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@@kellenking5108 thank you and good luck

597 area Chicago. But I work in house at a company as a steamfitter so my wage is a bit lower than the outside. But I get PTO etc

No that’s including benefits and that It’s only like 35-40 $ hr

@@vagosaur5251 yeah I don’t know much about electrical but I appreciate what you guys do!

You should have a LLC. There’s tons of different types of ways to form a business. But liability insurance and make sure you’re paying taxes is important.

@@bluecollarsuccess7196 thanks bruh

Yeah I did it for a year or so then I got burned out you’re totally right. I saved a lot of that money I made and invested it. I work 40-50 hours a week now but I’m much less excited about OT. Thanks for the comment!

Depends on the local 4-5 years

Oh ok

Pre apprentices in my area start off around 21$ an hour cap out over 60$

​​@@bluecollarsuccess7196 Little Rock Arkansas starts at 24.00 as of 2024

As an apprentice I started off at like 17$/hour journeyman wage was close to 60$

It all depends, but generally foreman is 10-15% extra added to journeyman scale hourly rate.

It was with moderate overtime. My last check was even more because I worked an extra 16 hours. I on average make over 120k/year gross. With OT. I don’t get laid off and work consistently throughout the year even if there’s not much OT.

No travel just night shift work and a lot of OT

​@@bluecollarsuccess7196 thanks for answering

Did you get laid off during apprenticeship?

@@amonicawarren4148 once during Covid. I stayed busy from then on

Ok cool

Show up early, work hard, be careful who you trust, learn all you can, ask questions, don’t do anything you don’t feel safe or comfortable doing. Don’t be afraid to try new things and volunteer for overtime. Good luck 👍

That’s simply not true especially for electricians, Pipefitters, plumbers elevator techs etc.

Maybe for general labor. Union wages for Pipefitters in my area are 60$ an hour. How have they not gone up provide proof for this for union jobs. When I started wages for 48.67$/hour for Pipefitters now 60$

@@bluecollarsuccess7196 StatsCanada, the Toronto Star, CBC all have articles describing wage stagnation for skilled trades workers in Canada. Wages in Canada’s skilled trades have only grown by 17% since 1970, while inflation has increased the prices of everything 400% Real wages are decreasing each year in Canada, even if the dollar amount looks like it is increasing. I am a red seal journeyman plumber and journeyman class b gasfitter with a blue seal. Canada’s version of a master plumber.. But I now refuse to work in my trades after my occupation made me permanently disabled and WCB denied all of my workplace injury claims. Good luck to anyone who does physical work in Canada 😢 Stay in school kids! Skilled trades are not an alternative to college..

Thanks! Will do!

What’re you interests? Do you enjoy working with your hands, dealing with people, working alone? It’s tough I do 12 hour days right now nights. 6pm-6am. But it’s only temporary. Sometimes you don’t always follow your passion but follow the jobs no one wants to do but pay really well. Plumbing pipefitting etc are hard jobs but pay well and no one wants to go into them.

Yes i agree it's difficult and a little intimidating making the jump to be honest. but i think you're right

I want to get into plumbing just graduated high school, playing video games is getting boring, and I want something more. any tips?

Try to niche down to something just my personal opinion. Such as piping, heavy equipment repair or structural etc.

Usually you have to stay in that area, if it’s the United association you may be able to transfer locals but it all depends. You should probably plan on trying to stay in the area your whole apprenticeship. Then when you’re a journeyman you can pretty much move anywhere.

@@bluecollarsuccess7196 it’s actually is the United association! They asked me to come in Monday. It’s in Metairie Louisiana but I wanted to move to Georgia to be closer to my gf. What do you think I should do? Just join the one right now and see if I can transfer or wait until I move ? Or just do the 5 years here. Sorry if this got personal

@Asher Johnson If it were me I would get in now make it to your 2nd or 3rd year in your apprenticeship then ask for a transfer. So you can be closer to your gf

Yes I have. But I haven’t gone through with it yet.

@@bluecollarsuccess7196 Don't. I provide google ads full-time (expert ads is a complicated thing, but usually worth it). I'm trying it out with welding client for the first time. I can let you know what we find out the first month if you want. If it works for him, I'll help you out too, of course.

@@i8tweak so how did it go?

@@anthonypower457 It worked out really well! Took a lot of tweaking, but i have 5 welding businesses I do ads for now. All very happy.