Generalis a forklift license worth it?
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I am busting my john at an EXTREMELY strenuous job making 2 dollars over minimum wage and even though ive only been there for 1 week I am already regretting my decision. Since I see the forklift boys having a slightly better time and probably getting paid a lot more, do any of you know if a forklift license is worth the cash drop?

Where I am from I can get the training and license etc for around $1500 cad. To me, its a slightly sizable lump of funds and Im not sure if i can even get a job with it right away. Since looks can be deceiving is it a better job to have in a warehouse? if it helps im 20 years old and this is my first job since like 2019 working in another factory and demolition. appreciate it fellas
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If you have trouble paying for your license depending on where you are in Canada they have lots of programs to help pay for your forklift license. Its a really good thing to have my cousins been a forklift driver for 5 years and my best friend for 12 and they really enjoy it, it's also really good to have on your resume
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find a place that'll pay for it for you or a portion, at 1500 that's a lot for such a small qualification. it's not like your running bobcats and excavators. if it was me i'd say pass on it and get a hydraulics license a lot more money to be made.
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Psychonautic wrote If you have trouble paying for your license depending on where you are in Canada they have lots of programs to help pay for your forklift license. Its a really good thing to have my cousins been a forklift driver for 5 years and my best friend for 12 and they really enjoy it, it's also really good to have on your resume


Uodj wrote find a place that'll pay for it for you or a portion, at 1500 that's a lot for such a small qualification. it's not like your running bobcats and excavators. if it was me i'd say pass on it and get a hydraulics license a lot more money to be made.


something to point out to both of you and anyone else i forgot to mention is id rather pay for it myself because the job im working is only temporary until February max. Next winter ill probably need another job but part time so i feel the forklift license is universal to a lot of work places and like psycho said forklift is a very good thing for the resume so id like some of that for next year. I just dont have the time to bounce a job right now with no experience to try and claim a forklift license other than on my own dime.

i do feel like after reading your replies getting my forklift license by the end of this month and doing forklift for a few months can make a big impact for next years job. If a hydraulics license is a more flexible and more fun Ill consider doing both or just that. Id rather not be on my feet tho lmao i hate it
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Psychonautic wrote If you have trouble paying for your license depending on where you are in Canada they have lots of programs to help pay for your forklift license. Its a really good thing to have my cousins been a forklift driver for 5 years and my best friend for 12 and they really enjoy it, it's also really good to have on your resume


Uodj wrote find a place that'll pay for it for you or a portion, at 1500 that's a lot for such a small qualification. it's not like your running bobcats and excavators. if it was me i'd say pass on it and get a hydraulics license a lot more money to be made.


something to point out to both of you and anyone else i forgot to mention is id rather pay for it myself because the job im working is only temporary until February max. Next winter ill probably need another job but part time so i feel the forklift license is universal to a lot of work places and like psycho said forklift is a very good thing for the resume so id like some of that for next year. I just dont have the time to bounce a job right now with no experience to try and claim a forklift license other than on my own dime.

i do feel like after reading your replies getting my forklift license by the end of this month and doing forklift for a few months can make a big impact for next years job. If a hydraulics license is a more flexible and more fun Ill consider doing both or just that. Id rather not be on my feet tho lmao i hate it




don't get me wrong any license you inquire is a helpful thing you'd be surprised how many company's look for those certificates just make sure you do what's best for you at the end of the day! deff stay off the feet never want to be a grunt worker forever (trust me) i've learned the hard way lmao now i run my own business so hard work pays off eventually! good luck!
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Long term, yes - most places offer extra pay for vehicle operations, I'd check that just to make sure. Despite having to spend money to learn to use them, in the long run it'll pay back however in Short term, partially. If you end up quitting, getting a job elsewhere that doesn't require the use of a fork lift, you've potentially wasted money. At the end of the day, it all comes down to how committed to this job you really are and do you personally think you'd use one frequently etc? From my experience, it was worth it. Even despite being fired for negligence, it did pay back. It was fun for a while, novelty dies and it becomes a job again lol

Edit: Just read uodj's post, it is a massive bonus to add to your resume/CV! Does also give you a little "back break" after a hard weeks manual labour haha
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Jvmes wrote Long term, yes - most places offer extra pay for vehicle operations, I'd check that just to make sure. Despite having to spend money to learn to use them, in the long run it'll pay back however in Short term, partially. If you end up quitting, getting a job elsewhere that doesn't require the use of a fork lift, you've potentially wasted money. At the end of the day, it all comes down to how committed to this job you really are and do you personally think you'd use one frequently etc? From my experience, it was worth it. Even despite being fired for negligence, it did pay back. It was fun for a while, novelty dies and it becomes a job again lol

Edit: Just read uodj's post, it is a massive bonus to add to your resume/CV! Does also give you a little "back break" after a hard weeks manual labour haha




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