kutskrazy

Hi everyone.
We are planning to go to Oz in 2007, which gives me two acedemic years to take a teaching award (with hard work!!). My question is..is it worth doing? I have been hairdressing for twenty something years, have recently completed some retraining to update my skills and am currently running my own mobile business. Half of me thinks it is worth the hard work to keep all my options open when we arrive...but what do you think?
Thanx in anticipation
kutskrazy

lisaxxx

Hi
I would suggest you just get here and start working as you will find work easily and you will earn more hairdressing than you would teaching. Stylists are demanding at least $700 pw plus comm which if you go on my figures for this week, you would be getting around $1200 pw. Not bad eh!!
Lisa

kutskrazy

Hi Lisa, thanks for the reply...thats quite a good wage! I see you are in the brisbane area..is your salon in the city..would quieter places {ie Gympie!} offer lower wages do you think?
Nikki

lisaxxx

Hi Nikki, no I don't think you would get as much in Gympie but we are a dying race!!!!!
Lisa

lynnbrooks

Hi,
can i ask if these wages are reflected in all states as we are thinking of Perth...?
Lynn

Marlo

I don't know about Perth, but the average wage in Melbourne & Adelaide starts at $500 a week & don't forget they don't tip in Oz, so you can't rely on them to bump your wages up. :scared:

kaggs

hi there....just found this site.can't believe those wages....my friend in benowa on the gold coast said that i would get a shock at the wages over there as they were so low,but around £285.00 basic salery, plus comm. is not low.what salon do you work at?is it different to an english salon. kaggs. x

lisaxxx

Hello Kags, I have a salon in Brisbane and that is what I am offering, and is being offered by most salons as there is such a shortage of good stylists. However you would need to be making about $2600 per wk(3.5 x your wage) for the salon.

kutskrazy

so, if the wage is better in Aussie than in the uk does that mean the Salons charge more for their services?

Marlo

The wages aren't better in Oz, this is low compared to the cost of living, the cost of living is high compared to wages. You'd be much better off mobile or working from home.

kutskrazy

I am actually working mobile at the moment and I must admit I do like working for myself like this. However, I didnt think that mobiles were very popular in Oz. I think I heard from somewhere about not being able to use the wholesalers and only able to buy stock in the chemist!?
Any views on this..
Thanx

Marlo

Well I'm still in the UK but have a friend who is working as a mobile hairdresser in Melbourne, so I shall find out for you regarding stock. I also have another friend who has just gone to Adelaide, and I know in both places though mobile hairdressing isn't as popular as here, that is the attraction.

Where are you heading?

I'll get back to you asap.

Marlo

I am excited and confused by your claim of $700+ commission as I would love to come and earn that, but feel that wage is only available for an established (with a Big clientele) hairdresser, which I am here in the UK but will be unknown for sometime there.So what would be a starting wage for a new on the block Pomm ? Am I misgiuded

kaggs

i have worked for a high class and up market salon. how we worked there sounds the same as the way lisa runs her wage structure,so if iam right ...you would start of on the basic rate,then over the next say...3-6 months have a full client base that you would be on such a good wage,but dont forget that you have to work megga hard to achieve this.dont worry about this though you will proberly just be glad of the fab weather over there!!!! kaggs. x

Marlo

Where abouts are you in the UK Kaggs? Do you still work for a salon?

I have been to Oz and the hairdressing wages are poor, as I said before the cost of living is high and the wages are low in comparison. Hard work always pays of where ever you live.