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| I was curious if anyone can help lead me in the right direction. I'm fresh out of the Marine Corps and I have a couple programs that'll sponsor my Apprenticeship. I mainly have a construction back ground but I'm not really into it. Im not really into carpentry. I was thinking about becoming a boil maker but they're a dying trade. I don't want to dive into a trade and waste my time and effort if I'm not really educated on it. I'd like to be making $30+/hr by the time I'm a journeyman. Know of anyone in a trade or have the knowledge you could share with me? Greatly appreciated. |
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30+ can easily be achieved in the automotive industry after several years of correct and consistent work. However, that's a flag system so it could lower or raise your "technically hourly," rate depending on your performance. That also may require schooling or certificates depending on the shop or area.
I'd say, through my experience in carpentry, you'd have to study and develop your own BP's. Subs in the construction world make on average what a full time warehouse worker or cook could make. Technically, even though you may be studied or skilled, you'd be making what people make at randomly hiring places that don't require experience or paperwork. The real money in that department is with customs, so unless you're looking to start your own business; handle labor costs, handle material delivery and costs, draft your own plans (or lease / buy from an established builder) and set forth everything by your own hand, it may not be worth it. If you're set on that income by hour, I'd look far outside the construction industry. Sales are a potential as well as repair and maintenance of appliance, assuming you're a technically inclined individual. I myself do "shim and shave," for Richmond and Century American Home builders in my state. I'm in a decently lucrative position that a lot of builders don't even consider. I level out walls for sheet rock using a planer and cardboard shims. I half way created this department in my state, so my ask is of my own accord and I charge per square foot. That's your best bet in this industry is to carve your own path, because tbh, despite everyone (of normal standard) living in a house or established building, the people who make that happen are overlooked and underplayed by default. Similar to schooling and teachers, those who build the foundation are useless in the eyes of the paying overlords. Follow your gut. You will be used everywhere you go if you aren't diligent, so find a concept you love and try to figure out a way to make it bring you a lifestyle. |
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