Brainy graduates are training to be plumbers - to earn up to ￡150,000 a year.  One college course recruited two students with history degrees, one with a photography degree and two accountants.
The new breed of super-plumbers earn up to ￡90 an hour working for rich customers in the poshest suburbs. Most plumbers rake in ￡1,000 a week or ￡52,000 a year. Many in the South East earn ￡70,000 a year for fixing pipes and taps. The clever students are switching to a career where they know they can earn top wages. But Ken Daniels who teaches plumbing at London's Hackney Community College, said: "Plumbers at the very top end are earning around ￡150,000 a year. Graduates now want to be plumbers. They know the rewards are there if you're prepared to get your hands dirty." One plumber claimed it was possible to earn ￡200,000 a year in London where emergency callouts are ￡100 an hour. (Agencies) | 眼下，有头脑的毕业生都争着参加一项年薪高达15万英镑的职业培训--水管工人。 某一大学的水管维修课程招收了两名历史专业的学生，一名摄影专业毕业生，还有两个拥有会计学位。 新一代的高级水管工在有钱人居住的郊外工作，专门服务于富人。他们工作一小时的收入高达90英镑。 大部分水管工人获利丰厚，周薪1000英镑或年薪5.2万英镑左右。在英国东南部，修上一年的水管和龙头就能挣到7万英镑。 而识时务的学生自然逐渐改行从事能赚到更高薪水的职业了。 而在伦敦哈克尼社区大学教授水管维修课程的肯·丹尼尔斯则说："最顶尖的水管工人年收入能达到15万英镑。所以现在的毕业生都想当水管工。他们很清楚弄脏双手干体力活的报酬有多么优厚。" 一名水管维修工称在伦敦一年可能赚到20万英镑，那里的紧急维修服务每小时高达100英镑。 rake in: 赚大钱 （中国日报网站译） |
Updated: 2003-01-22 01:00
