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ChadS
08-15-2005 08:04:55
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Re: pay check of a welder... in reply to Tim Shultz, 08-14-2005 18:20:23
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Tim, I was in the same situation you were in when I was your age. I was raised on a farm, worked at a farm repair shop, started out sweeping the shop floors, and washing equipment. I also live in northern Indiana, and when I was 17, I got a job at a local place, that welded up trash dumpsters, called Par-Kan in Silver Lake Indiana. I was there for a total of 4 weeks. It was not the most fun job in the world, but, they did give me a chance to do what I could. They showed me some cool stuff along the way, like how to set up a MIG to weld different thickensses of steel, etc etc all the basics, I just could not keep up with the assembly line, where these guys did it so fast, and just trying to learn how things ran. Id look for a small welding shop, or a farm repair shop of any sort, and get your foot inthe door, show them what you can do, maybe take samples of your work in, or ask them to put you to the test. Now days, we have our own shop on the farm where we do CNC work and all sorts of welding, and do a darn good job at it,,, but it took years of looking, and working for expereience to do what I can do today. I dont know where in Northern Indiana your from,, but, I know a few places and people that may get you in the door somewhere,,, Think about this,, you may start out as a welder, and may learn how to set up and run lathes, mills, CNC equipment, and they show you along the way, hands on experience,, most of us around here, went to Daulton Foundry, and worked inthe hollars there, and moved on, but that made good money, that was the only real opportunity inthe area to get a young man in the workforce in the industry. If you live in the warsaw area, or close by, try some of the farm shops, Id bet they need help, and thats a step to git that foot inthe door to where you want to go. I made the mistake of not getting that GED, and that limited me to going to school after, so dont make the mistake I did, and not succeed in your schooling. You may find that you can work a few years, build up your experirence, then go back to school and get your degree, the experience helps you accel in your grades. If I did it the hard way, and did it, but have no degrees to hang on the wall, but Im still proud of what I learned over the years, but still regret advancing in school, where any door can be opened in the right field of experience. JMHO, ChadS
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