Looking for a traveling Cal job or good overseas work

Started by mmoore, 11-10-2013 -- 09:36:50

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mmoore

11-10-2013 -- 09:36:50
I'm looking for a traveling cal tech job or a good overseas gig.  I have over 24 yrs of PMEL experience and can work in any situation or environment. Interested in higher paying Cal jobs that are out there somewhere.

USMCPMEL

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11-11-2013 -- 09:34:52
I have been looking into overseas myself and have been told it is not that great anymore... What do you consider high pay?? Tektronix always seems to be looking for someone.

Hawaii596

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11-11-2013 -- 11:02:44
A couple of the regularly (periodically) available overseas opportunities that come up every few months or so are in Kwajalein, some in Kuwait, some positions in Saudi Arabia (through BAE Systems) - but I hear they are gradually transitioning some of those to indigenous people, and I don't know if any of the positions in Afghanistan are still around. 

I am not technically hunting now, but as a very experienced world traveller (almost filled up my old passport), with 35+ years experience, my dream job would be a consultant, helping get labs started in developing countries.  I have done actual "calibration" work in Haiti for example.  It would be nice to have a thread where all the international opportunities (present or potential) are posted.  The closest I've come to consultant was I had an opportunity a while back to possibly become an ISO17025 assessor.  Didn't come to fruition though.
"I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meagre and unsatisfactory kind."
Lord Kelvin (1824-1907)
from lecture to the Institute of Civil Engineers, 3 May 1883

tmde35

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11-11-2013 -- 20:30:29
Still some Jobs in Afghanistan, but you must be a Army Civilian series 3378. By the way will be only for 6 months deployment. 

USMCPMEL

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11-12-2013 -- 07:50:37
From what I understand its not really worth it to go over for 6 months since you still have to pay taxes that way? Also are you considered a subcontractor when you take those positions?? So you might potentially be responsible for social security taxes also which are 15% plus your federal taxes and state so probably at least 30% or more depending on what you get paid...

Hawaii596

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11-12-2013 -- 10:45:50
If I recall correctly, seems like you have to be OUTCONUS (like those old military terms) for >=360 days to be exempt from federal taxes.  I have some missionary friends who live overseas, and seems like that is what they told me.   One of these days, I'll move over too.
"I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meagre and unsatisfactory kind."
Lord Kelvin (1824-1907)
from lecture to the Institute of Civil Engineers, 3 May 1883

Winterfire2008

#6
11-12-2013 -- 15:45:17
Nah... if you have residence status in the country you are residing in you can come back to the US often.  I know I did and didn't lose my tax status.

Hawaii596

#7
11-13-2013 -- 07:45:47
When you stopping by to visit the new place.  Aren't you in the same state now?  Al was by a few wks ago for a visit.  And.... to keep on topic, I think my missionary friends said that was the requirement for them not to have to pay federal income tax:  that they stayed OUTCONUS for 360 days.
"I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meagre and unsatisfactory kind."
Lord Kelvin (1824-1907)
from lecture to the Institute of Civil Engineers, 3 May 1883

Squidley

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11-13-2013 -- 09:59:40
Quote from: Hawaii596 on 11-13-2013 -- 07:45:47
And.... to keep on topic, I think my missionary friends said that was the requirement for them not to have to pay federal income tax:  that they stayed OUTCONUS for 360 days.
It depends on your status in the other country... You have to have status as OFFICIALY resident in that country(like a green card resident alien here). If you are there on a US government contract you are not a resident...
Douglas J. Baird, USN(ret),

mmoore

#9
12-05-2013 -- 01:06:04
Thanks for replies pertaining to my post. I'm still looking. There are many jobs out there, just haven't found the right one for me yet. Some of these "hardship" jobs don't pay enough considering the nature and location. If you compare the location pay to other nice places without hardships, they are pretty much the same.

Hawaii596

#10
12-05-2013 -- 08:37:14
What ever happened to the good old days when they used to pay bucketloads of money for cool overseas jobs.  I remember in the 70s when I was a teenager, there used to be ultra high paying jobs in Australia.  It is a changing world - the key word, I think, is "GLOBALIZATION."
"I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meagre and unsatisfactory kind."
Lord Kelvin (1824-1907)
from lecture to the Institute of Civil Engineers, 3 May 1883

Smokey

#11
12-05-2013 -- 09:14:47
It depends on where overseas you are going, sofa agreements, etc. I was in Greenland for seven years, Marshall Islands for a couple and never paid Federal or State taxes.

You simply fill out a Form 673 tax exemption status, and you will claim bona fide residence or physical presence test...if you want to qualify for Physical presence you must be in that country for a minimum of 330 days for a 12 month period, you can split your tax year for tax benefits and consideration depending on when you get there, if you start at the beginning of the year no worries.

Bonifide residence test is where it gets tricky because we always qualified as bonifide residents, (then again I was already out of the states for years prior to going there to Greenland. The tricky part was we came home on rotation every 9 weeks for 4 or 5 weeks so we were never even close to being there 330 days a year but we qualified for bonifide residence test...you cannot earn any money inside the US during any trips home but as long as you considered greenland your tax home for the entire year you qualified.

Now where it got muddy if you will is I am not sure if that was a special circumstance for us in Greenland or if it is like that at other places as well... You are tax free up 98k now I beleive. Anyway that is my two cents.
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