ReplyEverything has a price.....Originally Posted by Peztoy
Looks like the road to riches is north to the big smoke. Come on up, just stay close the the ground for good air.
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Looks like the road to riches is north to the big smoke. Come on up, just stay close the the ground for good air.
ENJOY THE RIDE
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Everything has a price.....Looks like the road to riches is north to the big smoke. Come on up, just stay close the the ground for good air.
Technical incompetence is NOT a sales tool....
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anything northern ontario or northern alberta/saskatchewan or the mining in diavik/rio tinto is big $$$$ ofcourse the living condition is harsh also.Looks like the road to riches is north to the big smoke. Come on up, just stay close the the ground for good air.
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The only thing I'm full of is 20 years of knowledge and experience, which allows me to make that kind of money. I'm a professional, and I'm treated like one.
Even in Miami journeyman clear $75K. earning six figures in the Northern big cities isn't much of a stretch.
When you leave for the windy city leave early, traffic can be a *****.
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are you taking $75K/year on the paycheck? or total compensation?
To make 100K thats like $55/hr take home.
I'm happy here, our rate is $31.50hr on the check, my mortgage is paid, I'm past my prime and looking forward retirement.
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I hear tell of north of 100K in Omaha, Ne. One of my instructors told us of a former student of his making this kind of money. I think the job this guy has is some sort of supervisory role for Trane I believe.
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I know of college grads that are making $12 hr, 20 years out of college. I was married to one. She went back to get her masters degree in an affiliated field. She'll be 50 with 70K in college debt, still not able to work unsupervised until 3000hrs of supervised work are done. I hope it works out for her.
Education is a door opener in many jobs. It can be background noise in others.
The great thing about starting HVAC late in life is the experience you've had outside of HVAC. All of my current co-workers are over 35 in the commercial company I'm with now.
Wow, past my bed time.
“I am for doing good to the poor, but...I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. I observed...that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer.”
― Benjamin Franklin
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I made $75K in the check when I worked in Miami. I don't work in Miami anymore.
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We make good money in DC too. There wasn't one single year that I didn't clear 100K after becoming a journeyman up until I started my own thing. I think my highest year was 126K, of course there was overtime, incentive pay and bonuses involved, but that's still a hell of a good living for a tradesman working for someone else.
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Dear Friend,
I am new to canada and i am planning to start work in the field of HAVAC but i dont know how to start and from where to start, I am planning to go for educational course and if u can suggest me i will be very thank full to u. I dont know any kind of apprentiship programme but if you can give me guidance i would love to go through it. At last i am a civil engineer from india and very sound in technical field so i dont think this will be any tough matter for me. kindly give me some suggesation or you can mail me direct as well.
Thanking you
Satish
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It's all relative.
I'm happy driving the gravel road instead of sitting in traffic. I'll make less but I hope my quality of life ranks with the 100K plus.
I don't eat lunch out much, but spent $8.60 at Pizza Hut for a lunch buffet with salad and a drink. How much does it cost in the areas that pay 100K? Just for comparison sake.
Also, there are only so many nice jobs that pay the top dollar. The rest of us will have to bottom feed. For those that have them, good job!
I don't think I'll ever fully retire. Once my youngest daughter is out of college I'll look for a part time gig. I think some smaller companies around here would have a position open for a peak season mechanic. That is if I can afford to work part time. That is my cost for not jumping enough ships to land a plumb job.
Beware of advice given by some guy on the Internet.
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got caught with the open thread line, and heck yeah its bright, its so bright I need 3m polarized safety glasses when I look to the futureyou guys have a cool one and stay hydrated
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Where I work as an apprentice, the two owners of the company both have bachelors degrees, HVAC state licenses, 70 employees and are very wealthy.
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theres a outfit like that where I live and everyone wants to work for them, they are union I believe and they do a damn good job, all hard working all educated and they are pretty respected. When I was job searching was checking out there website and man all the higher ups have BA. BS a couple have masters, its crazy. People don't realize how passionate some people are about the trade, they think blue collar is just getting dirty working with grime or construction in overalls or a hardhat but alot of the guys in hvac are on their game. I often attend seminars with IHACI through southern california edison in Tulare california and there is a presenter that runs service and hes just a animal when it comes to information, he holds 19 of the N.A.T.E certifications and I believe there is only one other guy who holds that distinction and he is from Texas. And WMG my plans are getting a good 5-7 years in the field and getting several N.A.T.E certs myself and moving to amarillo/lubbock area with my wife family, I really took a liking to north texas, just wish there was more lakes in that area, went to lake meredith I believe man that was a bunch of pea soup, here in central cal I have a lake 20 minutes north of me along with 2 others 40 minutes north of that and 1 large bass fishing resevoir south about an 50 minutes so were pretty spoiled with places to bass fish, fly fish for trout and bass on the fly. Have a cool one
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HVAC takes multiple skillsets and puts them all into one. Electrical, plumbing, customer service, sales are all utilized in this industry. Plus not just anyone can learn the trade in a year or two. Amarillo/lubbock? Have you thought about Austin or San Antonio? Apparently the stretch between Austin and Houston is going to be the next big something or another to do with computers. Fishing is great. Bass, Catfish, crappie are all here.
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Well said. The gray headed (or bald) techs should be kept around. They seem to be able to solve the problems the rest of us can't and can teach the rest of us a thing or two.
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I thought the same thing Chris. Me and my journeyman were talking about this today.
You can have all the book knowledge in the world. Read every book and get to the roof and not have a single clue where to start.
Get money, get paid.
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