Wages

[cyberstoker]

I was looking at an ad for a YM qualified instructor recently and noticed that the salary on offer was only 15-17k which hardly seems a living wage these days.

Is that typical in the industry, and if so how do people manage?

[Poly]

Originally Posted by cyberstoker

I was looking at an ad for a YM qualified instructor recently and noticed that the salary on offer was only 15-17k which hardly seems a living wage these days.

Is that typical in the industry, and if so how do people manage?

It is actually above most definitions of a living wage, e.g. Ken Livingston suggests a rate of £7.10/hr which assuming a 40 hr week is < £15k per annum. And that rate is assuming London living costs.

However I am not disputing your point that from the outside it seems relatively low for a relatively specialist role - but market forces will dictate... if there are a surplus of candidates doing what (from the outside) seems like a fun job the rate will be low.

[landlord]

Yes it is typical in this Country. Its a hard job as your away for 5 days every week (as a sailing instructor) and you have the added responsibility of getting the yacht and students back in one piece !

If you decide to work abroad as a skipper on similar vessels you can double the amount. If you go further up the ladder of qualifications and experience you can earn 3 to 5+ times the amount.

[codprawn]

I would love to see Ken and his cronies live on that in London.

If that is true why do they see fit to give a local Swansea woman £45,000 a year in benefits for herself and her 3 kids???

Coming back to the original point qualifications don't always = better pay. Most plumbers for example will earn far more than sailing instructors or even scientists with a phd!!!

[bedajim]

Originally Posted by codprawn

I would love to see Ken and his cronies live on that in London.

If that is true why do they see fit to give a local Swansea woman £45,000 a year in benefits for herself and her 3 kids???

Coming back to the original point qualifications don't always = better pay. Most plumbers for example will earn far more than sailing instructors or even scientists with a phd!!!

Yep but most people can't fix a leaking tap etc so supply and demand and most plumbers are qualified.

Our local plumbers charge around £40.00 hour plus an hour on top for callout
but they do turn up in a van with all of the gear for the job look the part in clean overalls and sweep up after themselves bargain

I've worked as a sailing/windsurfing instructor, the pay was not the best but you made a living and we had plenty of perks with the job

[codprawn]

Agreed pay isn't everything - I would fly fast jets for nothing!!!

[Rogue Wave]

Qualified Plumbers have been trained longer than most sailing Instructors so why shouldn't they get paid more.

The easiest way of becoming a rich person working in the pleasure boat industry is to satrt off as a very rich one.

[rickuk3]

Originally Posted by Rogue Wave

The easiest way of becoming a rich person working in the pleasure boat industry is to satrt off as a very rich one.

And watch your self get poorer every year
Richard