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re: A 33 year old has 2 years to train/school for a new career, what do you suggest?
Posted on 12/13/16 at 8:51 am to StringedInstruments
Posted on 12/13/16 at 8:51 am to StringedInstruments
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must make more than $48k/year.
Laborers can easily clear more than that working turnarounds these days and no training needed.
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Posted on 12/13/16 at 8:53 am to StringedInstruments
Dog Catcher
Posted on 12/13/16 at 8:53 am to StringedInstruments
Posted on 12/13/16 at 8:56 am to StringedInstruments
My brother has no degree. Went from loser on the couch to making 100k per year in two years with programming.
I have an ex girlfriend who went from working retail to making a lot of money doing social media advertising. Well within one year and no school.
I have an ex girlfriend who went from working retail to making a lot of money doing social media advertising. Well within one year and no school.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 9:00 am to StringedInstruments
Astronaut.
Can't be a NASA astronaut, though - that takes brains. It would have to be an astronaut for the Nigerian space program or something.
Can't be a NASA astronaut, though - that takes brains. It would have to be an astronaut for the Nigerian space program or something.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 9:00 am to StringedInstruments
Military officer
Posted on 12/13/16 at 9:10 am to StringedInstruments
just start handing out HJ's at your local Flying J. also teaches you networking skills.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 9:20 am to StringedInstruments
Computers
CAD/Drafting
Something else in the STEM field
Heavy machinery
CAD/Drafting
Something else in the STEM field
Heavy machinery
Posted on 12/13/16 at 9:23 am to StringedInstruments
Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant.
Some schools have two year programs where you get a BSN and NP all at once and graduate as an NP. I know someone that did the Vanderbilt program right after undergrad (no nursing degree or experience) and is now making 150k with a big hospital a couple years out of school.
Some schools have two year programs where you get a BSN and NP all at once and graduate as an NP. I know someone that did the Vanderbilt program right after undergrad (no nursing degree or experience) and is now making 150k with a big hospital a couple years out of school.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 9:27 am to StringedInstruments
Honestly if you want to stay locally and want great pay with great benifits I would look into Process tech and become an operator. It would be shift work(but so is nursing), but at most plants you would get half the year off on the basic schedule, but would have quite a bit of OT.
I know quite a few people that were teachers, even some admin and they went back to school while working and got the PTech assoc. and are working as operators and love it.
Within 3 years of getting the job, the money would be atleast twice what you make now.
Down side is you have to be in a plant. It can be dangerous at times but most of the time you just walk around checking valves and gauges with the ocassional opening/closing of valves.
Nursing would be a great option but I highly suggest you check out the operator route. Once you get on at the plant the opportunities are pretty much endless. We just hired a guy this week that was working as a scheduler out there(he knows primevera very well) and their counter offer was 48/hour. Most operators start at a min of 25/hour with raises every six months or a year and within 5 years are between 35-40 an hour. Top operators are over 40.
just some things to think about.
I know quite a few people that were teachers, even some admin and they went back to school while working and got the PTech assoc. and are working as operators and love it.
Within 3 years of getting the job, the money would be atleast twice what you make now.
Down side is you have to be in a plant. It can be dangerous at times but most of the time you just walk around checking valves and gauges with the ocassional opening/closing of valves.
Nursing would be a great option but I highly suggest you check out the operator route. Once you get on at the plant the opportunities are pretty much endless. We just hired a guy this week that was working as a scheduler out there(he knows primevera very well) and their counter offer was 48/hour. Most operators start at a min of 25/hour with raises every six months or a year and within 5 years are between 35-40 an hour. Top operators are over 40.
just some things to think about.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 9:27 am to StringedInstruments
You can join the infantry for a 2-year contract now.
Go get some life experience.
Go get some life experience.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 9:30 am to StringedInstruments
Trade school is a great choice if you don't mind doing outdoor work in a construction environment.
Welding
Electrical --> Instrumentation
Heavy Equipment Operator
Pipefitter
Boilermaker
ABC School has an accelerated program that you can probably get into where you complete the 4 year training program in about 6 months.
I work for an electrical contractor in the industrial market and we hire helpers that make $50k/year with a little overtime pay included. Journeymen Electricians working for contractors in the industrial market in the Lake Charles area are making about $27-$30/hour right now depending on the job. Some are making additional money in per diem.
A lot of the better guys get 4-5 years of field experience then take a permanent job with the plants. The pay is usually a little better there ($34-$38) but the benefits are the big seller. Most of these guys make $100k/year pretty easily and have pretty darn good benefits.
Welding
Electrical --> Instrumentation
Heavy Equipment Operator
Pipefitter
Boilermaker
ABC School has an accelerated program that you can probably get into where you complete the 4 year training program in about 6 months.
I work for an electrical contractor in the industrial market and we hire helpers that make $50k/year with a little overtime pay included. Journeymen Electricians working for contractors in the industrial market in the Lake Charles area are making about $27-$30/hour right now depending on the job. Some are making additional money in per diem.
A lot of the better guys get 4-5 years of field experience then take a permanent job with the plants. The pay is usually a little better there ($34-$38) but the benefits are the big seller. Most of these guys make $100k/year pretty easily and have pretty darn good benefits.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 9:35 am to StringedInstruments
Im in the same boat, yet I have no current degree.
What do the masses think about CAD?
One of my buddies who builds houses said his go-to guy for plans is so backed up he is having to refer him to others.
What do the masses think about CAD?
One of my buddies who builds houses said his go-to guy for plans is so backed up he is having to refer him to others.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 9:42 am to StringedInstruments
Are you ok with working in a plant and working shift?
Posted on 12/13/16 at 9:43 am to StringedInstruments
HVAC design
Piping design
I know a few welders that started out with no experience between $30 and $40/hr
Pick a trade
Go to CC/trade school
????
Profit
Piping design
I know a few welders that started out with no experience between $30 and $40/hr
Pick a trade
Go to CC/trade school
????
Profit
Posted on 12/13/16 at 9:50 am to StringedInstruments
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A 33 year old has 2 years to train/school for a new career, what do you suggest?
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as lucrative as possible
Can this 33 year old play any professional sports?
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:04 am to StringedInstruments
Become a Realtor. Good money if you're good at it. I'm sitting in a shitty mandatory CE class right now.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:15 am to StringedInstruments
I always enjoy these threads. I've been in the same field for close to 10 years, so it's nice to think about changing things up.
This post was edited on 12/13/16 at 10:16 am
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:16 am to StringedInstruments
Ot
Pa school
Speech language pathology
Nursing is good too especially if you become an np or anesthesiologist after
Pa school
Speech language pathology
Nursing is good too especially if you become an np or anesthesiologist after
This post was edited on 12/13/16 at 10:19 am
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:17 am to StringedInstruments
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A 33 year old has 2 years to train/school for a new career, what do you suggest?
You opposed to working at a plant?
You can go to trade school and get an associates in Process Technology (PTEC) and go into operations at a plant.
You will eat good food, with your feed propped up on the desk, all the while streaming the best movies for you and your fellow operators to watch. With your normal shift rotation and a few extra overtime hours, you will be low six figures (when you reach top out pay, which is usually in 3-4 years).
This post was edited on 12/13/16 at 10:20 am
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