I'm in the same boat working at a college operating 3 low pressure steam boilers in a heating plant. We also operate 2 large centrifugal chillers and 2 cooling towers. I'd like to get into the oil industry next year.
Arthur Smith was my instructor of power and process at Vancouver Vocational Institute in the early 1970’s. We used the S.A.I.T. power and process engineering course. He used to tell us…” dont forget when you get to become 1st class engineer, that you were once a 4th class”
If you’re considering becoming a power engineer just do it! I’m 19 years old working as a 4th class in a Steel manufacturing plant. Not a super hard profession to get into just study your textbooks and the exams aren’t too bad.
I’m currently 24 and have my 4th class power engineering certificate, alongside with a process operations certificate, both I obtained from SAIT. I work in the health care field making $30/h as a maintenance worker III. I’d love to move up one day and find a job in the oil and gas industry.
@@mustang13990 Yea it took me a year or two to find my first job. after that didnt work out, due to a foot injury, it took me another 2 years to find my current place of work. Pretty sure its just due to whats happening in alberta right now with the economy and what not.
These people for middle age adult are responsibility and working attitude very seriously and diligent / hardworking. Not like young is very impetuous and very casual and very careless
@@janbatoon959 I did my CO-OP at Stelco at the Hamilton plant and the pay is about the same every where else at $18.50/hour witch is not a lot but you are manly there for steam time and nothing else. I got offered a job for 24 starting but my goal is Dofasco or Stelco at the Nanicoce plant
@@janbatoon959 so if you go to school you will have an interview type thing and they will pick so many for dofasco and stelco... i wanted dofasco or stelco at Nanicoke but i did not get it so i got stelco in Hamilton because of my Dad, he is a 3rd class at the hamilton plant... usually they take 10 people for both stelco and dofasco though, they look at your attendants and the teacher will give the company what they think of you.. for me i was late a couple times because i did not have a car at the time and the course is VERY picky about attendants
I'm a mexican young guy looking to study power engineer in Mexico and hopefully 1 day i can emigrate to canada or australia, beautiful people, beautiful country and good payment
I got my ticket in 2018, and finally in 2021 got a job offer. It was situational because I had applied about a year ago and was initially denied for someone else, but stated my availability should a shortage arise. The market as I understand is saturated with 4th class ticket holders with little or no experience. I gave up a much higher paying job to take advantage of the opportunity.
@Eureka 4th class aren't necessarily sought after. 3rd class has an abundance of potential work in Canada even straight out of school. My friend just got hired on straight out of college (3rd class) at $48/h. Of course being a 2nd class is even more ideal (7 semesters of college in Canada) And once again opens up even more jobs.
I've been a power engineer since 1997 and I still have a hard time explaining to people what I do LOL most of them just have absolutely no concept and they don't know that we exist
Really u're funny me too I'm electrical engineer at LNG power plant still now system engineer told to me what's exactly ur job here HHhH they thought our work only tag out and tag in CB and made a reset for electrical device...
I am thinking about getting into power engineering at a college and i want to know what the job market looks like. I live in Ontario and i do not want to get my 4th/3rd ticket and no find a job for years. Can somebody please let me know. I have heard different things from different people and just want some more opinions, thank you.
I'm a machinist/millwright and wanting to be able to move up more in food processing plants. Would power engineering be a good add on? I see a lot of millwright jobs saying 4th class power engineering is a great asset.
Definitely, I have my 4th class. Half way through my 3rd, my dad is a 3rd with his millwright ticket. It will offer some more job security and allow for more growth. Also it’s really not too hard if your interested in it
Currently finishing my 4th class Power Engineer Part B. I plan to eventually get my 3rd is there any PE's who know the general time frame that I would have to aquire it after starting in the workforce? Or if they are even hiring 4ths at this time? Also, any tips or advice are very much appreciated thank you.
It takes about 6 months of studying ( assuming your working and have a Busy life ) per exam so 2 years to get all 4 papers, once you get hired on even as a 4th you’ll start getting steam time for your 3rd so once your done with your last paper you’ll have your ticket
Just to put another perspective on this industry, here in the Philippines a career in the power plant industry is not rewarding, especially for engineers. The salary is very low you would even question if you're really an engineer. Even though what you do is complicated (most of the time requires both phsyical and mental effort) and important, the salary does not reflect that.
