Good Pay (Base over $40/Hr) Jobs That Don't Require Relocation or Difficult to Attain Qualifications

With NDIS I hear disability support workers can earn a base rate (not including penalties) over $40 per hour and same as people holding Slow/Stop signs. Is this true and are there other jobs that pay over $40 hour that don't require hard to attain qualifications or relocating away from the CIty?

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    • +5

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  • +1

    Its quite simple…. get skills, get experience - earn more money! (more than minimum wage anyway)

  • +2

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    • -1

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  • +3

    Train driver. Not hard in the scheme of things, just competitive to get in to. 12 months training then around $60 p/h.

    • -3

      That depends on which company you work for. It's up to $200K a year out west, but the conditions are abominable.

      I will wager that when you state that the job isn't hard, your closest real-life experience to train driving involved a Hornby HO set found under the Christmas tree.

      • +5

        Ha ha. Didn't mean to upset anyone, but i think you're being a little precious tbo. The question included a bit about staying close to city. I'm in Vic so was talking about Metro. I know dozens of train drivers. I stand by my comment. If you can walk in off the street and be driving in under 12 months, then its easier than having to do a degree or similar lengthy qualification. Its also not a physically difficult job either, or highly technically demanding, but of course it carries a heap of responsibility hence the pay. I'm not dissing train drivers. Most of the ones I know are good people. Not saying its an easy job either, but there's jobs that take a lot more to qualify.

      • +1

        It's up to $200K a year out west, but the conditions are abominable.

        Do they make them wear suspenders and a little train hat?

  • -6

    Accounting - not hard to get qualifications for very good pay.
    Someone out of a standard accounting degree can get close to 80k in the first couple of years and after 5yrs over 100k.
    The job (and persona's relating to that) are boring however.

    • +5

      accounting jobs are prettymuch saturated back when I graduated and that was 2013…

      • +7

        Yeah from what I've heard they work enormous hours for their pretty average pay.

    • +3

      Accounting is like law, terrible pay on an hourly basis (given education, stress and, at least for law, difficulty) unless you reach the increasingly elusive equity partnership level.

    • +2

      Not entirely true. To be able to land a 6 figure job in accounting you would need post-grad qualifications ie. CA. It's a pretty 'standard' route for most people going down that path, but it's still an extra 3 years of juggling full time work and study. Speaking from my own experience.

    • +3

      Accounting? Good pay? Good joke.

  • -2

    Selling tupperware?

  • +3

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  • Covid 19 contact tracers were getting paid over $80k with no qualifications or past experience needed. Given what's happening in QLD some job openings might be on their way.

  • +4

    I work in a Disability Support day service and earn mid-$30's an hour. I earned a Health Degree prior to starting this six years ago.

    In my experience, people earning over $40 an hour are experienced, have their own ABN and work for an Agency like Mable. You'd probably be working weekends too, maybe morning/evening split shifts in Accommodation. Maybe even some active night shifts, which are just the pits.

    • +1

      From memory, HireUp offers about $34 out of the gate. It isn't phenomenal money, but it isn't bad. If OP is purely motivated by money, however, it could be a difficult ride.

      I don't work in DS but I am around that kind of sector. I think the hands on stuff you guys do requires an almost innately developed wealth of compassion, patience, love, and physical strength.

      In saying that, I've seen people working in day homes for adults with complex needs. They seem to have a pretty good time, mixed with day trips and a few solo sessions.

      Out of curiosity, does declining weekend shifts come at the expense of greatly reduced access to shifts/hours? I've been trying to suggest this path to my partner.

      • Peoples usually try to get weekend shift as you get higher rate. For Hireup or Mable, hour rate isn’t very bad, but it does not include super. You are basically a contractor to them.
        Oh ,and prepare to work 2 hours shift and travel from one client to another.

