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Construction Workers of NS
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Just seeing how many of us are in construction business. I am a pipe insulator and fire caulker- shit's itchy. what do you do?
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I am a Heavy machinery operator from Norway. I drive excavators, motorgraders, articulated trucks and wheel loaders. How much does a heavy machinery operator make an hour in USA? In Norway you make 35-40 dollars an hour.
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I actually did something similar this summer as an intern. I worked for a steel inspection firm so i watched people test bolts and inspect welds and stuff
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everything dirt-related except finish blade, hoping to go to crane school next summer, that'd be sex
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most make that if not more.
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I'm also an electrician. Most of my time is spent on the industrial side, but we do wire the occasional house.
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Usually around 60 for heavy machinery and around 45 for driving a dump truck.
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hahahah uh no.
The only heavy machinery operator that makes around 60 would be a crane operator. Everyone else makes about 40.
And the only dump truck driver that could make 45 an hour would be the 100 ton driver. The 40 ton drivers you see on the road make 20-30 but theres a lot of overtime.
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Well i know what said was true, but those are the highest possible wages you can make and it greatly depends on where and how long you have worked for.
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I respect that. My cousins are electricians and hopped on the union train immediately. I'm not really a fan of them.
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I work on construction site but im not actually part of it. I'm ''responsible'' of the landscaping right after the buildings are made. its pretty sick since I make 30$+/h and it's only a summer job
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What do you mean fully licensed? My father and older brother are both electricians and I'm fairly certain there are a lot of different kinds of electricians and you don't just get a license to be an electrician..
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I see. Good to know! I think my bro just got some kind of journeyman license idk he is stoked because he just took the test for it and is now making quite a bit more than he was. My dad is a master and electrical contractor so it was easy for my bro to just work for him during his apprenticeship and get all his hours he needed and stuff.
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That system sounds better than here in England. Technically anyone can be an electrician here, you just have to show competency.
There is a independently run license scheme (J.I.B card), which grades you from your qualifications. Thankfully most of the larger companies/sites, when hiring you, will ask for this card.
The only other hurdle for doing electrical work is, when doing work in a dwelling in England and Wales, you have to register the job with building control.
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I spent the past couple years (while in college) installing tile and custom counter tops, etc. Finally graduated, and started a job with an architecture firm a month ago. It's awesome to be on this side of the creation process, and even with the short time I've been working there, my experience on site has helped immensely. (not to mention getting to work at 8:30AM is nice after being on site at 6:00AM for years.)
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^ Every architect should have to complete a minimum of 2 years onsite experience. Nothing shits me more than half baked ideas which cost stupid amounts of money and are a nightmare to build being put on a plan just to "create an active space".
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Exactly! There is nothing more stressful than getting a set of archs and trying to tell some guy he can't build his house with a 70 foot glass floor overhang. "Oh well my architect drew it up just fine." "Yes well I'm an engineer and your architect doesn't know shit." My brother is a PE and obviously being that we own a steel business we also have a PE on staff, pretty sure you have to have 2+ years under a PE to even be able to take your test.
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even engineers should have practical experience. they too make tons of errors simply because they've never seen the practical side of the job.
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Bump, looking for electricians with knowledge of the Seattle area. I have 1.5 years of commercial experience. Want to start my apprenticeship. (I could with the company I'm working with but don't want to be in Virginia for the next couple of years
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Oh want to add I wanna do it with the right company, starting next fall.
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I'm in ziplines construction. Sittin in my hat was right now about to go install some stuff up high
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was electrician since 8 years and last year i switched to bricklayer witch is so much more fun!
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I was in the laborers union until the end of last year. The company I worked for did large commercial projects, like schools, hospitals, transfer stations, prisons etc. The crew I was on would pump concrete and strip forms mostly. Sometimes it was fun, but usually it was really hard and sucked. I just got a new job working for the city that I live in the storm and surface water department. Its a lot more laid back. We work very slowly with no real deadlines. Part of it is cleaning the system with a vactor truck and the other part is replacing damaged pipes and catchbasins etc. Overall its pretty cool.
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I did Cat operation in the winter(Grooming, Building Parks,etc) and then I do Dozer operation in the summer building Motocross tracks and maintaining them. Also do excavator work, loader work, and everything in between. This was in the great state of New York.
Been running a cat since i was 14, i'm 19 now and I work construction in Colorado now. $22 an hour, going back and forth in a dozer is easy.
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How do you get started with cat operation?
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Infrastructure pipelaying tecchie/heavy machinery goon. It is good because I will leave leave shortly and get my demo/explosives handler and work in South Australia
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Like, snow cat or cat as is in heavy equipment? I first used heavy equipment fencing, mini ex and skid steer.
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But snowcat I think that's right place right time. But get a job landscaping or something and that should give you some exposure
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I work in flooring installation and removal. Not the kind of job I want the rest of my life, that's for sure.
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Forklift/Overhead crane operator for a warehouse...move around large pieces of steel all day every day, shit can be super stressful, but the money is great and I did it right out of high school, no student loans or any of that bs...actually just got my first house. move in in april.
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Where is this exactly? Got my class a and all my endorsements and have been driving a while now. Ill glady up root my life for that kinda pay to drive a dump truck....but i have a feeling this is bs lol
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Exactly like stated above. right place, right time.
Thats what my dad does and i started grooming when my mountain got a second cat, I was already the Park Manager at that time so I started having a park cat and things just kinda escalated from there.
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And in before some one says 30 an hour is poverty level...good to see some realistic people on ns doing trades work
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Im sure u know this already but I stress: wrist braces, and some knee/shin/ankle pads.
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i build roads and bridges and all that shit
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