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re: The Myth of the Wealthy Baw Welder: Welding Won’t Make You Rich
Posted on 9/13/19 at 4:27 pm to Big_Sur
Posted on 9/13/19 at 4:27 pm to Big_Sur
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the average annual salary for an experienced welder
Welders in South Louisiana are going to make a lot more than most of the country. Welding a turnover at DOW is going to pay a hell of a lot more than your average fab shop in Toledo/Boise/Amarillo.
Braxton will be fine.
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Posted on 9/13/19 at 4:27 pm to wheelr
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I mean, I'm sure you can make a good living if you work a bunch of OT. But is that really living?
fuk no. Working 80hrs a week isn't living, its merely existing. Despite what you hear on this site and the memes on FB, the trades are hot, tiring, meager paying jobs unless you become an exception.
Posted on 9/13/19 at 4:28 pm to brass2mouth
Not back breaking, but I could never do that in the heat. Fck that.
Agree with the other poster about turnaround and project welders. $38 to $42 an hour and $100 to $115 a day per diem. Per diem is not taxed
Some get OT at double rates.
Agree with the other poster about turnaround and project welders. $38 to $42 an hour and $100 to $115 a day per diem. Per diem is not taxed
Some get OT at double rates.
Posted on 9/13/19 at 4:30 pm to Big_Sur
thats why plant operators are in such high demand
Posted on 9/13/19 at 4:30 pm to Big_Sur
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$41,000 a year—which was only about $16,000 above the poverty line for a family of four.
For anyone doing the math, that means the poverty line is 25k and they are 1.65 times higher than that.
Posted on 9/13/19 at 4:34 pm to Big_Sur
Probably not counting that sick per diem
Posted on 9/13/19 at 4:36 pm to brass2mouth
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Posted on 9/13/19 at 4:37 pm to notiger1997
Walk into any supply house and observe the people that come in. Report back on how someone in their late 40's looks like a 60yo with bad knees and the need to continue working until they just physically can't anymore.
Posted on 9/13/19 at 4:39 pm to Big_Sur
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Braxton's travel ball team
Posted on 9/13/19 at 4:40 pm to cahoots
Did you just compare cashier pay to a welder?
Posted on 9/13/19 at 4:40 pm to Big_Sur
You have to own a welding business to make bank. One of my good friends in PA does. Started it with his late father. Has government and oilfield contracts. All from a tiny farm in western PA. Services up to 500 miles or some shite
Posted on 9/13/19 at 4:40 pm to Big_Sur
One of my buddies is a hiring manager for a VERY large contractor and he told me their ceiling for welders is $18 an hour. That he had a guy come in that had 25 years of experience and had retired from a paper mill but was just wanting some part time work. When he offered him $18 an hour the guy laughed at him and said thanks but no thanks.
I don’t know what he expected. He was certainly in a union at the mill and there’s no way he’d come anywhere close to that with a contractor that basically pays slave wages.
I don’t know what he expected. He was certainly in a union at the mill and there’s no way he’d come anywhere close to that with a contractor that basically pays slave wages.
Posted on 9/13/19 at 4:41 pm to Chuker
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Posted on 9/13/19 at 4:42 pm to Big_Sur
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Braxton's travel ball team
Someone please tell me that I’m not the only one that’s tired of this joke
Posted on 9/13/19 at 4:42 pm to TigerStripes06
That sucks.
Damn hole watches make $14 or so at the plants
Damn hole watches make $14 or so at the plants
Posted on 9/13/19 at 4:43 pm to Mr. Hangover
It’s been lame for a long time
Posted on 9/13/19 at 4:44 pm to notiger1997
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Posted on 9/13/19 at 4:46 pm to Big_Sur
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average annual salary for an experienced welder in 2018 was a little more than $41,000 a year—which was only about $16,000 above the poverty line for a family of four.
The welders at my company make between $70,000 to $100,000 a year depending on experience and whether they work in shop or the field.
Posted on 9/13/19 at 4:46 pm to cahoots
Gotcha
Welders can also transition to QA inspectors, field managers, planners, and safety person, etc within their company
Welders can also transition to QA inspectors, field managers, planners, and safety person, etc within their company
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