AME Wages - AME's Unite!!

[DonutHole]

That corsair though.

And. . What the hell is an AMT? Are they worth less because they aren't a.m.e's?

[Meecka]

I've been visiting this forum for years now, and I think Meecka has had some of the crapiest employers around...

The guys up in Kenora were a good bunch. The operation was run fairly well too.

I'm in a sweet gig now

[Meecka]

That corsair though.

And. . What the hell is an AMT? Are they worth less because they aren't a.m.e's?

That Corsair took more of my blood than the doctor's office ever will! Big 'ol Blue Sow. She was interesting to work on though. Not many people can say they have radial experience, let alone a big'un like that one.

AMT I think, is being used to describe unlicensed guys. So in most operators eyes, yes they are worth less than AME's.

[conehead]

I've been visiting this forum for years now, and I think Meecka has had some of the crapiest employers around...

I'm in a sweet gig now

That's good to hear.

[Jungle Jim]

Guys,

Maybe the AME job needs to be viewed as a transitional job to better things? We had an ex forces helicopter mechanic that came to us and worked a bit as a Millwright, wrote the test, easily passed and he was probably the best Millwright we have ever had until he retired. They say these days that the average professional will have 5 jobs in their working life and will experience 3 career direction changes in their working life time.

Jim

[PT6_Nation]

Aye, this thread really saddened me, when I enrolled at an ATO I didn't expect aviation to make me rich, but atleast provide a comfortable living, not these bread crumbs we easily stab each other in the back for. I'm now 3 years in the GA game, extremely close to being licensed, and my roommate makes what I do at Wal-Mart selling Emersion branded junk, without $20k of crippling student loans, 10k worth of tools, or responsibility. And his life ain't great either! But god, taking aircraft maintenance is starting to feel like one of the worst decisions I've ever made, better yet, management tells me "they'll take care of me" when I become licensed, but they don't care to pay me a livable wage now, why would they then? I don't know whether to write my CARS or go do something else, even if I move to a new city I'll be looking at $20/h tops! And what does that buy you? A tiny-assed apartment, bus fare, no spending money, pay check to pay check, for a licensed tradesman with a college degree? Common... This is a joke, I thought this was a step up from being a car mech...

[Pat Richard]

yep, thats what many experience.


wonder where the resident denialist is at to say "it must just be you."

[NeverBlue]

...it must just be you.

3 years???? you expect to be making big money without a license and only 3 years experience???

yup...it's you...

[DonutHole]

Who said anything about big money? We are talking a shade over wal-mart wages.

I personally believe that anybody on the shop floor should be making more than a walmart employee.

I have a question blew, what should he be making?

[Meecka]

I personally believe that anybody on the shop floor should be making more than a walmart employee.

I wholeheartedly agree with you here.

[Heliian]

Just think, in 10 years at walmart.... oh wait, that's a shit go nowhere job.

If you think your life will be better with another career, then go for it and stop complaining here. Go back to university and rack up 60gs in debt and see what kind of job that lands you. NO job is guaranteed, NO inexperienced worker in any field is making good money.

There are less than 20,000 licensed AME's in Canada which include instructors and other license holders who don't actually wrench. It's easy to find work and the pay is always getting better AND there is usually advancement if you so desire.

[TheAME]

When I was in my last year of apprenticeship (2 1/2 years experience), I used to make 36575$/year, 10 hours nightshift on rotation 4-5-5 so I was working about 182 days/year, 1820 hours/year and this gives you the magic number of 20.10$/hour. I was working in Montreal (CYUL).

[GyvAir]

^ .... What year was that?

[TheAME]

May 2013

[Pat Richard]

Okay Ian, tell me where it is you see a AME "career" going?? From what I've seen and experienced, after one achieves a license what"s the fantastic progression? DOM? no thanks, first position to catch shit and average pay around 80g for a stress filled life. traveling and working overseas? Most I know go to the armpits of the world to do this, a couple were ok. Problem is no overseas tax credit and limited opportunities. I personally don't care to have the risk of being shot at, bombed, or kidnapped/killed in addition to wrenching as career progression.QA? maybe, but usually stuck between a rock and a hard place.
I see lots of guys in their late 50's early 60's, 30ish years experience, wrenching on airplanes 10-12 hours a day, nights, weekends, holidays, outside, etc, and they're not pumped that they are doing so. Never hear any of of them raving how good they got it or how great aviation maintenance is. Always the opposite. Oh, and making low to mid 30's an hour, either payroll or contract.
Something for the young guys to look fwd to.

[helicopterray]

When I was in my last year of apprenticeship (2 1/2 years experience), I used to make 36575$/year, 10 hours nightshift on rotation 4-5-5 so I was working about 182 days/year, 1820 hours/year and this gives you the magic number of 20.10$/hour. I was working in Montreal (CYUL).

May 2013

That's the money I made as a first year AME.
In 1990.

[Troubleshot]

Jobs like this come up all of the time, two of my buddies (ex AME's) are already there.

http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH07/ats/career ... 1&rid=2087


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[Heliian]

You can just have a look today in the jobs forum to see there are plenty.

[Pat Richard]

Yeah, plenty of mediocre paying dead end jobs. nobody's arguing that. You talking about opportunities for advancement as being a big reason to be in aviation maintenance. From experience, the biggest advancement that most AME's crave is mon-fri day shift and 40+ an hour.
Unfortunate reality is that winning lottery tickets are about as common.
You dont ever notice how many of those ad's are repeats? Ever wonder why that is? A shortage you say?? Yeah, because this industry sucking is no secret.

[Meecka]

When I was in my last year of apprenticeship (2 1/2 years experience), I used to make 36575$/year, 10 hours nightshift on rotation 4-5-5 so I was working about 182 days/year, 1820 hours/year and this gives you the magic number of 20.10$/hour. I was working in Montreal (CYUL).

Buddy, I would have been over the moon for that kind of pay as an apprentice. With roughly that much experience, I was making $13.00 an hour. I didn't get to $20.00 an hour until I got my license, and moved to a different company. The pay in this industry blows, and there may be some improvement, but man oh man is it slow coming.