How Much MONEY can a STICK WELDER Make?

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  • @WELDER-UP
    @WELDER-UP ปีที่แล้ว +32

    This guy is one of the most informative welders on the TH-cam platform. Knowledgeable guy and he’s right on point. Keep it up y’all.

  • @JohnLee-qz6fk
    @JohnLee-qz6fk ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The fact that I went back to school to do welding is probably the best decision. I've made ever for me and my family. I start my second semester. I watch your videos constantly they're always helpful

    • @WesternWeldingAcademy
      @WesternWeldingAcademy  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's awesome to know man! We're glad to be able to help, keep it up!

  • @wyattsklee6769
    @wyattsklee6769 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    My business made 136k this year so roughly about 75k profit. That’s at 21 years old first year in business. I took a couple months off this year due to not wanting to work in the summer.

  • @deyonsadler6828
    @deyonsadler6828 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I appreciate breaking this down. Instead of just saying like every other goober on TH-cam. “Hey be a welder, and make 250k a year right outta school!!”

    • @WesternWeldingAcademy
      @WesternWeldingAcademy  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You are most welcome!

    • @bobbymaeger3478
      @bobbymaeger3478 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why would a welder make as much or more than a mechanic

    • @aazz9676
      @aazz9676 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Because their bkth skilled trades brainiac.

    • @brandonvillegas9249
      @brandonvillegas9249 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They literally do this in all of their Facebook reels what are you in about

    • @DylanOlguin-c9n
      @DylanOlguin-c9n 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@headaqe1708you think that’s all they due

  • @Dogatemyhomework927
    @Dogatemyhomework927 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I was a general contractor for my career and did fine. If I had a do-over, welding would be top of the list!! 💯👍🏽

    • @WesternWeldingAcademy
      @WesternWeldingAcademy  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Are you retired? We have plenty of men and women at the school who have worked in different fields before coming to Western Welding Academy. Thanks for the support💪🏻🇺🇸!

  • @blujay1608
    @blujay1608 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was very helpful for me. The few people I've told I'm in welding school keep asking me where I'm going to work. There are so many options, that I'm just not sure where I'll end up yet. This video helped me see some possibilities though!

  • @cuddlebuddy88mc
    @cuddlebuddy88mc 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just started class on August 19th. Still doing research. I do appreciate every syllable of advice 🙏🏽 ❤

  • @samuelscragg7052
    @samuelscragg7052 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Very good info and advice.

  • @jeffreyreano3814
    @jeffreyreano3814 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the info 👍 keep up the good work. ✌️

  • @tasobouzinelos8027
    @tasobouzinelos8027 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    First off, I just want to say I love your content. I just bought myself a Lincoln AC 225 240V stick welder. I bought some of the basic tools and equipment: welding jacket, chip hammer, gloves, helmet, magnets, rods, etc. I have a few questions to ask: What pants would you recommend for someone to wear while they are welding? What electrodes would you recommend I use? Is there anything else you would recommend I would need to get started in this field? Thanks for the help in advance

    • @WesternWeldingAcademy
      @WesternWeldingAcademy  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi @tasobouzinelos8027 we are live with our instructors every Thursday at 4pm MST, catch us so they may directly answer your questions!

  • @CaballeroLucena-cx3km
    @CaballeroLucena-cx3km 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey, Thanks for sharing your experience.

  • @mondavou9408
    @mondavou9408 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think what attracts me to these videos is its authentic.

  • @seedelle3883
    @seedelle3883 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great info.

  • @seedelle3883
    @seedelle3883 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very helpful

  • @nathanratermann9204
    @nathanratermann9204 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ran millions of 7018 on bridges for 16yrs. I’m 36 now. Reconstructed shoulder two years ago. Two ruptured discs in my lower back now, and have been out for 6 months, with another six ahead. Don’t burn your life away on the road, and your body.

  • @tylerjustice7644
    @tylerjustice7644 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm 25, have no clue what I want to do. Welding has always interested me. Maybe I should give it a shot.

    • @WesternWeldingAcademy
      @WesternWeldingAcademy  ปีที่แล้ว

      Go for it man!

