime... but im getting heaps of overtime so its quite a bit more than that...

2nd year adult is same as 3rd year junior

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work for a electrical contractor that specialises in air conditioning control systems

some jobs are small, some are big..

recently completed the new direct factory outlet in essendon, that was a pretty big job with a nice $3.30 an hour site allowance :D was there for a good 3 months straight, with 350m cable runs. it was hard work tho, i lost a lotta weight pretty quickly and grew some biceps from pulling such big heavy cables all day long

i have a good job as far as apprentice sparkys go and im greatful for that, as i the company i started with paid shithouse money...

$300 clear first year, $370 clear 2nd year... no thanks. some domestic sparkys wouldnt even get that... and the jobs can be hard to find

i look forward to minimum $32 an hour when im qualified in mid 2008 tho

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work for a electrical contractor that specialises in air conditioning control systems

some jobs are small, some are big..

recently completed the new direct factory outlet in essendon, that was a pretty big job with a nice $3.30 an hour site allowance :blink: was there for a good 3 months straight, with 350m cable runs. it was hard work tho, i lost a lotta weight pretty quickly and grew some biceps from pulling such big heavy cables all day long

i have a good job as far as apprentice sparkys go and im greatful for that, as i the company i started with paid shithouse money...

$300 clear first year, $370 clear 2nd year... no thanks. some domestic sparkys wouldnt even get that... and the jobs can be hard to find

i look forward to minimum $32 an hour when im qualified in mid 2008 tho

I was a duel trade electrical apprentice and i got paid more than any other apprenitice getting around (my mates) which was handy

First year i was clearing about $380 a week and it only got better from there.

I went on to do my electrical engineering degree and thats where the money is peeps. :blink:

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