Originally Posted by
dbflyer
Mind saying who you work for? My son is working on his A&P through a high school tech program. Helping him work through possibilities and interested in what others think industry leading pay is? My background is mostly GA and corporate so always interested in opinions from other segments of the industry.
Top pay at majors is over $50/hr right now, which is better than doing it for the Walmart wages everyone else pays. Landing one of these jobs is like winning the lottery, there is no career ladder for mechanics. Aside from affirmative action quotas, hiring seems completely random. Airline maintenance was the most horrible six figure job that I have ever had. If the kid has a brain send him to college, don't waste it squirting grease.