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  • 02-10-2011 6:27am
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    MightyDucks
    Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭


    I'm considering heading to Oz for around 8 months in order to make as much money as I can. I have a friend out there that drives a tractor and makes around 2000/2500 a week. That's 12/16 hour days 7 days a week. Is kind of work common as it's exactly what I'm looking for? I'm not bothered if I'm in the middle of nowhere as I said it's a money making few months for me. I am a qualified carpenter but I heard the money isn't great unless your in the mines.

    Any help appreciated....


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    s.c
    Registered Users Posts: 270 ✭✭s.c


    Is that before or after tax? Its not great money either way. You'd get paid as much for a lot less hours working as a carpenter in Melbourne.


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    MightyDucks
    Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭MightyDucks


    s.c wrote: »
    Is that before or after tax? Its not great money either way. You'd get paid as much for a lot less hours working as a carpenter in Melbourne.

    It's after tax. What kind of money+hours are we talking here?


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    drunkmonkey
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    Lot of money in fishing, though ass work, might be worth trying it here just to get a taste for it. 2 or 3 good weeks could net you 10 grand.
    Western Australia would have a good bit of high paid work, but it's all dangerous and hard like mining, fishing and farming.


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    aido79
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    I would have agree. 2000/2500 for a 80-100 hour week over here would almost be seen as slave labour for a carpenter in the right job over here. I'm not saying you can just hop off the plane and get one of these jobs straight away but they do exist. Have a look on www.seek.com.au.


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    s.c
    Registered Users Posts: 270 ✭✭s.c


    MightyDucks wrote: »
    It's after tax. What kind of money+hours are we talking here?

    You'd take home over 2000 for a 60 hour week.


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    mise_me_fein3
    Registered Users Posts: 168 ✭✭mise_me_fein3


    s.c wrote: »
    Is that before or after tax? Its not great money either way. You'd get paid as much for a lot less hours working as a carpenter in Melbourne.

    You'd also spend a lot more in a city than on a farm.


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    duff2690
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    Thinking of moving to OZ myself but im not skilled in the qualified sort of way, but i would know my way around a building site and the like (father was a builder and i worked on site every summer since i was 14) and also a farm.


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