Power engineering may be a sub-field of electrical engineering, but i would challenge that more power engineers are working in steam plants and refrigeration plants than electrical employment. We're much more than operators and maintenance men. 4th and 3rd class operate and perform regular maintenance on equipment more than that of a 2nd or 1st class engineer. This greatly depends on the industry you're employed. A 1st class power engineer has a very similar role to that of a mechanical engineer, regarding plant designing and commissioning, and much more responsibility than 5th,4th and 3rd class engineers. There is a place for power engineers in most industries. In the health care sector, we operate auxiliary equipment such as OTSG's (once through steam generators) responsible for supplying low pressure (103kpa/15psi) steam to air handling units that distribute high quality air to every corner of the building. Also, high pressure (820kpa/120psi) steam is used in operating rooms for sterilization of operating equipment. District energy projects are excellent examples of power engineering opportunities, refineries, breweries, sub stations, agricultural industry... There are vast employment opportunities for all the different levels of power engineers. Knowing where to look is very important. labeling all power engineers operators and maintenance men is a very dull, ignorant statement to make. Calling all power engineers operators and maintenance men, is no different than calling all electricians or plumbers or carpenters or any other qualified tradesmen, an apprentice. Its just not correct.
Steven Mullins This is all operations. There is no design or even redesigning of systems. You repair failures (mechanic) and start and stop machinery (operator). Your industry is a trade and does not require a degree, but a certificate. Nothing wrong with that, but do not compare power "engineers" with mechanical engineers. A degreed engineer and a operator are not even remotely close. Im not saying there isn't a place for operators because there absolutely is a need, energy production isn't going anywhere. Also, you used the word and it's variant "operator" four times in order to describe your job..
Thomas Treahorn, PE Actually 2nd and 1st class power engineers don't operate at all they usually go into managing the operators and design/planning.... Btw I know a friend who is a 1st class engineer.
Where I can do power engineering course in Canada, as i have a experience of India of 1400MW as a field engineer. Kindly provide me a knowledge that which knowledge have this course
I m Student of E.Engineering and want to know after graduation how engineers gain practical knowledge because it is difficult to work and get in to the job so kindly some one tell me where i should go for practical knowledge ?
does anybody know, if its okay to become power engineer without experience and degree? i have high school diploma and willing to learn the subject please i need ur help guys
It’s actually possible, though a company will generally take a graduate over someone else. As long as you find a way study for the TSSA exams you don’t need any other education.
i mean no offense, But power engineering is the most boring electrical subfield to me, The field mostly is maintenance, with the interesting part being the designing the power equipment themselves, But unlike other designing jobs, You are only making things related to power... If i was going to choose a career, I would love it to be interesting, preferably it has projects, Waking up each morning with the goal of maintaining Power equipment isn't interesting at all, But Waking up each morning with the goal of making cool projects like improving a Microprocessor, or making automation systems, Or Designing a new phone circuit seems much more interesting to me
hey i am an electrical engineer. i work in a 100MW hydro power plant in North India. Our power house is in commissioning stage. after its completion i want to move to Canada. can i get a job of an electrical engineer in Canadian hydel power plant ??
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If you are even considering becoming a power engineer! Do it, I promise you will love it!!!!
I'm a 4th class working on my 3rd class. I work in a hospital with 2 hhw and 2 steam boilers. Such a rewarding profession
How much do you get paid
I'm in the same boat working at a college operating 3 low pressure steam boilers in a heating plant. We also operate 2 large centrifugal chillers and 2 cooling towers. I'd like to get into the oil industry next year.
@ammarahmad555 in Canada. 4th class gets 30 an hour. 3rd gets you 40.
@BigmanDingle that's a pretty general wage for most of canada but you can make a lot more in the oil patch
@@Brett.284 yup
I'm proud to be a power engineer
How is your job on a daily basis? I want to go into power engineering, soon.
@@walmartbag6937How did it go?
Arthur Smith was my instructor of power and process at Vancouver Vocational Institute in the early 1970’s.
We used the S.A.I.T. power and process engineering course.
He used to tell us…” dont forget when you get to become 1st class engineer, that you were once a 4th class”
If you’re considering becoming a power engineer just do it! I’m 19 years old working as a 4th class in a Steel manufacturing plant. Not a super hard profession to get into just study your textbooks and the exams aren’t too bad.
Power engineers are also called Stationary operators, process operators, plant operators!
No steam engineers only
I am Power technology student
Hi Rahul Travels?
Proud to be an electrical engineering student
me to
Why
Dork be an electrician first if you want any respect from the guys on site
Nice! Can't wait to start my new position. Thanks for the video.
I realize we are very undervalued here in the Philippines.
I’m currently 24 and have my 4th class power engineering certificate, alongside with a process operations certificate, both I obtained from SAIT. I work in the health care field making $30/h as a maintenance worker III. I’d love to move up one day and find a job in the oil and gas industry.
Was it difficult for you to find work after graduating?