    • @cloroxbleach6039
      @cloroxbleach6039 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@brycecooley7017oh what the heck I jus grad from welding and starting pay for me was 25 and I do tig there’s guys in our union making up to the 40s

    • @nightinthewhite3817
      @nightinthewhite3817 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@brycecooley7017 you must have been a very bad welder lmao

    • @brycecooley7017
      @brycecooley7017 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@nightinthewhite3817 Nope. I got my welding certificate, which took me 2 years to achieve. I'm proficient in MIG, FCAW, TIG, and SMAC processes. Passed all the weld tests and the employer's weld test. $12/hr to start. It's not worth it. I like my door greeter job better. It's really easy work, a better deal.

    • @jasonalvarez5611
      @jasonalvarez5611 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If I'm 37 and barely starting welding would it be a good idea to get into this field at my age?

  • @cuperdiaz232
    @cuperdiaz232 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you

  • @josephineabdallah4310
    @josephineabdallah4310 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am a beginner in welding. Thank you very much sir for the information. God bless 👍👍👍

  • @24klogan86
    @24klogan86 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What position would you encourage most welders to get certified in at the bare minimum? I recently just completed 3G stick in my welding class at school.

    • @WesternWeldingAcademy
      @WesternWeldingAcademy  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey! Catch our Instructors' live every Thursday at 4pm MST so they may directly answer your questions!

  • @austinmoss4308
    @austinmoss4308 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A lot of good info buddy I’ve chased that dollar pipe welding for 35 years I gave it up 5 years ago and now I contract my rig out and I get by pretty good because of the location I’m in but it’s a lot of misinformation out there and you touched on pretty much everything. There’s a lot of imposters out there that are giving us a bad name contract welding

  • @yourweldingcoach
    @yourweldingcoach 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I agree 💯 ‼️ #savedbywelding

  • @Champagne_Dior
    @Champagne_Dior ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Would love to see you guys do another “ How much you should get paid for welding” video

    • @WesternWeldingAcademy
      @WesternWeldingAcademy  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Great idea! What other videos would you like to see?

    • @tuxegg2509
      @tuxegg2509 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WesternWeldingAcademywould be fun to see a video of how all of you started out and eventually got to where you are now

  • @icytoxic579
    @icytoxic579 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i see many welders in my area run Toyota tundra's and i can understand why, they are not diesel but they are really reliable and wont break down if you do simple fluid changes and have a big V8 for torque to haul all their equipment but at the end of the day it comes to preference

  • @Tridenux
    @Tridenux 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    From Nepal, age 20, buying a second hand scooter for carrying my welding machine and grinder on back cavin, just starting career in metal fabrication industrial business. yes m doing job right now, i know how to weld / cut

  • @stephenleonard6995
    @stephenleonard6995 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am wanting set up a rig to go out on my own. If the Lincoln machines are DC only, how are you powering your tools? Do you have to carry an AC generator as well?

  • @Smillieboi
    @Smillieboi ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! Well said.

  • @Stewpot-p5l
    @Stewpot-p5l 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Coded welders used to be paid very high wages but they are emigrating to Canada,Australia and New Zealand because they get paid three times more because of what the politicians have done to British skilled workers

  • @Synth223
    @Synth223 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you please make a video of what is necessary to run a rig

  • @timothybailey4356
    @timothybailey4356 ปีที่แล้ว

    I use to be a structural welder need to go back there is nothing here in CT to get a welder license

  • @adamgain4883
    @adamgain4883 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When i was the rail road as a welder we made good money. A crap ton of schooling and testig to go through. Some cars we welded would be carrying liquid match etc or the tank skins could be a high oressure car that carried LPG etc. Wiah i neber wouldve left the railroad as welder for the compnay i was wirh

  • @augustusczar7375
    @augustusczar7375 ปีที่แล้ว

    Search your local pipefitters union and search for their wages and they will have a chart with wages from 1st year apprentice to topped out. Unions will usually pay for your benefits and a pension as well

  • @gillihansmobilewelding
    @gillihansmobilewelding ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You can start your own mobile welding repair service and make $60 - $120 an hour right out the gate, depending on your skill level.

