A Structural Engineer charges £720 per day - compare that to what a politician earns.
Exactly, I dont think anyone
needs to earn so much to survive, its just pure greed!
An SE's income against a tanker driver's is really in the realms of comparing apples and oranges. For a start, there's the liability issue (personal as well, after Merret v Babb) which continues for up to 12 years after said SE's demise. That rate has to cover insurances as well. We get it wrong, we can kill people. We fall foul of the Elfin Safety nazis and it's an unlimited fine and/or time inside. Tanker driving is not really beyond the realms of anyone with half a brain, the ability to be bored ****less day after day and some Hazmat training alongside the driving lessons. No CPD for truckies; lots for us, ever-changing design standards, the need to have a broad base of knowledge, especially in consulting, evolution of new materials and techniques. Truckies drive on the same side, follow the same rules that vary slightly from year to year, no requirement for further training, no professional subscriptions. Shall I go on?
I think you need to be having a wang at the legal profession if you're worried about the daily
charge out rate for SEs - and that rate is by far not the highest, equally it's not the lowest, btw. Expert Witness appointments are lucrative too: £1200-£1500 per day is not uncommon, indeed the legals often ask that it's at that kind of level, so that their fees are not baulked at. Heyho, that's the world in which we live.
After that, you could move onto footballers, boxers, athletes, creekeeters, rugby players, welders, plumbers, chippies, sparkies, developers...