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Today is the First Day of the Rest of My Life
10 years ago
As I called a plumbing company, and asked about an apprenticeship. I currently am going through the NCCER pipefitting course, and will graduate in Mid-June. I however want to stay local to Oklahoma, so I am looking into commercial construction plumbing.
I got myself on their contact list (for helpers and apprentices for job sites) and in due time will get (hopefully) on the list of other companies as well!
Plumbing and pipefitting are trades right now that I have very little fear of competition for jobs, due to the age of the workforce. As it stands, an estimated 60% of licenced journeyman plumbers will retire over the next 10 years. At the age of 21, I have literally almost all of my working career ahead of me. In the current situation, this is a HUGE plus for me.
I also can read prints (blueprints) alongside being able to read, and create my own isometric drawings (piping blueprints set at a 30 degree angle to show a 3D view of a piping system.) This is something that will help me advance extremely quickly.
Guys (and gals!) pipefitting and plumbing is a VERY good field to be going into right now, you can easily turn it into a 6 figure job. Pipefitters actually can START at 6 figures. And with 10+ years experience, make just as much as a doctor does.
So yeah...finally going somewhere in life! :D
I got myself on their contact list (for helpers and apprentices for job sites) and in due time will get (hopefully) on the list of other companies as well!
Plumbing and pipefitting are trades right now that I have very little fear of competition for jobs, due to the age of the workforce. As it stands, an estimated 60% of licenced journeyman plumbers will retire over the next 10 years. At the age of 21, I have literally almost all of my working career ahead of me. In the current situation, this is a HUGE plus for me.
I also can read prints (blueprints) alongside being able to read, and create my own isometric drawings (piping blueprints set at a 30 degree angle to show a 3D view of a piping system.) This is something that will help me advance extremely quickly.
Guys (and gals!) pipefitting and plumbing is a VERY good field to be going into right now, you can easily turn it into a 6 figure job. Pipefitters actually can START at 6 figures. And with 10+ years experience, make just as much as a doctor does.
So yeah...finally going somewhere in life! :D
But yeah...plus with my skillset, I won't ever work a shit (pardon the pun!) job. Commercial new construction, since I can read prints. ;)