LrXBLACKJACK wrote

Dexy wrote What do you do in construction? Cause I know there's different things such as site manager and so on. If you say your exact role on the site then it will be a lot easier to help. For being 20 and making $800 a week that's very good.

Thank man. I'm actually a union plumber.

Yeah dude that is great money. I've been thinking about starting a career in carpentry but I can't decide. I have an OSHA 10 card and 4 years of carpentry class in HS. Now that I'm out I'm stuck. I was thinking about doing finish carpentry cause my grand father did it his whole life and is a baller

LrXBLACKJACK wrote Right now I'm 20 years old and I make $800 a week. When I finish my apprenticeship program I'll have just turned 23 and I'd be making $1680 a week, $42 an hour.

I'm currently still living with my parents and saving for a down payment on a house. I'm curious if that's good money to live off of. I'm single with no kids and don't plan on settling down until after I'm done with college. I want to have a nice house and have a nice car, etc. What do those people with experience think?

I live in northern Minnesota. I work construction. The only reason I'm asking is because I've been having second thoughts. I have to endure the freezing cold winters and blistering hot summers. I'm almost always working outside and my job is very physical. I was only 1 out of 20 people to get into the program last year. I'm curios also as to if it's worth the money compared to what other people do. It just doesn't seem like enough to me... I wanted to be a doctor but I can't sacrifice that many years of my life. My schooling right now is a five year program.

Thanks to those that can answer this. Any opinions are welcome.

Is what you are quoting take home?

Regardless, in the present world what you are doing is better than you can imagine. You are gaining a skill that will always be needed. No matter what condition the economy is there will always be a need for skilled labor [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
For instance, my Brother In Law is a welder that is working in and around North and South Dakota and he has more work than he knows what to do with. He had to get a second phone just to use for work because he has calls all day. He is making REALLY good money and is putting tons away for retirement. The point is that once you learn a skill, as you are currently doing, it will stay with you and you will be able to use if for employment for the rest of your life.

I suggest sticking with it

Just my opinion, good luck to you.


Groovy

Casca wrote

LrXBLACKJACK wrote Right now I'm 20 years old and I make $800 a week. When I finish my apprenticeship program I'll have just turned 23 and I'd be making $1680 a week, $42 an hour.

I'm currently still living with my parents and saving for a down payment on a house. I'm curious if that's good money to live off of. I'm single with no kids and don't plan on settling down until after I'm done with college. I want to have a nice house and have a nice car, etc. What do those people with experience think?

I live in northern Minnesota. I work construction. The only reason I'm asking is because I've been having second thoughts. I have to endure the freezing cold winters and blistering hot summers. I'm almost always working outside and my job is very physical. I was only 1 out of 20 people to get into the program last year. I'm curios also as to if it's worth the money compared to what other people do. It just doesn't seem like enough to me... I wanted to be a doctor but I can't sacrifice that many years of my life. My schooling right now is a five year program.

Thanks to those that can answer this. Any opinions are welcome.

Is what you are quoting take home?

Regardless, in the present world what you are doing is better than you can imagine. You are gaining a skill that will always be needed. No matter what condition the economy is there will always be a need for skilled labor [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
For instance, my Brother In Law is a welder that is working in and around North and South Dakota and he has more work than he knows what to do with. He had to get a second phone just to use for work because he has calls all day. He is making REALLY good money and is putting tons away for retirement. The point is that once you learn a skill, as you are currently doing, it will stay with you and you will be able to use if for employment for the rest of your life.

I suggest sticking with it

Just my opinion, good luck to you.


Groovy

He is correct, I mean you are getting paid well enough. What more could you ask for, if you like it then stick to it

Or you could go work in the oilfield. No college and still make over 1500 a week thats for basic floorhand position. Then you move to motorman which is 23hr then to derrick-man than onto a driller and I know guys within 6 months is already in a driller position and you have 1week or 2weeks off a month just depends on your hitch. Im not sure about anything else. How much you make really depends on the area you're in. Its hard work long hours but it pays off.

Top to bottom
Company man
Tool pusher
Driller
Derrickman
Motorman
Floorhand

Yes thats amazing dude

Lucky you

Yea that's pretty good, I was making around that when I was 20. I worked as a coal miner tho. An I have a wife and daughter so your set if it's just you.

Thats great money thats like 2x what some people earn :3

-LoneStar wrote Or you could go work in the oilfield. No college and still make over 1500 a week thats for basic floorhand position. Then you move to motorman which is 23hr then to derrick-man than onto a driller and I know guys within 6 months is already in a driller position and you have 1week or 2weeks off a month just depends on your hitch. Im not sure about anything else. How much you make really depends on the area you're in. Its hard work long hours but it pays off.

Top to bottom
Company man
Tool pusher
Driller
Derrickman
Motorman
Floorhand

-LoneStar wrote Or you could go work in the oilfield. No college and still make over 1500 a week thats for basic floorhand position. Then you move to motorman which is 23hr then to derrick-man than onto a driller and I know guys within 6 months is already in a driller position and you have 1week or 2weeks off a month just depends on your hitch. Im not sure about anything else. How much you make really depends on the area you're in. Its hard work long hours but it pays off.

Top to bottom
Company man
Tool pusher
Driller
Derrickman
Motorman
Floorhand

I'm not sure you have fully grasped the voting feature, just because people say different to you, doesn't mean you have to down-vote all of their comments. :facepalm:

AR15 wrote

-LoneStar wrote Or you could go work in the oilfield. No college and still make over 1500 a week thats for basic floorhand position. Then you move to motorman which is 23hr then to derrick-man than onto a driller and I know guys within 6 months is already in a driller position and you have 1week or 2weeks off a month just depends on your hitch. Im not sure about anything else. How much you make really depends on the area you're in. Its hard work long hours but it pays off.

Top to bottom
Company man
Tool pusher
Driller
Derrickman
Motorman
Floorhand

You went around and down voted everyone just because he is in a different career field than you? Real mature.

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Anyways, that is great money and your services that you are learning through apprenticeship will always be needed and therefore valuable!

No I just liked clicking that red arrow.