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Posted on 1/19/18 at 11:24 am to Houma Sapien
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The income of welders is greatly exaggerated
my first full time job was a welder in a shipyard. what a miserable experience that was. While $9hr was pretty good in 1980 , that shite was NOT worth it.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 11:25 am to JudgeHolden
Plumbers can charge a frick ton nowadays. I would think plumber.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 11:25 am to JudgeHolden
Commercial HVAC Service. Get in a Union apprenticeship right out of High School. Go to work for one of the factory companies Carrier, Johnson/York) take all of the additional chiller/ controls classes they will pay for and all of the on call /Overtime that they offer for the first ten years. Save-and don’t go into debt, then
A. Start your own company, build a good foundation, grow slow and by 40 you will be dragging in 300k a year minimum.
B. Stay with a good company, scale back on the OT and enjoy a 80-120K living depending on how much OT and side work you want to take on.
A. Start your own company, build a good foundation, grow slow and by 40 you will be dragging in 300k a year minimum.
B. Stay with a good company, scale back on the OT and enjoy a 80-120K living depending on how much OT and side work you want to take on.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 11:26 am to JudgeHolden
Train gang
Travel the country while you can.
Or work for a company like Pro Force where you are gone weeks at a time in different parts of the country clearing land for power companies. Maybe you'll get lucky and operate heavy machinery.
Travel the country while you can.
Or work for a company like Pro Force where you are gone weeks at a time in different parts of the country clearing land for power companies. Maybe you'll get lucky and operate heavy machinery.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 11:27 am to mattz1122
Robots have replaced the majority of welders and that will only continue. Just the shite jobs in tight quarters or shitty places will be left.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 11:27 am to JudgeHolden
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What Trade is Best for a Young Man?
oil baw
Posted on 1/19/18 at 11:29 am to JudgeHolden
My son is currently working for a master plumber and has tentative plans on pursuing it as a career. It's a pretty tough license to get. Just to become a journeyman plumber requires a five year apprenticeship and passing a licensing test. Master plumber is obviously more. Good thing, you're being paid the entire time you're gaining your education.
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Posted on 1/19/18 at 11:29 am to kciDAtaE
The long term answer is none of the above. The answer is which trade is easiest to start your own business and have other tradesman work for you.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 11:30 am to JudgeHolden
After this week there is high demand for good Plumbers. No one wants this job anymore, great plumbers make bank!
Posted on 1/19/18 at 11:30 am to MorbidTheClown
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my first full time job was a welder in a shipyard. what a miserable experience that was. While $9hr was pretty good in 1980 , that shite was NOT worth it.
Some welders make a lot per hour, yes. But the ones that do are independent contractors and have large expenses like trucks, welding machines, etc. Not to mention they are responsible for buying their own rods/wire, travel, maintenance, etc etc.
The majority of welders make in the mid to high 20's per hour. You can do the math and see that's not that much per year. And that doesn't account for the stints of no work
Posted on 1/19/18 at 11:34 am to JudgeHolden
Automotive painter can easily make 100k + in the right situation
Body guys can reach 100k also but it’s hard work and you have to basically live at the shop
Body guys can reach 100k also but it’s hard work and you have to basically live at the shop
This post was edited on 1/19/18 at 11:37 am
Posted on 1/19/18 at 11:38 am to JudgeHolden
I learned from a TV show that if you live in Louisiana and college isn't your thing, you can go into the bayou and shoot alligators in the head.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 11:40 am to Sparkplug#1
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Jump on a boat, see the world and earn sea time. Get your captain's license and see more of the world and make good money.
this if you dont mind being gone a lot. Pay if very very good if a captain.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 11:40 am to thedisciple315
what about auto mechanic? seems like if you specialize on VW or Audi or one of the other shitty brands that have constant problems you can make a pretty good income or no?
seems like with the computers & crap on newer cars that ASE trained mechanics could be a decent career.
seems like with the computers & crap on newer cars that ASE trained mechanics could be a decent career.
This post was edited on 1/19/18 at 11:41 am
Posted on 1/19/18 at 11:42 am to mattz1122
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Always need good welders
Posted on 1/19/18 at 11:42 am to JudgeHolden
Plumbers. Master plumbers can make over $100/hr here in EBR and good plumbers are in massive demand right now.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 11:42 am to JudgeHolden
Whatever trade gives you the best chance to work your way up the ranks and eventually get a good paying salary job. Almost all of my salesmen and managers worked their way up through the ranks starting at gopher. No one wants to be shoveling shite at 50 years old. You want to be the guy getting paid more telling someone else to shovel shite.
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Posted on 1/19/18 at 11:46 am to JudgeHolden
from your list i would go with plumber, best pay and working conditions are better then the others on your list.
i loved doing HVAC but damn its bruttle working in attics in august and welders often have equally bruttle conditions
i loved doing HVAC but damn its bruttle working in attics in august and welders often have equally bruttle conditions
Posted on 1/19/18 at 11:46 am to b-rab2
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this if you dont mind being gone a lot. Pay if very very good if a captain.
I live in Louisiana, of course I love being gone.
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