Asplundh question....

[danieltree]

In Louisiana top pay for a climber with cdl is 12.50 starting. Taco bell pays 9.00. I know a lot of guys that have worked for them, they have a pretty high turnover rate here so there is always some know nothing on the job that can get you killed.​

 

[mckeetree]

In Louisiana top pay for a climber with cdl is 12.50 starting. Taco bell pays 9.00. I know a lot of guys that have worked for them, they have a pretty high turnover rate here so there is always some know nothing on the job that can get you killed.​

That's right. Around here foreman/climber with CDL might get to $14.50 after he has been with them for a while. I had this little lying moron come to me a couple summers ago for a job as a climber telling me he had been making $25.00 an hour with Asplundh in East Texas. I told him I would hire him for $25.00 an hour if he would show me his pay stub where he was making that with Asplundh. He actually showed up with it four or five weeks later but it showed he was making less than $12.00 an hour.

 

[deevo]

That's right. Around here foreman/climber with CDL might get to $14.50 after he has been with them for a while. I had this little lying moron come to me a couple summers ago for a job as a climber telling me he had been making $25.00 an hour with Asplundh in East Texas. I told him I would hire him for $25.00 an hour if he would show me his pay stub where he was making that with Asplundh. He actually showed up with it four or five weeks later but it showed he was making less than $12.00 an hour.

Wow, now that's sad! $12.00 an hour! I have never seen them around Ontario anywhere. The only big companies around my part is Davey Tree which bought out a well established Tree biz here!

 

[mckeetree]

Wow, now that's sad! $12.00 an hour! I have never seen them around Ontario anywhere. The only big companies around my part is Davey Tree which bought out a well established Tree biz here!

It was less than $12.00, like $11.65 or so. You have realize, those companies pay scale is extremely location sensitive. They pay what they have to for the area. About all Asplundh hires in Texas are Mexicans.

 

[deevo]

It was less than $12.00, like $11.65 or so. You have realize, those companies pay scale is extremely location sensitive. They pay what they have to for the area. About all Asplundh hires in Texas are Mexicans.

Hope they throw in fajita's and tacos for lunch at least!

 

[IcePick]

I didn't mean any disrespect man. I do thank everyone for the info also. sorry if that came off as bein a smart-@$$....

I didn't mean to jump on ya, sorry. In return, how are the wages and bennies for a telephone or cable tv lineman?

I've looked into apprenticeships for IBEW power lineman, but it's not much of a reality with a family right now.

 

[cableguy256]

I didn't mean to jump on ya, sorry. In return, how are the wages and bennies for a telephone or cable tv lineman?

I've looked into apprenticeships for IBEW power lineman, but it's not much of a reality with a family right now.

no worries... around here the average starting wage as a certified climber/lineman is around $16.50/hr. in our union we have the options of getting extra certifications which can put you anywhere from $18/hr - $26/hr for lineman and up to $30/hr for supervisor/foreman. unfortunately i've only completed two more classes in addition to the required so I'm no where near the $26 mark.