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Re: Thinking of working a trade (electritian?) and quitting college [Re: Jvells]
#19253265 - 12/09/13 11:31 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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why not? follow your gut. do what you want to do. personally I'm just about to start industrial electricity courses. I've been informed the union apprenticeship program is a better if longer way to earn a journeyman's license because of the practical experience. I will determine that for myself and possible do both simultaneously but I know that if I understand electricity and how humans interact with it to the best of my high ability then I will always have a high paying job regardless of my coordinates. not everyone with a Masters can feel so confident. college is supposed to be the spark of the ignition of learning and self improvement, not a mandatory path to a paycheck.
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Re: Thinking of working a trade (electritian?) and quitting college [Re: luvdemboomers]
#19253279 - 12/09/13 11:37 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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mechanics making a 100k a year in most parts of the country is not the way things are going specially at dealerships.
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Re: Thinking of working a trade (electritian?) and quitting college [Re: unam sanctum]
#19253341 - 12/09/13 11:59 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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unam sanctum said: I know that if I understand electricity and how humans interact with it to the best of my high ability then I will always have a high paying job regardless of my coordinates. not everyone with a Masters can feel so confident.
Not someone with any Master's can, but someone with a Master's in any engineering discipline can.
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Re: Thinking of working a trade (electritian?) and quitting college [Re: pwnasaurus]
#19253378 - 12/10/13 12:09 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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unam sanctum said: I know that if I understand electricity and how humans interact with it to the best of my high ability then I will always have a high paying job regardless of my coordinates. not everyone with a Masters can feel so confident.
Not someone with any Master's can, but someone with a Master's in any engineering discipline can.
probably accurate.
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Re: Thinking of working a trade (electritian?) and quitting college [Re: Jvells]
#19253393 - 12/10/13 12:13 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: Thinking of working a trade (electritian?) and quitting college [Re: Jvells]
#19253457 - 12/10/13 12:38 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Engineering is extremely tough, especially if your chemical, electric, or mechanical, I've considered dropping/switching multiple times. I think in the end though I'm gonna stick with it. Jobs will always be available, an engineering degree is also super flexible, lets ya do quite a bit. I'm thinking about working at a winery in Cali
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Re: Thinking of working a trade (electritian?) and quitting college [Re: pwnasaurus]
#19253590 - 12/10/13 01:16 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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pwnasaurus said: That makes you the odd one out. Most people don't want to live in a freezing barren wasteland.
maybe if you get way up north towards the arctic circle. But most of Alaska is like this



not quite a frozen barren wasteland
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Re: Thinking of working a trade (electritian?) and quitting college [Re: the mad machinest]
#19253720 - 12/10/13 02:16 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: Thinking of working a trade (electritian?) and quitting college [Re: Jvells]
#19253885 - 12/10/13 04:24 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I think a trade is a fine way to go. I'm always pretty impressed by what the tradesmen in my area make. You can definitely make a good living. You can pick up some extra cash simply by working more and vice versa. Not a bad gig.
Like you said, you DO have to think about what you'll be doing when your 50 though. Do you want to be the guy crawling up in my attic installing recessed lighting? You probably don't even want to be doing that in your 40s. You may also not have some of the perks afforded white collar positions such as pensions, health care, and 401k programs (this obviously varies by job).
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Re: Thinking of working a trade (electritian?) and quitting college [Re: badchad]
#19254040 - 12/10/13 06:05 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Just finish school. Then you'll have a degree. You've already started and even if it doesn't seem like it now, you're probably going to be happy you've got a degree down the road whether or not you use it. If you still want to pursue welding or whatever afterward, then do that. Paying off school won't be that big a deal once you're making that salary. You don't want to deal with "what if" territory. I'm not saying that if you don't finish that you'll definitely regret it, or that everyone who quits college regrets it, but really, is that a risk you want to take?
College is way more interesting once you get the general ed classes out of the way too. You owe it to yourself to at least go that far. Plus, once you're at that point you'll probably at least be able to pick up an associate's in arts. Which is better than nothing. Just keep chugging away at it and you'll be done before you know it.
