| jasonturbo | 11-11-2012 03:11 PM |
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Originally Posted by rizo
(Post 8078657)
My guess would most likely be an engineer out in Fort Mc Murray. I've got some friends working out there grossing almost half that (in relative terms, it's still a lot!).
It also doesn't hurt when jasonturbo is making a killing in the stock market (check the "Stock Market" thread)
| First of all, me and the stock market haven't really been seeing eye to eye lately lol.
Fort McMurray :fullofwin: Work has taken me all over Canada but I have spent most of my time in the Mac.
Engineer... not so much, I have no post secondary. My background is NDT/Inspection but I have more recently transitioned into a project management role. This is not a typical of the industry for someone in NDT to move into a PM role, I just happen to be very good at taking the clients money. I manage the indirect hires (Engineers, coordinators, inspectors, purchasers, etc), we focus mainly on planning and supporting the construction side (direct hires - people that physically affect the work), it's like adult babysitting. Right now I have about a dozen people who report to me.
My day rate is just shy of $1400 gross, I also get to bill from home as I see fit, I am pretty good at what I do and senior management more or less just leaves me alone as they are terrified of me quitting. I am the highest paid person on site with this company, and probably in the top 3% of the industry as a whole. It gets very hard to make more money once you break the 1000$/day mark, but on the bright side it only took about 4 years to hit that number.
Now before you pack your suitcase and head North, understand that the results I observed in this industry should not be considered typical.. it's a result of hard work, meeting the right people, and whole lot of dumb luck.
When the industry slows down you will find me serving coffee at Tim Hortons. | 