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Thinking of a career change - any machinists here?
Posted on 6/28/14 at 2:50 pm
Posted on 6/28/14 at 2:50 pm
I've been in I.T. for about 10 years. I can never seem to get on with a big company (unless willing to take helpdesk job and I'm not). I've come close to landing good paying I.T. jobs with larger companies, but it hasn't worked out. I always end up in small companies where there's no room to advance.
Anyway, my brother has been doing pretty well as a machinist (CNC) and thinks he can get me on at the company where he works. It would be an hourly pay cut but I have the opportunity to work enough to make more than I currently make, and within a year or so my hourly pay would probably be better than it is now.
Thoughts? Advice?
Anyway, my brother has been doing pretty well as a machinist (CNC) and thinks he can get me on at the company where he works. It would be an hourly pay cut but I have the opportunity to work enough to make more than I currently make, and within a year or so my hourly pay would probably be better than it is now.
Thoughts? Advice?
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Posted on 6/28/14 at 2:54 pm to Casty McBoozer
I think that the time spent standing in front of the CNC machines in a sweltering machine shop would suck balls...of course, the better money would be if/when you could advance and parlay your computer experience into something like setting up the machines to make the parts...
Posted on 6/28/14 at 2:56 pm to Spankum
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I think that the time spent standing in front of the CNC machines in a sweltering machine shop would suck balls
1.) His shop is fully air conditioned.
2.) The computer shop I work for is also a small wireless ISP, so I spend a good bit of time mounting equipment to roofs and running cable through attics. My job is much more physically demanding than his.
Posted on 6/28/14 at 3:00 pm to Casty McBoozer
If I were working in a machine shop, I'd rather be drawing (auto CAD, Solid Edge, etc...) than standing in front of a CNC machine. I think there are decent paying jobs if you become a programmer for those machines, though. (Some offshore and such)
Posted on 6/28/14 at 3:01 pm to Casty McBoozer
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1.) His shop is fully air conditioned.
sure, many of them are in shops that do close-tolerance work...but don't make the mistake of believing that it will be an office-like environment. an air-conditioned machine shop will often run 80 - 85 degrees depending on the setup...
now, I do agree that the work would be a hell of a lot easier than pulling wires in an attic, etc...
ETA: fwiw, I have done machine work before and did find it enjoyable...just didn't see a lot of upside to it other than the salary...
This post was edited on 6/28/14 at 3:03 pm
Posted on 6/28/14 at 3:07 pm to Casty McBoozer
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I can never seem to get on with a big company (unless willing to take helpdesk job and I'm not).
I have a hard time believing that, are you willing to move to a big city.
Posted on 6/28/14 at 3:08 pm to Casty McBoozer
Will you be able to come here and complain about how stupid people are with your new job too?
Posted on 6/28/14 at 3:10 pm to Casty McBoozer
Neither. Both jobs sound pretty shitty. Life is short.
Posted on 6/28/14 at 3:18 pm to Casty McBoozer
quote:
Thoughts? Advice?
So far all I am hearing is it is all about the money, not about doing that type of work. It depends how much fulfillment you want in your occupation. Did you enter your current occupation for the money also or for the work, neither is clear to me.
If you approached your current occupation the same way as I am hearing your approach for the new one, you may find dissatisfaction even if the money is there.
Thoughts from you now?
Posted on 6/28/14 at 3:19 pm to Casty McBoozer
I've heard people halfingly joke about welders soon to be hitting $200 k with the industrial boom about to hit.
Posted on 6/28/14 at 3:22 pm to Casty McBoozer
I started out in a machine shop about 8 years ago with no experience at all and now I'm a supervisor and also do programming. I make quite a good living and I work in a very clean shop with a/c. It's the easiest job I've ever had and if you're good at visual problem solving and math then you can do quite well for yourself.
This post was edited on 6/28/14 at 3:32 pm
Posted on 6/28/14 at 3:26 pm to Casty McBoozer
CNC Machinist = not a real machinist
The money is in repair work. It takes years to become a good machinist. I've seen lots of guys come out of CNC shops and couldn't hold the jockstrap of a manual machinist.
The money is in repair work. It takes years to become a good machinist. I've seen lots of guys come out of CNC shops and couldn't hold the jockstrap of a manual machinist.
Posted on 6/28/14 at 3:28 pm to Casty McBoozer
I have a friend that owns an it headhunter company. I can hook you up
Posted on 6/28/14 at 3:28 pm to Spankum
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sure, many of them are in shops that do close-tolerance work...but don't make the mistake of believing that it will be an office-like environment. an air-conditioned machine shop will often run 80 - 85
degrees depending on the setup..
Our machine shop at our plant is as air conditioned as any office at our plant and it's just as clean
I don't know where you work but it seems you are comparing the placed where you work as the standard when that isn't the case.
Most all the top machine shops are clean and comfortable and the work is the same.
I will tell you that the top machinist make as much as anyone in industrial environment and the work is not demanding on the body.
You do need to have a eye for details as that goes a long ways in this trade
This post was edited on 6/28/14 at 3:32 pm
Posted on 6/28/14 at 3:34 pm to Pretzel Logic
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CNC Machinist = not a real machinist
Also, this is truth
You need to put the time in with a true manual machines and learn the trade instead of just watching a programmer do the numbers and you watching the cuts.
Like anything, you get out what you put in
Posted on 6/28/14 at 3:37 pm to Casty McBoozer
IAMAW....good guys.
Posted on 6/28/14 at 3:46 pm to Casty McBoozer
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I've been in I.T.
quote:Really?
machinists
Posted on 6/28/14 at 3:52 pm to Bama and Beer
I work in a machine shop and the guys make OT after 330pm and double time after 12am.
They make great money and have Christmas bonuses of over $20,000 a year
If they get called in for an emergency job, it's automatically 4 hours of overtime before they step in the shop
The money is there but you have to know what you are doing
They make great money and have Christmas bonuses of over $20,000 a year
If they get called in for an emergency job, it's automatically 4 hours of overtime before they step in the shop
The money is there but you have to know what you are doing
Posted on 6/28/14 at 3:56 pm to Bama and Beer
My brother just finished machinist schooling at Delgado a few weeks ago and is looking for a job. Anyone know of places hiring he can try calling?
Posted on 6/28/14 at 3:57 pm to Buck Dancer
We have about 20 machinist, 4 welders, and 5 mechanics
We are not hiring right now but I am pitching for a HUGE contract in the next couple weeks so maybe
We are not hiring right now but I am pitching for a HUGE contract in the next couple weeks so maybe
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