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Re: Thinking of working a trade (electritian?) and quitting college [Re: OnePerEyeM8]
#19256420 - 12/10/13 05:12 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Great responses but i need some ideas for how to make money while i keep going to college. Im currently employed at a supermarket in the meat department but im curious of other places. Ideas? They dont give raises unless you're in management and i dont see anyway to one there really
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Re: Thinking of working a trade (electritian?) and quitting college [Re: rulesq]
#19256451 - 12/10/13 05:19 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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but electrician is a good choice though. Tons of trades subcontract electricians. My friend does very well and the company he worked for paid for his school. Now he is with a diamond mine working 2 weeks on 2 weeks off.
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Re: Thinking of working a trade (electritian?) and quitting college [Re: Jvells]
#19256519 - 12/10/13 05:30 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Jvells said: Great responses but i need some ideas for how to make money while i keep going to college. Im currently employed at a supermarket in the meat department but im curious of other places. Ideas? They dont give raises unless you're in management and i dont see anyway to one there really
call electricians, plumbers, whoever and see if they need a good helper.
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Re: Thinking of working a trade (electritian?) and quitting college [Re: pwnasaurus]
#19256532 - 12/10/13 05:32 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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psyconaught said: 150,000 a year working 8 out of 12 months

hey man you can make some killer fucking money welding on the pipelines up in alaska. 70+ dollars an hour
You also have to live in Alaska. You can make $70/hour with an engineering degree too and live in a major metropolitan area.
Not true at all. I'm from Alaska and most of the people work for 2 weeks then go home for 2 weeks.
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Re: Thinking of working a trade (electritian?) and quitting college [Re: Enjoywho]
#19256601 - 12/10/13 05:45 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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So you have to half live in Alaska. Working those types of schedules makes it really difficult to maintain relationships back home. Not something I would want to do at all.
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Re: Thinking of working a trade (electritian?) and quitting college [Re: Jvells]
#19256729 - 12/10/13 06:09 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I have a job for you. You must tell you brother to join us in the hall. We have him a job in official customs. He may wish to see my friend. Do you think of how he will be after? I know someone in my class that discussed his new plans to become a flight attendant. I use to be one but quit & became a horseback rider. I rode a horse 300 miles far & went to a farm where I lived for two years with my friendsin the room next to me. We lived in separate rooms & kept to ourselves, but once in a while he would come out & say something to me. I think you should pursue whatever career works best for you. If you choose to go into carnival or if you become a diver or electrician, whatever works bet foryou. I want to see you get this job, I think I can already see it in my mind. You come to my house & fix my electric. You wouldn't have happened to have visited my houes recently did you? For some reason I thought you slept over a night & I didn't see you slip out, I must have missed you on my way back in. For I saw your brother when I was entering inside my room but you seemed to be missing. Where were you? I usually see you leaving with a friend of yours but this time I didn't even see you leave the room../
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Re: Thinking of working a trade (electritian?) and quitting college [Re: pwnasaurus]
#19256738 - 12/10/13 06:11 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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pwnasaurus said: So you have to half live in Alaska. Working those types of schedules makes it really difficult to maintain relationships back home. Not something I would want to do at all.
it isn't for everybody but there is insanely good money in it.
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Re: Thinking of working a trade (electritian?) and quitting college [Re: Enjoywho]
#19256945 - 12/10/13 06:46 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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if i dont wanna have to learn a lot of math a trade school is probably my best bet right? thats partly why im really not feeling this engineering science major. I think math is damn cool but im not up to learning it right now ahaha
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Re: Thinking of working a trade (electritian?) and quitting college [Re: Jvells]
#19256962 - 12/10/13 06:48 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Im in HVAC ndmake a pretty decent living but wish i would a went to college sometimes
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Re: Thinking of working a trade (electritian?) and quitting college [Re: ImFukNCLUELESS]
#19256969 - 12/10/13 06:49 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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1slow2v said: Im in HVAC ndmake a pretty decent living but wish i would a went to college sometimes
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