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re: Is machine tool technician a good trade?
Posted on 4/14/24 at 1:52 pm to Pandy Fackler
Posted on 4/14/24 at 1:52 pm to Pandy Fackler
I think any vocation can be a good one. A few words of advice.
For every 1000 tradesmen, there will be "one guy" that out earns every other person.
For welders, it'll be the guy that can weld exotic metals and so on. If you are going into a trade, plan on educating yourself for your entire lifetime.
Also, once you have a plan, never get comfortable. Always be pushing towards a goal.
If you do find a "home" to work at, look at the guy that has been there the longest. Is he making the kind of money you'd be satisfied with? If not, be making plans on advancing your skills and moving on.
As with anything, if you are the best, people will know it and they will pay for it.
For every 1000 tradesmen, there will be "one guy" that out earns every other person.
For welders, it'll be the guy that can weld exotic metals and so on. If you are going into a trade, plan on educating yourself for your entire lifetime.
Also, once you have a plan, never get comfortable. Always be pushing towards a goal.
If you do find a "home" to work at, look at the guy that has been there the longest. Is he making the kind of money you'd be satisfied with? If not, be making plans on advancing your skills and moving on.
As with anything, if you are the best, people will know it and they will pay for it.
This post was edited on 4/14/24 at 1:53 pm
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Posted on 4/14/24 at 2:53 pm to eitek1
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For welders, it'll be the guy that can weld exotic metals and so on. If you are going into a trade, plan on educating yourself for your entire lifetime.
The best welder I've ever known made more money out of his detached garage than he did at his day job. He had to turn away work all the time. He built a shop building on a property a mile from his house. When he "retired" he hired two guys to work for him and never had a slow day.
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