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re: Do river pilots really make 700k a year?
Posted on 7/20/19 at 5:23 pm to tgrbaitn08
Posted on 7/20/19 at 5:23 pm to tgrbaitn08
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You can go to med school and become a doctor quicker than you can before you can become a river pilot.
Yeah. Pretty sure the young/newer pilots have to “buy in” and they don’t start making big money til at least a few years, probably longer.
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Posted on 7/20/19 at 5:23 pm to namvet6566
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namvet6566
You a pilot?
Posted on 7/20/19 at 5:24 pm to Sweltering Chill
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Not sure what they make in 2019, but circa 2005 i dated a girl whose father and three brothers were all river pilots (nah, no chance of any nepotism there...) and they each made about $400k.. not sure if it’s increased to $700k in < 15 years, but ya never know.
Guess I need to add my high school guidance counselor to the list for not mentioning this career path.
Posted on 7/20/19 at 5:24 pm to TigersHuskers
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Prolly high stress and long hours though
High stress for short, specific periods of time.. but the hours are 14 days on/14 off, and when they are working they are treated like absolute kings, with a crew who waits on them hand and foot, their own island called Pilot Town and all sorts of perks.
I will say that if they eff up, it’s a really big deal.. but i’ll take that trade off for a half mill a year.
Posted on 7/20/19 at 5:24 pm to Coach72
Your blood decides that career path
Posted on 7/20/19 at 5:24 pm to TigersHuskers
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Geez, very easy high paying job
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Prolly high stress and long hours though
Not at all. He's right. Very easy job. Some of the most arrogant, entitled people I've ever been around were the NOBRA pilots. I worked at Tri-G Marine Supply for a couple of years in the mid/late 90s. They would use our crew boat to get to the ships they were piloting. They were only making $250k or so then, and they still bitched about having to pay for a 50 cent newspaper.
It was a racket then and it's a racket now. It's a closed system, basically. Nepotism on the highest level.
This post was edited on 7/20/19 at 5:25 pm
Posted on 7/20/19 at 5:25 pm to jordan21210
From their website
quote:
Pilot Qualification
5.5 to 6 years of maritime experience
Knowledge of the waters they serve
Coast Guard licensed
Re-certified every five years Minimum one-year apprenticeship
Required number of vessel movements under the supervision of a licensed pilot
Continuing education hours and ship simulator courses
Random drug tests exceeding federal DOTD requirements
Posted on 7/20/19 at 5:26 pm to TigersHuskers
Other qualifications include being the fastest swimming sperm.
Posted on 7/20/19 at 5:27 pm to tgrbaitn08
quote:It takes 12 years or more post high school to become a practicing physician. What are the potential pilots doing for that long? Honest question.
Do you have any idea how long it takes to become a river pilot?
Posted on 7/20/19 at 5:28 pm to TigersHuskers
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Pilot Qualification
5.5 to 6 years of maritime experience
Knowledge of the waters they serve
Coast Guard licensed
Re-certified every five years Minimum one-year apprenticeship
Required number of vessel movements under the supervision of a licensed pilot
Continuing education hours and ship simulator courses
Random drug tests exceeding federal DOTD requirements
The same goes for someone driving a crew boat, pretty much. It's not a hard gig. They stand on the deck and tell the people running the ship what to do while they're in the harbor or waterway. It's the same waterway they run again and again. They know it like the backs of their hands, as the cliche goes. There is absolutely nothing remarkable about their job compared to someone running a 10,500 HP towboat pushing a massive tow in high water.
Posted on 7/20/19 at 5:28 pm to jordan21210
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Your blood decides that career path
Same here in the Coastal Virginia area
Posted on 7/20/19 at 5:29 pm to pankReb
Their hours are short and they don't work hard. They have to work at all hours of the day and night, but so what when you're making so much for doing so little.
This post was edited on 7/20/19 at 5:30 pm
Posted on 7/20/19 at 5:29 pm to TigersHuskers
No. It’s closer to $450k
Posted on 7/20/19 at 5:30 pm to Jake88
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It takes 12 years or more post high school to become a practicing physician. What are the potential pilots doing for that long? Honest question.
From what I have seen, lots of school and lots of time away from home, both gaining experience and working
Also defending possums, banging a chick with big tits, and convincing themselves Mustangs are decent cars, but that situation only seems isolated from my few interactions with potential candidates.
This post was edited on 7/20/19 at 5:32 pm
Posted on 7/20/19 at 5:30 pm to Jake88
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What are the potential pilots doing for that long? Honest question.
Baw school taking courses such as
F250 105
Truck Nutz 308
New Iberia Haicut 440
Paying Child Support 210
Bud Light 220
Prop Stop 109
This post was edited on 7/20/19 at 5:34 pm
Posted on 7/20/19 at 5:31 pm to fightin tigers
I spend a lot of time away from home working as a conductor but I dont make as much as these pilots do
Posted on 7/20/19 at 5:32 pm to TigersHuskers
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I spend a lot of time away from home working as a conductor but I dont make as much as these pilots do
Sounds like you have a bone to pick with Sir Toppem Hat
Posted on 7/20/19 at 5:33 pm to TigersHuskers
The one my family knows makes 250K + a year but only works about 10-15 days a month.
Posted on 7/20/19 at 5:36 pm to TigersHuskers
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Pilot Qualification
5.5 to 6 years of maritime experience
Knowledge of the waters they serve
Coast Guard licensed
Re-certified every five years Minimum one-year apprenticeship
Required number of vessel movements under the supervision of a licensed pilot
Continuing education hours and ship simulator courses
Random drug tests exceeding federal DOTD requirements
There's more to it than just that
Posted on 7/20/19 at 5:37 pm to Jake88
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It takes 12 years or more post high school to become a practicing physician. What are the potential pilots doing for that long? Honest question.
a few years of classroom work and many many hours of sea time on various size vessels....and many years of studying for USCG licences and endorsements.
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