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hebrewchucknorris t1_j2w9srp wrote

Is the pay at Canadian AMOs still as bad as when I left 4 years ago? My old gig capped out AME-Es at ~70k unless you were a lead hand.

I tour overseas and literally doubled my salary, and I only work half the year.

I'd like to be at home every day, but 70k in a HCOL city just doesn't cut it.

You are knowledgeable, and well spoken, have you thought about overseas work? Have you ever done line maintenance?

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Mikeyme1998 OP t1_j2wosx1 wrote

I can say that the standard salary has certainly not gotten to a level that rivals overseas work, or even work south of the border. I know of a good handful of techs that live on Canada and work in the US, just due the substantial wage difference. I'm fortunate enough to have gotten in young and gotten on with a really generous company that meets my needs at present.

Our MRO does line maintenance occasionally, and I did daily line maintenance with the airline I worked with for a short period. Overseas work in my future certainly isn't off the table, but it's not in the cards for the next five or so years. Thank you so much for the compliments though my friend! I wish you the best of luck on your ventures in other timezones!

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BoardBreack t1_j2ya7pq wrote

gotten worse if anything. went to do my apprenticeship and was offered minimum wage. meanwhile I'm making 70k+ in oil and gas for my first year on the job, and I didn't even have to move to Yukon.

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nwpsilencer t1_j2zypra wrote

If you're working at an AMO, yes

If you own your own AMO, no

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