As bad as I hate working in a steel mill, well any mill , I may maybe heading there to work.
Would rather work in a steel mill over a semiconductor plant
Fck shipbuilding pay sucks . That would be my last resort. Worked at the shipyard years ago and left for a nasty *** paper mill.I would advise good welders to be looking out for the ship building jobs that are coming. I don't see either place you mentioned hiring any welders?
Fck shipbuilding pay sucks . That would be my last resort. Worked at the shipyard years ago and left for a nasty *** paper mill.
Semiconductor plants is hiring welders in Columbus daily . If they are putting 14 billion into us steel they will most definitely hire welders by the handfuls.
I did the shipbuilding in my apprenticeship when work was slow in the pipetrade. Most of the welding is mig and that dont pay much . Its a living and a good one if you work massive ot. Some contractors do piece mill pay ,again not bad if they have good fitters and the welding machines aren't junk.That's weird. I knew welders that made top pay working on building ships and submarines. Don't know anything about orbital welding semiconductors.
I did the shipbuilding in my apprenticeship when work was slow in the pipetrade. Most of the welding is mig and that dont pay much . Its a living and a good one if you work massive ot. Some contractors do piece mill pay ,again not bad if they have good fitters and the welding machines aren't junk.
Any monkey who can program a machine can orbital weld but the pay is good in most areas we generally dont call that welding.
I learned it because for awhile in the VA area they was building semiconductor plants .
They make bank that's for sure .Underwater Welders are going to be in demand in the coming years. If a 18 year old who likes travel and adventure and wanted to learn the skill I would point him to the Navy for one enlistment. Do your four years. Lots of opportunities will open up after that.
They make bank that's for sure .
When I was younger was excepted in the classes for it but I'm not into diving. I already had several welding procedures under my belt so they let me weld semi submerged with the rod and it didn't weld much different.