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkyjMg5LSXU
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEDWz0C6igg
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  • +2

    we all know this casualisation of workforce is killing everything killing ambition, killing loyalty, killing developmental opportunities - nobody wants to develop a casual staff
    indeed no one gives a toss about casual staff. And yet we heard the powers to be that said people just love to be casuals It is a godsend for people who would otherwise sit on the toilet bowl all day. The fine print is (when they are no longer employable)

    • +1

      No one really gives a toss about staff either way. Its all about making the company as much profit as possible, you are just a number, nothing more.

      • +2

        There's a lot of decent companies out there that actually cares for their employees, or at least they pretend to in a convincing manner.

        • +3

          I've worked for a company that was run by absolute @ssholes - horribly toxic environment, at times unbelievably so. Employee turnover was really high. The pay wasn't great by industry standards and most competent people don't stick around long - which just left behind a lot of incompetence. They were are in industry renowned German brand, and Management made enough to line their pockets nicely. They placed their importance on their brand and image - not their people.

          I've since joined a company where the culture is practically the opposite. The pay is good, people there are not only competent but seem to stick around for quite a while. They actually genuinely seem to care about their employees, helping them develop and grow themselves. Now, I'm too cynical to believe that it's because of some altruistic motive - but I believe they at least recognize that their success is in part built around the people they employ. Keeping their employees happy and making sure they are able to progress themselves and achieve their own goals is mutually beneficial for both the organization and the employees.

      • ….and not a very high number at that

  • -1

    Sales base rates generally suck for trainees (or in real estate are non existent). But you are trained on the job and if you are proficient (not lazy and follow directions) you will easily be making at least an average of $30/hour (80k/yr, 50 hour weeks) your first year of selling. You should be able to earn $120k/yr after a few years at the same job or 200k/yr to 400k/yr if you move to a higher stakes industry, like b2b or real estate.

    Just make sure it is an in person our 'outside' selling role. Many real estate agents and b2b general managers will hire fresh 'sales people' as inside sales (low commission) or as assistants. Inside sales, or sitting on the phone, can be great for developing some fundamentals, but even retail car sales is usually a better option financially.

  • edit; someone already wrote what I wrote lol

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  • +5

    Government.
    Just anything.

    Have come across contract managers with little to no tertiary qualifications on $100k+
    Makes us grads feel like we wasted their time.

    • What quals do you need for contract management?

      • Anything with a pulse.

    • +1

      Government

      Makes us grads feel like we wasted their time.

      Don't feel bad. Government in general is a big waste of time and unfulfilling for most and thus why they have to pay so much to attract/retain people.

      They aren't paying because they are some blinding talent!

  • FOI Officer for the government. Not many people apply, not many people want the job. No quals needed, though job trajectory caps out at around $120k (plus super) if that is a concern.

    • FOI? What do they do?

      • Sorry for not responding sooner. FOI = Freedom of Information.

        Members of the public can make FOI requests for most documents held by the government. FOI officers process these requests. They find the documents, analyse the documents to determine what should be exempt from disclosure, apply redactions as needed and draft decisions to give effect to the release.

  • Depends what you mean by difficult to obtain qualification. I reckon engineering is great.

    I've got 10 years experience and earn $78 an hour base (not capped out yet). I do a 37.5hr week Monday to Friday and am based in an office in Brisbane.

    • What sort of engineering?

      • Civil. Once in the field I specialised in transport modelling, I've got my CPEng and RPEQ which helps.

        $90-$100 is roughly cap out unless you head into management or start your own business.

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  • relocating away from the CIty

    is travel ok?

    fly in fly out?

    hard to attain qualifications

    what counts as hard to attain?

  • As some else mentioned, government, whether state or federal. I'm federal on over 100k ($50-something an hour?) having joint back in 2017 at an APS4 level not using my totally irrelevant degree. Look for the big intakes with the large agencies (think customer service, service delivery) and work up from there.

  • Your attitude toward NDIS clients is atrocious and should be noted in effort to bar you from entering the industry.
    You need an education, so I advise enrolling in TAFE to do your school certificate.

  • Most jobs with little qualifications required but high pay probably won't have much job security.

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