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My son is finishing MNTC welding program, who's hiring?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ryan500L" data-source="post: 3581850" data-attributes="member: 41839"><p>I've been a welder for 25 years now and went to Moore Norman Vo-Tech, those certs and things are only good for getting your foot in the door maybe, most places make you test anyway before they hire you. My whole family worked in the oil field and I've known several pipeliners and I myself was a helper member in the 798. That kind of work is making big money one day and then starving the next. My grandpa used to tell me I've never seen a rich welder yet and I think he was right! It's a steady living if your in the right place. I worked in the oilfield and in plants the first few years I was out of school. I've been an aircraft welder now for 22 years and it's hard to beat, I tig weld and work in a nice clean shop with a/c and heat. I've got a welding rig I use for weekend side jobs sometimes, but I would hate to be out in the weather doing it everyday now! I wouldn't trade my job for any of those rig welder pipeline jobs. I'm home every night and make good money with security, it's been 40 hrs a week for 22 years now, and in 12 more I will retire at 54.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ryan500L, post: 3581850, member: 41839"] I've been a welder for 25 years now and went to Moore Norman Vo-Tech, those certs and things are only good for getting your foot in the door maybe, most places make you test anyway before they hire you. My whole family worked in the oil field and I've known several pipeliners and I myself was a helper member in the 798. That kind of work is making big money one day and then starving the next. My grandpa used to tell me I've never seen a rich welder yet and I think he was right! It's a steady living if your in the right place. I worked in the oilfield and in plants the first few years I was out of school. I've been an aircraft welder now for 22 years and it's hard to beat, I tig weld and work in a nice clean shop with a/c and heat. I've got a welding rig I use for weekend side jobs sometimes, but I would hate to be out in the weather doing it everyday now! I wouldn't trade my job for any of those rig welder pipeline jobs. I'm home every night and make good money with security, it's been 40 hrs a week for 22 years now, and in 12 more I will retire at 54. [/QUOTE]
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