  • @DylanOlguin-c9n
    @DylanOlguin-c9n 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wanna go to your school but I have bills and can’t be gone for 6 months not making money . I just don’t know how to get past that

  • @wadewilson5296
    @wadewilson5296 ปีที่แล้ว

    I work for the railroad currently & I'm completely burn out. I want to try welding but fear I might be too old.

    • @WesternWeldingAcademy
      @WesternWeldingAcademy  ปีที่แล้ว

      No such thing is too old! Our oldest student was even 61 yrs old, as long as your body can still handle working then you're still good to go

  • @lunchboxweldor
    @lunchboxweldor ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Ironworkers Union always needs stick welders and wire welders. AWS D1.1 D1.5 D1.8.

  • @thomasreyes6447
    @thomasreyes6447 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    7,000 a week is crazy😮🔥

  • @Buckwheat2080
    @Buckwheat2080 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Seriously a dive crew has maybe one guy who can weld underwater and maybe a couple more who can do top side. Diver school is as much as welding schools but you will travel more and make more money and have more fun. The average welder is going to be in a shop making $20 to $25 an hour. But yeah there’s good money in the field but there’s a bunch of welding schools flowing the market with kids that can’t take it and don’t make it.

    • @WesternWeldingAcademy
      @WesternWeldingAcademy  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the insight. Are you an underwater welder?

    • @Buckwheat2080
      @Buckwheat2080 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WesternWeldingAcademy I am a diver we weld, rig, do mill work, and pretty much everything that is done top side we do under water.

    • @BennetChurch
      @BennetChurch ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Buckwheat2080is under water welding worth it like the money the traveling and just the job in general this Chanel always says it’s not worth it and the moneys not their but I wanted to know straight from someone who has experience and actually has been their.

    • @Buckwheat2080
      @Buckwheat2080 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BennetChurch a diving career pay wise is the same boat there will be great paying jobs on occasion but most is not much more than any other trades. Union pays well but it’s thin when it comes to jobs out there. A diver welds 100 hours topside for every hour welding under maybe. You can get a welding job once you certify but you can certify any where even in your yard. Diving you have to go to school. Diving is much more fun than welding but like both they are cranking out more than the market needs. They tell you it aint worth it because they want your money. I certified to weld while at dive school thru night classes.

  • @Eyelanderules
    @Eyelanderules 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My surrounding area must suck. You can be Certified in both Stick and TIG both carbon and stainless and you'd be lucky to find a job that pays over 35$ an hour unless union.

  • @chiraq1256
    @chiraq1256 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Crazy I own a telemarketing company and pay $20 no experience and with bonus I have some making $1500 to 2000 a week. I pay $2000 a week for cdl car haulers. I start tomorrow learning how to stick weld just to maintance my own car haulers. I hope they are paying people with a special trade more than Chicago min wage with is 16.50 kids at McDonalds are paying almost $20 per hour.

    • @PillowMcCloud
      @PillowMcCloud 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I said the same with im in ct, so some of these prices are close to my states minimum wage of 15-16hr, but the cost of living is disgusting. I know electric boat basically a submarine manufacturing plant they start around $25/hr depending on your welding level and security Clarence

  • @Gabriel-eu2et
    @Gabriel-eu2et ปีที่แล้ว

    Just graduated highschool lately and was stuck on what to do i think im going to do welding school any tips for me before i pursue this career?

    • @WesternWeldingAcademy
      @WesternWeldingAcademy  ปีที่แล้ว

      Just be patient and keep going, always have good work ethic as that would help you on the field.

  • @fontunetheteller410
    @fontunetheteller410 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I got certified level 4 welding at a trade school, and all the jobs I sign to low ball me. I ask for $18/hour and they offer me $16. How am I supposed to advocate for myself when my words are good and have certification but it's still not enough? Do I just tough it out for a half a year and get some experience and suck it up? Do I just keep searching? Should I walk into an interview very stern and highball myself?
    I'm not asking for a job to fall in my lap, but I thought certification was supposed to get my foot in the door?

    • @boejiden120
      @boejiden120 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Get in a union.

  • @trellootrelloo764
    @trellootrelloo764 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    bro thank you

  • @necrobrutalizer377
    @necrobrutalizer377 ปีที่แล้ว

    How would I find these jobs? I’m taking a 2 yr welding class in high school, and I’m on my last year.

