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re: Becoming a Certified Welder
Posted on 7/24/14 at 6:10 pm to RoosterCogburn585
Posted on 7/24/14 at 6:10 pm to RoosterCogburn585
Certification means nothing you will have to pass a welding test when you start a new job project.
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Posted on 7/24/14 at 6:41 pm to LateArrivalforLSU
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First off, don't listen to these snotty nose punks here on the OT. Welders make good money and most will make more than these fricking pussies with a college degree.
So many of these kids have no clue what life is about and what most jobs out of college really p
And your redneck arse sounds just a big of an a-hole as the college guys making fun of the welders. Way to help your cause.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 7:46 pm to htownjeep
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quote: Funny thing is a lot of blue collar workers earn more than college grads
Personal friend and coworker received a promotion and relocated to Houston. He and his wife were home shopping in a residential development. Their realtor showed them a model home own by a guy who is a LSU grad in engineering. He has a 4 bedroom house decked out in LSU gear, a 2012 Corvette, and a 2014 convertible Z28. He's a certified pipe welder who decided to make real money welding while he is young and single - his goal is to pursue the engineering field when he gets married and/or older...
Posted on 7/24/14 at 7:53 pm to RDOtiger
Pipe welding is where the money is. Plate and structure welding don't pay as much. There's two jobs going on within 15 minutes of Baton Rouge paying pipe welders $35 an hour, double time after 8 and $100 a day per deim right now
This post was edited on 7/24/14 at 7:55 pm
Posted on 7/24/14 at 8:30 pm to notiger1997
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Welder a are in very high demand.
Yup, my company has been trying to hire one with no luck. Had to bump the wage to get people to start looking, but with that we also had to put a two year clause in there because those guys def chase the money (who doesn't?)
Posted on 7/24/14 at 8:33 pm to RoosterCogburn585
People should stop giving him shite. Welders can make good money, and we need more people like the OP to take up trade schools. Sure it sucks and it attracts the uneducated, but it helps with the saturated college grad market. Make some bank and do welding. Unless you loathe manual labor like myself, then it's not a bad gig from what I hear.
I'm ignorant to your question, but I say go for it.
I'm ignorant to your question, but I say go for it.
This post was edited on 7/24/14 at 8:39 pm
Posted on 7/24/14 at 8:52 pm to OMLandshark
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Welders can make good money
They make good money.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 8:58 pm to OMLandshark
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Sure it sucks and it attracts the uneducated,
I know some mechanics, construction guys and welders who have better problem solving skills than most college grads. They may not all have colleg e degrees but most aren't dumb.
This post was edited on 7/24/14 at 9:00 pm
Posted on 7/24/14 at 9:00 pm to OMLandshark
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People should stop giving him shite. Welders can make good money, and we need more people like the OP to take up trade schools. Sure it sucks and it attracts the uneducated, but it helps with the saturated college grad market. Make some bank and do welding. Unless you loathe manual labor like myself, then it's not a bad gig from what I hear.
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subtle brag, or subtle insult? you make the call
Posted on 7/24/14 at 9:49 pm to auggie
I think they concentrate on aluminum. I work for the Navy, but Textron in NO East will be primarily aluminum work too. Some of the young guys at Austal are pulling in over 100k. Its a much cleaner yard than Ingalls, only stick welding that goes on is on the stanchions.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 9:49 pm to shinerfan
quote:That's the truth. My dad is making $14,000/month right now in North Dakota. He fits the mold.
I've had two guys just this month show up broke who I know absolutely for a fact have already made $60-70k on the year. Everyone jokes about meth but the truth is that its not the hole in daddy's arm, its the multiple ex-wives. That's where the money goes.
1) you don't need to join a union to get a pipeline job up north.
2) Any welder who wants real money doesn't work down south.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:12 pm to LSUTiger205
Of course, the aluminum stuff is clean, but I mean, you need to be a good welder before you even start on that course.
Correct me if I am wrong, I am a decent welder, but I suck on welding pipe, so I consider myself a novice. You need to be better than me though before you do that course?
Correct me if I am wrong, I am a decent welder, but I suck on welding pipe, so I consider myself a novice. You need to be better than me though before you do that course?
Posted on 7/25/14 at 1:38 am to RoosterCogburn585
One of my best clients is a welder. Based on his returns, it's a pretty good field to be in. Best of luck.
Posted on 7/25/14 at 1:50 am to BehindU
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Someone needs to open a welding school in Lake Charles area. I know they have the ABC school but a new up to date welding training center in this area could potentially partner up with on of the 'players" in the industry and make a killing. If or should I say when this work pops in the area welders will be shipped in from overseas.
Good point, Louisiana will be getting a lot of transplants. I'm not a blue collar kind of guy but most of the men in my family are. Also, a school in Lafayette/Houma would make a killing training people for rig jobs.
Posted on 7/25/14 at 4:46 am to RoosterCogburn585
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I guess what I'm asking is how soon after starting school should one be able to pass the certification test? I know it varies by welder, but what do you think the average time is?
Around 18 months. I have a family member that just retired that was teaching thru the State Vo tech school system. He told me that most people once they got pass 6-8 months, he would get calls to place them into jobs. Guys not finished were getting paid over $30 an hour. This field needs a shite load of people to fill here in Louisiana for the next 5+ years.
Unreal that a young man out of high school that is clean can make over 100K a year.
Posted on 7/25/14 at 6:50 am to RDOtiger
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his goal is to pursue the engineering field when he gets married and/or older
Hope he's prepared to take a decent pay cut and to get paid salary instead of hourly. At least when he enters the field he'll know that a 2" 150# RFWN flange doesn't weigh 150 pounds.
Posted on 7/25/14 at 8:04 am to auggie
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Correct me if I am wrong, I am a decent welder, but I suck on welding pipe, so I consider myself a novice. You need to be better than me though before you do that course?
I am not sure what he is talking about. I have welded thick aluminum before and it's tricky so yea you need to know what you are doing before even trying it.
My brother used to be a welder before getting on as an operator. He can Heliarc weld with both hands and everything. He was making well over $100K 10 years ago working locally right here in Lake Charles and I have seen him name his price to go do one or two welds someone couldn't get to pass Xray. If you know how to weld good and get your name out there you will NEVER be out of work.
I can only imagine what a good welder can make now and the traveling isn't needed if you live in an area with enough industry.
Posted on 7/25/14 at 8:57 am to RoosterCogburn585
Our oldest is currently attending a community college to get his welding certification as well as a machinist certification. What helps is that he also works at a fabrication shop so he also gets OTJ experience....at $21 per hour. Once finished (3 yrs for both certs) he will be 23 and his hourly wage will Triple, at a minimum.
Posted on 7/25/14 at 9:12 am to partsman103
I have two degrees, sit at a desk and make a very solid living (not a brag). That does not make me any better than a welder, mud engineer or any other blue collar worker. Lots of them wake up, go to work and put food on the table. The job title does not make the man, the man makes the man. Some of you need to grow up and not try so hard to adhere to some ridiculous schtick.
Posted on 7/25/14 at 9:29 am to RogerTheShrubber
quote:My buddy's brother, who didn't even graduate high school, is a general contractor and is 10x smarter than his twin brother who has an econ degree
I know some mechanics, construction guys and welders who have better problem solving skills than most college grads. They may not all have colleg e degrees but most aren't dumb.
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