The way I interpret Iguana's post is that he is making about 15.00 an hour. (30K/2000hrs). If you take that 15.00 over 60 hour weeks, he needs to make about 50-55K a year. Since DOE mostly works 40 hour weeks, you are looking at having to make in the neighborhood of 25.00 per hour. As a new junior, I don't see that happening. Working commercial outages as a new junior won't get you close to what you need. The only two possibilities I see are 1. obtain a house job at a two unit site (overtime possibilities) or 2. work with Bartlett to do commercial during the season's and back to DOE in the off season's. They started that program a while back and may still be doing it. Give them a call, the worst they can do is say no.
Keith