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A fitting reply to an entire thread of armchair shipyard workers. FACT: I make $66K as the Assistant Foreman of the Inside Machine Shop. I run a busy shipyard
by frankharv 4y ago
A fitting reply to an entire thread of armchair shipyard workers.
FACT: I make $66K as the Assistant Foreman of the Inside Machine Shop.
I run a busy shipyard repair yard shop for Tugs and larger.
6 employees and my boss.
I make $31 dollars an hour in Norfolk Virginia USA.
My salary is similar to most all shipyards in the region.
I have 37 years experience in the marine environment.
- giantg2 4y agoOk...?
- salawat 4y agoI.e. Us. Shipbuilders were likely grossing less than your replacement figure. You seem to be working off of inflated or distorted figures.
- giantg2 4y agoMy example was only that - an example. There's nothing to say that the ship builders need to come from Spain. Additionally, pay is only one aspect. It's possible that it's easier to hire globally, than to train domestically during these times. Here's some more info. https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Industry=Ship_Building/Salary https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Industry=Ship_Building/...