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brokentv

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#21905987 - 07/06/15 04:37 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I was wondering if anyone here is an electrician or works any other trades. I've been really thinking that at this point in my life learning a trade as a career could be a really good idea. So i've been researching them, mainly being an electrician. Im curious about other trades as well, even the lesser known ones. What do you think would be a good trade to get into?
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ostx
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I think any trade would be good since there will always be a need for them. I wanted to get into plumbing but when I got my apprenticeship card nobody was looking for beginners and I got deeper into brick laying. Looking back I probably should have been an electrian since there are better paying opportunities in my area for that not to mention being something I could use outside of work.
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Re: trades [Re: ostx]
#21906264 - 07/06/15 05:50 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Electrical and HVAC are amongst the cushiest. I met an HVAC guy who absolutely hated it though.
Welding pays really well.
I am not a fan of doing this kind of work - but it is a great career path for those who are inclined that way.
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I thought *didn't this thread just get moved to the tradeboard a couple days ago?*... Tricky tricky!
I was a commercial and residential carpet installer for 10 years. My only suggestion is that you should enjoy your trade (no one likes flooring, but there are some electrician nerds, and a LOT of artsy welders that get off just doing their job). If you don't like the work, the crew, or the money better keep you interested!
Always shoot for happiness and engagement in your occupation.
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learning the trade is enough, even if u dont make a business out of it
that shit will always come in handy so long as there is electricity
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Re: trades [Re: zZZz]
#21906678 - 07/06/15 07:14 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
zZZz said: learning the trade is enough, even if u dont make a business out of it
that shit will always come in handy so long as there is electricity
This is true - Although I don't want to do "trades" as a career, i am very glad to be handy and semi-skilled.
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brokentv

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Quote:
Giftofdeprivation said: I thought *didn't this thread just get moved to the tradeboard a couple days ago?*... Tricky tricky!
I was a commercial and residential carpet installer for 10 years. My only suggestion is that you should enjoy your trade (no one likes flooring, but there are some electrician nerds, and a LOT of artsy welders that get off just doing their job). If you don't like the work, the crew, or the money better keep you interested!
Always shoot for happiness and engagement in your occupation.
Very true. The more I think about being an electrician I think it could be something im cut out for. I've been given a taste of a desk job and at the end of the day I am more tired then if I were to be on my feet using my hands. I think I will apply for an apprenticeship to see if I would even be accepted.
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I pulled cable for about 2 years. payed anywhere from 11-26$ an hour depending on wether or not the job was Prevailing Wage. no training required
it was real simple. all low voltage work. mainly i installed cameras, tv, internet, alarms, etc in schools, businesses and government facilities.
working for the army was the best. made 26 dollars an hour at the Tobyhanna depot, with all of my food and housing paid for. it just sucked because it was freezing fucking cold.
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A Day InThe Life
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Re: trades [Re: Adolin]
#21910844 - 07/07/15 05:45 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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My brother is doing an electrician apprenticeship, he said it's not very physically demanding but there is a lot you need to learn if you wanna know what you're doing and not look like an idiot. I don't think it'd be that hard, he said some people work at companies where they just do residential work and will have one guy doing fire alarms, one guy doing sockets/lights etc and that that can get pretty boring and you don't learn shit. He worked for one of those companies before finding a better paying company that does mostly commercial work now and has learned more in one year than he did in nearly 3 years at the last company.
He's currently in his fourth year and said he's not gonna do the schooling for his journeyman ticket right away and instead stay there for a while learning so that he doesn't end up being one of those journeymen who dont seem like they should be/don't know enough.
I'm working in trades too, doing rebar and it's pretty physically demanding but its pretty damn simple and hard to fuck up.. I don't really wanna stay with it though (only have so far cause the crew I work with is full of cool people who I like working with);I might start looking for an electrician apprenticeship myself, I was originally going to do that but worked as a motorcycle mechanic for a while but realized the lower pay was more of a problem than I thought it'd be.
My bro took an electrician pre-apprenticeship course and got his job over the phone to fly out west and start work. He said the course wasn't needed but it can help get your foot in the door. In my experience it's been pretty hard finding an apprenticeship without knowing someone or flying out somewhere where there's more work.
Edited by A Day InThe Life (07/07/15 05:46 PM)
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I am just confirming everything you said. This all rings true to my (friends) experiences in Canada.
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That's good to know. From what I'be been reading with one particular company/organisation here is that you have to qualify to join their program. Basically you have to have taken an algebra class in high school or college, then there is some sort of aptitude exam you have to take and get above a certain score to become qualified. From there you are thrown into a pool of other candidates and im guessing chosen based on your test score or something like that. I'll have to search out of state some more though, the city im in is definitely not a very job friendly city.
I can imagine schooling being very helpful at getting your foot in the door and originally i was thinking about starting that first. The community college I went to for a IT degree I got has some interesting electrical programs one being solar which sounds kind of cool. But if I can help it ive decided i'd rather not do school again unless it is directly related to a company I work for. It's a whole other discussion, not to discourage, but for me schooling has led to nothing more than dept. Luckily its not much though.
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