@@mustang13990 Yea it took me a year or two to find my first job. after that didnt work out, due to a foot injury, it took me another 2 years to find my current place of work. Pretty sure its just due to whats happening in alberta right now with the economy and what not.
@xz z just get into maintenance and become a millwright.
@@dgezy5454 hi, can u help me please, I am student of power engineering, I need ur advices
Hello
Industrial settings are MASSIVE and FUN
These people for middle age adult are responsibility and working attitude very seriously and diligent / hardworking. Not like young is very impetuous and very casual and very careless
Currently taking my 4B, then doing my co-op and then going back to school for my 3rd class 🤘 this is an amazing trade!
How is job market for freshers
Did the co op pay well?
@@janbatoon959 I did my CO-OP at Stelco at the Hamilton plant and the pay is about the same every where else at $18.50/hour witch is not a lot but you are manly there for steam time and nothing else. I got offered a job for 24 starting but my goal is Dofasco or Stelco at the Nanicoce plant
@@TheLivingAftermath did the school help you get the job or did you have to find it yourself
@@janbatoon959 so if you go to school you will have an interview type thing and they will pick so many for dofasco and stelco... i wanted dofasco or stelco at Nanicoke but i did not get it so i got stelco in Hamilton because of my Dad, he is a 3rd class at the hamilton plant... usually they take 10 people for both stelco and dofasco though, they look at your attendants and the teacher will give the company what they think of you.. for me i was late a couple times because i did not have a car at the time and the course is VERY picky about attendants
I'm a mexican young guy looking to study power engineer in Mexico and hopefully 1 day i can emigrate to canada or australia, beautiful people, beautiful country and good payment
we would love to have you in canada! :) always welcome!
Go to australia, its beautiful there. I live in canada and its terrible here.
@@jbzack2740 can i have your contact or fb id
@@maksboyle6386 haha you must live anywhere east of B.C
I am also like the Department........
Got my first power engineering position today
I got my ticket in 2018, and finally in 2021 got a job offer. It was situational because I had applied about a year ago and was initially denied for someone else, but stated my availability should a shortage arise. The market as I understand is saturated with 4th class ticket holders with little or no experience. I gave up a much higher paying job to take advantage of the opportunity.
@Eureka 4th class aren't necessarily sought after. 3rd class has an abundance of potential work in Canada even straight out of school. My friend just got hired on straight out of college (3rd class) at $48/h. Of course being a 2nd class is even more ideal (7 semesters of college in Canada) And once again opens up even more jobs.
I've been a power engineer since 1997 and I still have a hard time explaining to people what I do LOL most of them just have absolutely no concept and they don't know that we exist
I had also worked in 685MW thermal power plant in india..but now I want to work in abroad..can you give me some suggestions
Hi El Martillo?
Really u're funny me too I'm electrical engineer at LNG power plant still now system engineer told to me what's exactly ur job here HHhH they thought our work only tag out and tag in CB and made a reset for electrical device...
I studied industrial maintenance ingeenering in México, and I want to go to Canadá to study for electrical enginner and work in that field.
Now i am study Diploma in power technology from Dhaka polytechnic Institute....... I love my Department
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Pretty cool, I've started my 4th year level.
One day, this would be my Job😃
Same, good luck
Mine also
same here
same
I liked this video so much
Thanks a lot!
Thanks អរគុណ👏
I am thinking about getting into power engineering at a college and i want to know what the job market looks like. I live in Ontario and i do not want to get my 4th/3rd ticket and no find a job for years. Can somebody please let me know. I have heard different things from different people and just want some more opinions, thank you.
Its horribly saturated everwhere in Canada
I'm a machinist/millwright and wanting to be able to move up more in food processing plants. Would power engineering be a good add on? I see a lot of millwright jobs saying 4th class power engineering is a great asset.
Definitely, I have my 4th class. Half way through my 3rd, my dad is a 3rd with his millwright ticket. It will offer some more job security and allow for more growth. Also it’s really not too hard if your interested in it
Currently doing ND: Power Systems (Electrical Engineer).
Will be doing my P1 & P2 next year, Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
This just in! We fucking rule!
Fire bender!
This is my dream job
Currently finishing my 4th class Power Engineer Part B. I plan to eventually get my 3rd is there any PE's who know the general time frame that I would have to aquire it after starting in the workforce? Or if they are even hiring 4ths at this time? Also, any tips or advice are very much appreciated thank you.
