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Title: welding
Post by: Blake Scheuneman on March 10, 2009, 12:17:11 AM
next year when i graduate im thinking about going to hobart institute of welding technology which is supposed to be top notch and then lookin for a decent payin job
is it worth it or is it a waste of time and money
half the people i talk to say with this economy getting a job would be hard and others say out west u can get welding jobs all day

what do you guys think?
Title: Re: welding
Post by: Eroq on March 10, 2009, 12:26:46 AM
go to a trade school first

get damn good at welding..

then go to the hobart school...

get ALL of your certifications and youll have no problem finding a job out west...


but be ready to work your mooner off!
Title: Re: welding
Post by: Crazymays77 on March 10, 2009, 12:28:39 AM
my exp. no but then it is something under your belt. cant hurt to have it. i cant get a job as a welder or a machinist right now. been looking since oct. i have been welding and a machinist for years. so i have the exp. but no one is hiring. around me anyways. I would say if you want to go then go. the more you know the better.
Title: Re: welding
Post by: BIG DOG on March 10, 2009, 01:09:53 AM
 THE MORE YA KNOW THE BETTER   X2          OUT WEST   LONG DAYS AND LOTS OF THEM    NO 5 DAY WORK WEEK  OR 8-5 DAYS     I HEAR 6-7 DAYS 10 -12 HRS  A DAY   AND COST OF LIVIN IS HIGHER TOO           
Title: Re: welding
Post by: Norm Henderson on March 10, 2009, 01:13:31 AM
Quote from: Eroq on March 10, 2009, 12:26:46 AM
go to a trade school first

get damn good at welding..

then go to the hobart school...

get ALL of your certifications and youll have no problem finding a job out west...


but be ready to work your mooner off!

once you get all that stuff, it is worth it.....good pay!!!
Title: Re: welding
Post by: Blake Scheuneman on March 10, 2009, 01:45:48 AM
Quote from: Eroq on March 10, 2009, 12:26:46 AM
go to a trade school first

get damn good at welding..

then go to the hobart school...

get ALL of your certifications and youll have no problem finding a job out west...


but be ready to work your mooner off!

im ready to work my ass off unlike most off the lazy ass kids in my generation lol
i might have to work a lot but when i pull up in the baddest chevy around itll all be worth it haha

what do you mean by go to a trade school first i thought thats what hobart was
im already in welding at skills center
Title: Re: welding
Post by: Eroq on March 10, 2009, 02:00:13 AM
im talking a good community college... somewhere thats relatively cheap........ $$$ adds up quick...
Title: Re: welding
Post by: Matt on March 10, 2009, 02:03:49 AM
did the mott guy talk to ur sesion im going there to get my certification the way he talked il be certified for less than three grand  and have a pretty good chance at a job............but thats prolly just some promise's to get me there lol        he told me to call him and he would give me and my parent a tour of the facility   his name is jared staley num.-810 232 7346
Title: Re: welding
Post by: Blake Scheuneman on March 10, 2009, 02:05:48 AM
im already decent at welding (DECENT) not professinal lol
im pretty good with mig and ive done a little tig and stick
coming out of high school i get all kinds of grants and money for financial aid because of my familys income
and if i have to ill get a loan
its $14000 for the whole program but like i said its top notch ==censor
Title: Re: welding
Post by: Blake Scheuneman on March 10, 2009, 02:07:07 AM
Quote from: Matt on March 10, 2009, 02:03:49 AM
did the mott guy talk to ur sesion im going there to get my certification the way he talked il be certified for less than three grand  and have a pretty good chance at a job............but thats prolly just some promise's to get me there lol        he told me to call him and he would give me and my parent a tour of the facility   his name is jared staley num.-810 232 7346


i went to mott and checked it out its decent but i wasnt as impressed as i wanted to be
mr. staley at mott is an awesome guy tho
Title: Re: welding
Post by: THAT MUDFIT GUY on March 10, 2009, 07:41:08 PM
if you got BIG BALLS   you can get a job weldin on the natural gas pipeline  its great money man and they give you rig pay  its good money csomethin to check into
Title: Re: welding
Post by: Mudlight on March 10, 2009, 10:47:10 PM
you might want to think about the welding caraer I work for woodsman we make wood chippers we just laid off 6 welders not sure about down there but we have aalot of welders unemployed
Title: Re: welding
Post by: Eroq on March 10, 2009, 11:10:54 PM
Quote from: 86chevyguy on March 10, 2009, 02:05:48 AM
im already decent at welding (DECENT) not professinal lol
im pretty good with mig and ive done a little tig and stick
coming out of high school i get all kinds of grants and money for financial aid because of my familys income
and if i have to ill get a loan
its $14000 for the whole program but like i said its top notch ==censor

if your willing to commute, or find a place near ann arbor/ypsilanti... Washtenaw community college has one of the BEST welding programs in the nation

www.wccnet.edu

http://www4.wccnet.edu/flashvideos/index.php?video=welding

i've had numerious teachers there (shown in the video) they are all very good at what they do, if you have a problem doing something, they wont just tell you how to do it, theyll come run the weld for ya, and show you EXACTLY how to do it.

==np
Title: Re: welding
Post by: DirtyChevy on March 11, 2009, 08:30:35 PM
get i-car cetirfied alot of jobs take that and you wouldn't have to go to school but you need to learn how to weld good first i'm going to when i get some money
Title: Re: welding
Post by: cowboy rob on March 12, 2009, 12:22:28 AM
think of this trade school is about four years long and by the time you get out the economy should be booming, if you look at the past resessions and how long they last, and people should be heiring and that job pays great
Title: Re: welding
Post by: Blake Scheuneman on March 12, 2009, 12:33:33 AM
Quote from: cowboy rob on March 12, 2009, 12:22:28 AM
think of this trade school is about four years long and by the time you get out the economy should be booming, if you look at the past resessions and how long they last, and people should be heiring and that job pays great
hobart is only a little longer than a year