For me it would be boilermakers or non-destructive inspectors. Specialty welders, electricians and crane operators come in 2nd. They rent places from me while in town. 60-72 hours a week at $40/hour and a $125/day per diem. It's good money, but it's not steady money for them. They usually have a back up job when they are not doing their trade job.
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What is the best tradie job that you know of?
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Elevators- most per hour but the ones I talked to dont get alot of OT if at all
Electrical- good pay, chill work but high stress. Most the guys like their jobs. High turnover around here
I'm a steel framer, so walls, soffits, ceilings, pony walls, track and stud style. I love my job personally but it's not for everyone. There are a million things to learn and the pace is insanely high. Lots of fussiness and changes of plans. I've literally framed out 4-5 rooms and they decide to change the layout by 2 inches so everything has to move.
Pay is a few bucks less than the electricians but the benefits are great but I'm being honest it's not at the top of some people's list.
Ironworkers are a bunch of egotistical neanderthals. But I am jelly they get to walk beamsThanks for your input, you frauding fat slampig-Sirfapsalot '20
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idk about that elevator chit..
you know they build every element of it? ha
they have to go into the god damn chute at like crazy heights and build that chit like that.
i think they have different people. like some do internal, some do the external component, but sheesh... i think it's different to think about from the perspective of it having never been created and you have to build it from scratch.
also a lot of liability on you if that chit doesn't work
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Specialized subtrades are where it's at, NDE is one for sure and might be the best for sheer volume of work and range in different types of tests and inspections. And you have job security through regulatory requirements.
Rig welding is wicked though in no small part because you can run as an independent contractor. We're paying carbon steel rig welders $100/hr and it goes up for people who can weld stainless and exotic alloys, but you need to subtract the cost of equipment. And you need to be good at what you do to be in demand.
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I'm going to school to become a machinist. I like it over the other trades offered at the college because it should be easy if you have good understanding with operating computers. You are pretty much creating the same part most of the day so it can get boring but depending who you're working with you can chat all day with your coworkers... The salary $60,000 a year and you're inside a building, operating a machine, & pushing buttons for a living.
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