service engineer, how much ?

[gjc2009]

hi im about to start a gas service engineers course (asc) i am very intrested in it and carnt wait for it to start! but .....when i am qualified what can i earn working just as a servive engineer for a company?? thanks

 

[Plumbstar Tom]

Sorry to be blunt on reply to your first post but did you not look into this prior to applying for the course?

 

[gjc2009]

hi mate yes i did,,i was getiing mad figures,,from 16k a year which kinda put me off up tp british gas claiming ther gse earn upto 50k a year which i find hard to belive ,,so thought id ask people in the know ! i want to do the course anyway as im very intrested init and would love a carrear init ,,ive payed £2000 for the 6 week course

 

[migoplumber]

working for a reasonable firm 25-30k is realistic, up north.

shaun

 

[gjc2009]

cheers shaun mate ,i can live with that,as im coming away from bathrooms and tiling ,,so lets say i do a few years on the demestic seane,,what would be the natural progression up the carear ladder from ther ?? any ideas ? corgi? full installs? hellp lol

 

[newbie1]

what company are you using

 

[gjc2009]

highbrid tech in liverpool,,ive got ni issues with them thay are very good,you also have to do 8 weeks on the job training with a gas reg enineer

 

[david williams]

and in this ecconomic climate you will find it hard to get a job most companies are asking for 4 to 5 years post training experience

 

[Bernie2]

Don't know the situation in Liverpool now, but I worked as a gas Plumber/gas service engineer for many years in Liverpool.

The thing to watch for is not so much the salary, but what you have to do to earn it.

If I paid you the going rate of about £16K, but said you could earn £100K, you would be interested.
But then if you joined, you found that to get £100K you where required to do 25 back boiler and fire services a day at different addresses all over the map. You would probably feel a bit taken in.

The union rate is about £9 an hour, which incidentally your not guaranteed.
The rest of earnings are usually bonus based, so make sure you ask what you have to do to earn it.

 

[gjc2009]

thanks for thar bernie,,im going to do the course anyay as im intersed in it,but would be nice to no i could do sothin i enjoy and earn 30k plus aswell ..sounds more and more unlikley

 

[gjc2009]

bit gutted as i am realy intrested in it ,an i earn 30k a year now so if i carnt earn that thers no point