flapsterhp

hi just wondering what sort of demand there is for carpenters/joiners/wood machinists in melbourne area and the sort of wage to expect.
Andy

wallabywannabies

iya mate benchhand joiners earn between $18.50-$20.00 but if you fit and have carpentry skills as well anything up to $30.00.im a joiner headed for bris.had 4 interviews and offered all of them.

flapsterhp

thanks for that, when you off. Andy

wallabywannabies

hoping to be there after xmas,"god willin" :scared:

janeyray

My hubby is/was a wood machinist when we went over to Perth (2003) and there was never a shortage of jobs offered to him. His top wage was only $18 though, maybe different now and higher in Melbourne?

And&Mez

Hya WW, I'm a Joiner heading to either Gold Coast or Sunshine Coast, how did you get in contact with builders that have offered you the jobs? Are the jobs house bashing? ie residential development or are they commercial developments? Cheers for any help. And.

Princess_atta

Hiya,

We moved to Melbourne (Eastern suburbs) 8 weeks ago on an STNI visa as hubby is a carpenter (I think he's classed as a joiner here). Victoria and S. Oz are both short of carpenters at the mo (or they were recently).

He e-mailed his cv to companies we found in the online YP and got several replies, one of them offering him a job there and then. He's been fitting windows for years and opted to do the same here. UPVC is v. new here still with only a few specialist companies offering it so he was snapped up by this one.

The basic wage isn't great - $600 take home but when he's out fitting it goes up to $24 per hour which can equate to $800 is take home. He likes the job and the people and has been given alot of trust and respect by them as he's good at what he does and they know it (I'm bragging for him now).

They're planning on putting him in charge of the installation dept over the next couple of years as the expand and want him included in the plans.

Sorry to ramble bu hope that answers your Q.s anyway.