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My son is finishing MNTC welding program, who's hiring?
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<blockquote data-quote="PanhandleGlocker" data-source="post: 3581425" data-attributes="member: 25311"><p>Hopefully you read this one. I’m still young and I could probably relate very easily to your son. </p><p></p><p>I just got out of welding to take a job with a gas company that I can retire in. Loved welding but didn’t like the work the shop I was at was starting to get. Oilfield welding turned into trailer repair. Hated it. I graduated high school and went straight to being a welders helper. No college. </p><p></p><p>Does he have his Oklahoma Department of Labor card? It’s a 6G pipe test to get it. Without that he isn’t legal to weld in the state on process piping or structural. Doesn’t matter how many “certifications” the school hands these students. That’s why Tulsa Welding School is a joke in my opinion. But that’s another topic. </p><p></p><p>if he wants to stick around that area my suggestions are trailer shops or vessel shops. Sad truth. </p><p></p><p>If he wants to get real world experience without being totally thrown to the dogs, I suggest he become a welders helper and really learn how it’s done in the field. If he’s single, I really recommend just getting out there and being a helper. He will have a lot more fun And when he does finally actually become a welder, he will know way more than that school ever taught him. </p><p></p><p>I was a welders helper for two years and then broke out as a rig welder. Did that for 4 years. 1 year I was a welder in a diesel plant. (Hated every single day of that job) I would highly talk him out of plant welding. It absolutely sucks. And unless he knows how to fit pipe he wouldn’t be hired anyways. </p><p></p><p>These are just my points. I’ll follow this thread and will add more if I can.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PanhandleGlocker, post: 3581425, member: 25311"] Hopefully you read this one. I’m still young and I could probably relate very easily to your son. I just got out of welding to take a job with a gas company that I can retire in. Loved welding but didn’t like the work the shop I was at was starting to get. Oilfield welding turned into trailer repair. Hated it. I graduated high school and went straight to being a welders helper. No college. Does he have his Oklahoma Department of Labor card? It’s a 6G pipe test to get it. Without that he isn’t legal to weld in the state on process piping or structural. Doesn’t matter how many “certifications” the school hands these students. That’s why Tulsa Welding School is a joke in my opinion. But that’s another topic. if he wants to stick around that area my suggestions are trailer shops or vessel shops. Sad truth. If he wants to get real world experience without being totally thrown to the dogs, I suggest he become a welders helper and really learn how it’s done in the field. If he’s single, I really recommend just getting out there and being a helper. He will have a lot more fun And when he does finally actually become a welder, he will know way more than that school ever taught him. I was a welders helper for two years and then broke out as a rig welder. Did that for 4 years. 1 year I was a welder in a diesel plant. (Hated every single day of that job) I would highly talk him out of plant welding. It absolutely sucks. And unless he knows how to fit pipe he wouldn’t be hired anyways. These are just my points. I’ll follow this thread and will add more if I can. [/QUOTE]
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