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#1 Posted : 09 January 2006 14:59:00(UTC)
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Posted By jackw.
Hi, not an H&S question, hopefully it will be ok. I have an oportunity and would wish to for personal reasons, to work in the usa - west virginia to be exact. Salary is around $50k usa. Is this about right for H&S work in USA also how does this equate to the cost of living..e.g buying/renting a house and general living expenses. I was in Canada last year and on the whole it seemed the everyday essentials are lower in price than here particularly house prices, cars, fuel and food. I have heard the usa is generally cheaper.. any info.

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#2 Posted : 10 January 2006 11:19:00(UTC)
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Posted By Adrian Clifton
Having visited the States 3 times I generally translate prices on a £1 for $1 basis. i.e. if smoething here costs £10,000 then the cost in the US would be roughly $10,000 (and this is still on the generous side). This usually works for most things with the exception of petrol, which is less than half the UK price (and the Americans think that is expensive) and alcohol which, generally, compares with UK prices.

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#3 Posted : 10 January 2006 11:25:00(UTC)
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Posted By Ciaran McAleenan
Jack

Check out the following link to ASSE's website;

http://members.asse.org/...areerguide-contents.html

The Career Guide to the safety Profession was produced by ASSE Foundation and the Board for Certified Safety Professionals.

Best wishes

Ciaran
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#4 Posted : 10 January 2006 19:52:00(UTC)
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Posted By srd
Don't forget that you need to factor in a not insubstantial amount each month for medical insurance - there's no free NHS there.
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