    • @WesternWeldingAcademy
      @WesternWeldingAcademy  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey @necrobrutalizer377 we made a vid on that a while back, feel free to give it a search on here on any of our platforms

  • @gihanthusitha565
    @gihanthusitha565 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love stick welding i think stick welding is more challenging than others

    • @WesternWeldingAcademy
      @WesternWeldingAcademy  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We think Tig is more challenging but it depends on the person

    • @gihanthusitha565
      @gihanthusitha565 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hmm but love stick welding i do mig n tig to in srilanka we not doing much tig maybe that was reason i not getting much challenging that welding make me more happy

  • @OleRustyTractor
    @OleRustyTractor ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I live in ND .. it sucks 3 months a year. You get used to it

  • @ih8yt4yeetedmyoldacc
    @ih8yt4yeetedmyoldacc ปีที่แล้ว

    My friend went to welding school and they'll direct him to oil and gas. It's been a year and my friend still waiting to get hired at oil and gas.

    • @WesternWeldingAcademy
      @WesternWeldingAcademy  ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry to hear that. Did your friend ever try other welding jobs?

    • @ih8yt4yeetedmyoldacc
      @ih8yt4yeetedmyoldacc ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WesternWeldingAcademy he did, got it, but not a company. More like weld shop, pretty big weld shop that pays him 20-30 dollar a day. Told me, he said oil and gas are hard to get hired.

  • @Otingocni
    @Otingocni ปีที่แล้ว

    how do people deal with old age and eye issues? I have welded as part of my job my whole life but never certified or pressure pipe type stuff. I struggle with focal range at my age 52. I couldnt iomagine trying to run the road now and be welding full time as opposed to the minimal amount i do now.

    • @WesternWeldingAcademy
      @WesternWeldingAcademy  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey there! @Otingocni we are live with our instructors every Thursday at 4pm MST, join us so they may directly answer your questions!

    • @Otingocni
      @Otingocni ปีที่แล้ว

      I work graveyards and am asleep then but thanks for responding anyway.@@WesternWeldingAcademy

  • @bubbadiesel4961
    @bubbadiesel4961 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is 35 to old to start welding and do yall take GI bill?

    • @WesternWeldingAcademy
      @WesternWeldingAcademy  ปีที่แล้ว

      Never too old! We regret to inform you that we currently do not accept the GI Bill. To maintain our dynamic curriculum pace and ensure top-notch education, we regularly update our offerings. Including the GI Bill might limit our flexibility. We appreciate your understanding.

    • @bubbadiesel4961
      @bubbadiesel4961 ปีที่แล้ว

      @WesternWeldingAcademy well thank yall for the reply I do appreciate it. Yall have yallselves a great new year

  • @ronaldherbert9201
    @ronaldherbert9201 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Minimum wage in San Juan County, NM.. 😂

  • @camss8094
    @camss8094 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Do mig welding

  • @skitown11
    @skitown11 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I get the feeling that this school doesn't teach FCAW 232 structural wire at all. Nobody runs stick on structural jobs anymore. It's the only wire that can be used in the field and it's the hardest certificates to obtain that I have.

  • @Graveltrucking
    @Graveltrucking ปีที่แล้ว

    You make money being self employed its more stressful at times when collecting money from people. All depends on where you want to work. Stay clean and dry working in a fab shop. Working out in the field you'd make more money.

  • @markbrandon7756
    @markbrandon7756 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How much money can a welder make -
    If a welder could make money ?
    If a welder welds lapse insread of paper thin metal-
    Then they might get a visit from a representative of Treasurery Dept ✅

  • @calminggoodness6448
    @calminggoodness6448 ปีที่แล้ว

    He's a Hott welder 😘😘😘

  • @johnwolf1475
    @johnwolf1475 ปีที่แล้ว

    NONE UNLESS YOU PAY 30K ...

  • @EricCampbellUAV
    @EricCampbellUAV 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    a Wyoming welder doesn’t know how welding life is in the real world. all he knows is tumble weed and Gitmo

  • @bobbymaeger3478
    @bobbymaeger3478 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don’t becomes a mechanic

  • @Iykedone
    @Iykedone 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I need a job pls sir
    9 years experience in welding 🥽 work