Wages

[BradMarks]

On respective wages, hate to say it, the current local minimum wage greatly affects a "decent working wage" The south and southeast have the lowest minimums in the country, and labor type jobs are pegged to those mins. Out here, tree planters start @ $10-12 with no experience. Good ones get up to $18/hr when working. With long drives, crappy weather, our minimum close to $10, it's no wonder (and pitiful) the current "kids" want an indoor job not involving heavy labor.  Generally speaking, the "enabled" have no work ethic, give me someone from a poor($$) background who longs for the smell of money.

[Kodiakmac]

On respective wages, hate to say it, the current local minimum wage greatly affects a "decent working wage" The south and southeast have the lowest minimums in the country, and labor type jobs are pegged to those mins. Out here, tree planters start @ $10-12 with no experience. Good ones get up to $18/hr when working. With long drives, crappy weather, our minimum close to $10, it's no wonder (and pitiful) the current "kids" want an indoor job not involving heavy labor.  Generally speaking, the "enabled" have no work ethic, give me someone from a poor($$) background who longs for the smell of money.

My friend Brian does fencing.  He went down to the local employment office looking for a labourer to help him on a large contract - he pays $16.00 per hour.  Out of the 90 locals who had their name on file, only one of them was interested in actual labour - and he was 56 years old.  The lady jokingly said to Brian that he would have lots of help if keyboards were involved. ;D

[terry f]

    When I was growing up in Northern California in the early 70's, the loggers were the richest guys in town, and the wages were far above any other jobs. That may still be the case, just less of them.

[gologit]

It's not the case any more.  Not even close.

[lynde37avery]

I get up to $40 an hr doing split firewood some times more. Logs about $30+hr. Pulp is like $12. I had to some figureing. I use no more than 15 gal of diesel a week. I think I'm holding up ok.