I am in the wrong job.
I PLAY the instruments, not just move them around.
Me too. I bet the roadies wish they were making that kind of money. At my age I’d rather have a roadie than a groupie. LOL! One of my old buddies in FL told me that one time breaking down gear after a gig.
They mentioned that in one article — a top Pianist can make $20,000 for a show, but would have to play 22 times to make as much as the guy that pushes the piano onto the stage.
Even taking into account that the stagehands work 60-hour weeks, including weekends and holidays, they make a large hourly salary.
Of course, you can’t ever get one of those jobs. The people who have them will work until they die or retire, and then the most connected worker in the union will then get the job.
The jobs are not no-skill jobs, but I looked through what they do, and there was nothing that I don’t already know how to do (I do have both lighting and sound system experience), or could easily learn (I’ve done extensive electric wiring, and remodeled and entire house I lived in).