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Would you recommend a trade job? And which?

Discussion in 'Jobs & Careers' started by Taconator_, Apr 11, 2019.

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  1. Apr 20, 2019 at 2:41 PM
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    robssol

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    robssol If it ain't broke, leave it the eff alone!

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    Plumbing is hard on the body. Back and knees mostly. Also multiple schools and certifications needed to get max pay. I hate doing plumbing work. Need to be a contortionist to do half the work and you almost always end up wet and usually with icky water!
     
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  2. May 25, 2019 at 11:04 AM
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    Older thread, but good information here. If it wasn’t for this thread I wouldn’t have looked up my local IBEW. Excited to look into a new career as an electrician as well and the first steps that need to be taken. To all who commented, very good information.
     
    Rustytaco71, May 25, 2019
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  3. May 25, 2019 at 11:18 AM
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  4. Sep 17, 2019 at 1:51 PM
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    Taconator_

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    Taconator_ [OP] IG: ohv_tacotruck

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    Lol. So metal fabrication, like welding?
    I’ve heard welders make good money, I’ve considered it. Seems fun but then I picture lung cancer lol.
     
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  5. Sep 17, 2019 at 1:53 PM
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    Kolunatic

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    Kolunatic Broke ass

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    Neither has he!:rofl:
     
    Kolunatic, Sep 17, 2019
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  6. Sep 17, 2019 at 2:33 PM
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    Lawfarin Who me?

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    That jokes barely older than your Tacoma :anonymous:
     
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  7. Sep 17, 2019 at 2:36 PM
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    Everything causes cancer. There aren’t too many jobs that you could get that wouldn’t have some types of exposure to something that cause cancer in a trade job
     
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  8. Sep 17, 2019 at 2:46 PM
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    I suppose that’s true, just seems like you’re constantly breathing in fumes all day. Not knocking on it, I’d actually love to learn how to weld as a hobby or heck maybe even a side job. Do people have respirators for welding?
     
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  9. Sep 17, 2019 at 2:48 PM
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    Lawfarin

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    Maybe in California....

    Or underwater welding. Which does pay an amazing amount of money
     
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  10. Sep 17, 2019 at 2:57 PM
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    Those undersea welders are hardcore mofos. One of my friends did it for a few years and said he was terrified every time he went down. Always in dark, murky water, usually near 0 vis.
     
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  11. Sep 17, 2019 at 4:10 PM
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  12. Sep 20, 2019 at 4:40 AM
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    Any welders here? How’s the work and Pay for you guys?
     
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  13. Sep 20, 2019 at 5:21 AM
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    You don’t know what you want to do, do you?

    Don’t just go after a job for money. Find something you enjoy it at the least don’t mind doing. Any job in a trade, make sure you like working with your hands and don’t mind breaking a sweat or getting a little dirty. If your just thing to go after something for the money, you might end up down a road you wish you didn’t travel.

    That being said I don’t know what actual welders in a welding company or anything make. The welders in my union plant make around 30-31 an hour.
     
    Lawfarin, Sep 20, 2019
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  14. Sep 20, 2019 at 5:31 AM
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    I would stay away from any job with “driver” in its title. Industry is working fast and furious to replace drivers with automation. So truck drivers, cab drivers (to include UBER), bus drivers, pizza delivery, etc have a limited future. This will take a minimum of another 10 - 15 years but its the future.
     
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  15. Sep 20, 2019 at 5:42 AM
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    Lawfarin Who me?

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    Everything is being replaced by automation. Most plant jobs are being or will be eliminated due to automation. I haven’t any idea what humans will be doing in the future. There won’t be enough job vs the population.
     
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  16. Oct 25, 2019 at 2:42 PM
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    I would recommend looking into manufacturing. Industrial maintenance, electrical and mechanical are great opportunities.
    Instrumentation/PLC/Controls/Automation technicians are very high in demand. If there is question on what to do with automation, it’s learn to work on it and with it.
     
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