Think you need another 12 months of firing time to get your third assuming you’ve passed all 4 exams
Pls share your contact number
It takes about 6 months of studying ( assuming your working and have a Busy life ) per exam so 2 years to get all 4 papers, once you get hired on even as a 4th you’ll start getting steam time for your 3rd so once your done with your last paper you’ll have your ticket
I wish to be like u
Just to put another perspective on this industry, here in the Philippines a career in the power plant industry is not rewarding, especially for engineers. The salary is very low you would even question if you're really an engineer. Even though what you do is complicated (most of the time requires both phsyical and mental effort) and important, the salary does not reflect that.
What would be a couple comparable jobs out in the Phillipines when comparing wages out there?
What would be an easier job to make the same amount?
@@alloveryetstill IT, BPO, Virtual Assistant, you name it.
do power engineers come from electrical engineering ?
yeah
lombe kabaso Mark no, they are operators/maintenance men
Power engineering may be a sub-field of electrical engineering, but i would challenge that more power engineers are working in steam plants and refrigeration plants than electrical employment. We're much more than operators and maintenance men. 4th and 3rd class operate and perform regular maintenance on equipment more than that of a 2nd or 1st class engineer. This greatly depends on the industry you're employed. A 1st class power engineer has a very similar role to that of a mechanical engineer, regarding plant designing and commissioning, and much more responsibility than 5th,4th and 3rd class engineers. There is a place for power engineers in most industries. In the health care sector, we operate auxiliary equipment such as OTSG's (once through steam generators) responsible for supplying low pressure (103kpa/15psi) steam to air handling units that distribute high quality air to every corner of the building. Also, high pressure (820kpa/120psi) steam is used in operating rooms for sterilization of operating equipment. District energy projects are excellent examples of power engineering opportunities, refineries, breweries, sub stations, agricultural industry... There are vast employment opportunities for all the different levels of power engineers. Knowing where to look is very important. labeling all power engineers operators and maintenance men is a very dull, ignorant statement to make. Calling all power engineers operators and maintenance men, is no different than calling all electricians or plumbers or carpenters or any other qualified tradesmen, an apprentice. Its just not correct.
Steven Mullins This is all operations. There is no design or even redesigning of systems. You repair failures (mechanic) and start and stop machinery (operator). Your industry is a trade and does not require a degree, but a certificate. Nothing wrong with that, but do not compare power "engineers" with mechanical engineers. A degreed engineer and a operator are not even remotely close. Im not saying there isn't a place for operators because there absolutely is a need, energy production isn't going anywhere.
Also, you used the word and it's variant "operator" four times in order to describe your job..
Thomas Treahorn, PE
Actually 2nd and 1st class power engineers don't operate at all they usually go into managing the operators and design/planning....
Btw
I know a friend who is a 1st class engineer.
Shin nippon turbine
Wow
My previous company
Where I can do power engineering course in Canada, as i have a experience of India of 1400MW as a field engineer.
Kindly provide me a knowledge that which knowledge have this course
I m Student of E.Engineering and want to know after graduation how engineers gain practical knowledge because it is difficult to work and get in to the job so kindly some one tell me where i should go for practical knowledge ?
If you get an answer please share.
Did you find out?
does anybody know, if its okay to become power engineer without experience and degree?
i have high school diploma and willing to learn the subject
please i need ur help guys
It’s actually possible, though a company will generally take a graduate over someone else. As long as you find a way study for the TSSA exams you don’t need any other education.
power engineers: Hi I am power ranger
i mean no offense, But power engineering is the most boring electrical subfield to me, The field mostly is maintenance, with the interesting part being the designing the power equipment themselves, But unlike other designing jobs, You are only making things related to power...
If i was going to choose a career, I would love it to be interesting, preferably it has projects, Waking up each morning with the goal of maintaining Power equipment isn't interesting at all, But Waking up each morning with the goal of making cool projects like improving a Microprocessor, or making automation systems, Or Designing a new phone circuit seems much more interesting to me
This is really engineer age 45 to 50
hey i am an electrical engineer. i work in a 100MW hydro power plant in North India. Our power house is in commissioning stage. after its completion i want to move to Canada. can i get a job of an electrical engineer in Canadian hydel power plant ??
Hi kamal
Any update to get a job for power engineer in Canada
I am study power engineering from govt Diploma Education.......but our country people not like this Department
Why are there always Indians begging for help in the comment sections of university videos lmfao
Is power engineer? Power plant engineer??
Yes
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wow I cant believe there aren't any woman in this video.... well here I am
make a new video for god sakes
That's because women are rare on these fields, it's not on purpose
Haha there are pages on facebook dadicated to making fun of this fact
mellzbellz82 stupid
Because sadly not many women take this course but that's changing now, in my course there are 7 women who are killing it!
Oof
I'm sorry but downtown Vancouver is dead and full of kiddy fiddlers
Thelonius Punk What you mean?
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