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re: The Myth of the Wealthy Baw Welder: Welding Won’t Make You Rich
Posted on 9/14/19 at 7:52 am to notiger1997
Posted on 9/14/19 at 7:52 am to notiger1997
Many local 139 & 150 baws I talk to wish they wouldve went into welding. Being a pipeline welder is ridiculous coin.
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Posted on 9/14/19 at 7:56 am to Bustedsack
It all depends on how many times they drag up and take it to the house.
Posted on 9/14/19 at 8:02 am to Janky
45 dollars an hour in Houston. Straight time.
Posted on 9/14/19 at 8:29 am to notiger1997
If you're not making $100k as a pipeliner, you suck.
This post was edited on 9/14/19 at 8:32 am
Posted on 9/14/19 at 8:42 am to Sayre
One of my best friends, who is 64, moved to La. in the late 70's. Went to trade school for welding, found work in oilfield for a decade, went to a school in Oklahoma for a year or so and got an inspection degree/cert?. Did that for a number years and for the last 10+ years has been the "company man" or whatever his title his, overseeing offshore pipeline barges. Currently in Qatar. His rate is $1400/day
Posted on 9/14/19 at 9:13 am to Big_Sur
The article is misleading. It's like comparing a family Dr to a specialist. Of course there will be varying levels of income. No one is lining up to pay structural welders much of anything but a heliarc/TIG guy that can consistently pass XRay can rake it in.
The pipeline guys with their own rigs probably aren't included in this as they are usually subs that technically own their own business, right?
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welding has a pretty low salary ceiling. Welders at the 90th percentile of income for the profession, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, earn $63,000 a year before taxes. Those are, statistically, the top earners, and they are usually expert welders with decades of experience.
The pipeline guys with their own rigs probably aren't included in this as they are usually subs that technically own their own business, right?
Posted on 9/14/19 at 9:17 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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or be a plumber is a golden ticket to wealth and prosperity.
Plumbers that wrangle shite out of clogged toilets = poor but new construction plumbers can absolutely rake it in.
Posted on 9/14/19 at 9:21 am to notiger1997
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Damn hole watches make $14 or so at the plants
They were pulling more than that recently here in Lake Charles due to labor shortages
Posted on 9/14/19 at 9:26 am to stout
I get it
I just think people on here are a little heavy handed, or at least don’t mention the cons, while talking about blue collar jobs.
like you said, you’re probably only making big money if you’re making big sacrifices (living in west Texas for 6 months. For example)
I just think people on here are a little heavy handed, or at least don’t mention the cons, while talking about blue collar jobs.
like you said, you’re probably only making big money if you’re making big sacrifices (living in west Texas for 6 months. For example)
Posted on 9/14/19 at 9:29 am to GreatLakesTiger24
There are cons to any profession or business, though.
Posted on 9/14/19 at 9:31 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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I just think people on here are a little heavy handed, or at least don’t mention the cons, while talking about blue collar jobs.
no the real problem is that our productive areas are outliers compared to national data, so this board is primed to see things that aren't true in most areas of the US
Posted on 9/14/19 at 9:37 am to SlowFlowPro
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no the real problem is that our productive areas are outliers compared to national data, so this board is primed to see things that aren't true in most areas of the US
That’s another good point. The blue collar guys I grew up with in the Midwest are doing well but they’re not making six figures. I know this because they don’t have new snowmobiles and bass boats
Posted on 9/14/19 at 9:42 am to cahoots
quote:maybe Costco is paying too much though
Welding, especially outside, is a lot more physically demanding than working behind the register at Costco. For the same salary. Get it? Or do I need to explain more to your literal arse?
Posted on 9/14/19 at 9:48 am to chalmetteowl
He wasn’t really implying they they get paid the same thing. I just questioned that to and he explain it
Posted on 9/14/19 at 9:54 am to notiger1997
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He wasn’t really implying they they get paid the same thing. I just questioned that to and he explain it
maybe not, but it's presented as an equal option when one is a viable career with job security, and the other one is being an overpaid Walmart worker
Posted on 9/14/19 at 9:58 am to cave canem
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nope, and Costco cashiers dont make 60 grand either.
Are you 12 and dont know better or just a liar?
I’ll bet what he is is a bitter kid making $35,000 a year living with his parents and up to his eyeballs in student loan debt that he’s just now starting to realize he has no hope of paying off before he’s middle aged. I’d say there’s a 99.9% chance he’s a Bernie Sanders supporter.
Posted on 9/14/19 at 10:05 am to notiger1997
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Did you just compare cashier pay to a welder?
If this guy is degrading American heroes like this I bet he kneels for the anthem and wears nike
Posted on 9/14/19 at 10:06 am to stout
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There are cons to any profession or business, though
Except race car driver.
I mean, you're away from your wife and family for extended periods...
Wait, no. That's not a con.
Posted on 9/14/19 at 10:40 am to notiger1997
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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.
Our 25yr old pipeline welds and has been welding since he was 19. Currently working near Natchez and this job pays him $42hr + $16hr for his vehicle + $875 a week perdiem. His helper earns decent money too...$24hr + $500 perdiem a week.
OT pay only applies to his hourly wage and he is averaging 73hrs a week at this location.
His yearly average gross income over the last 3 years is 163k and roughly works 9 months out of the year.
Posted on 9/14/19 at 11:11 am to Big_Sur
We pay combo welders a minimum of $35 an hour with possible OT and per diem. Get on the right job and it can add up fast.
Big difference between a structural welder and a good combo welder though.
Big difference between a structural welder and a good combo welder though.
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