Fresh out of highschool, what jobs are gonna bring in good money? Anyone here a machinist?

[Anonymous No.15479279]

I'm fine taking up a trade if I must but no schooling would be ideal. Definitely no 4 year universities. Lots of people say electrician but I'm not sure I'd be interested in it. I've been looking into becoming a machinist but having to go to school for 2 more years doesn't sound great.

[Anonymous No.15479355]

machinist anon here, you're not gonna make great money starting out. but you will be able to find employment whenever you need to. If you get really good, you write your own ticket to wherever you wanna live that has an industry. No cubicle or pc bullshit unless you're a cnc programmer in a big company.

[Anonymous No.15479361]

Non. Don't be more retarded than a nigger. Go on welfare, bonus for some made up disability. Jobs are for losers

[Anonymous No.15479365]

Kneepads haha get fucked zoomie

T. 25 year old over lord

[Anonymous No.15479374]

>>15479279
Have you considered brokering freight?

[Anonymous No.15479393]

>>15479279
I did a 2 yr associates in the electrical trade. The trades are shit. Absolute shit. Would not recommend. Just do some easy bachelor's degree. You'll be better off.
Blue collar work is cut throat AND shit pay. TERRIBLE combo.

[Anonymous No.15479455]

>>15479279
1. You need to get decent at teaching yourself.
2. Also, being able to write and communicate well are extremely underappreciated now.

With those two, you can be extremely flexible and not have to rely on formal education

[Anonymous No.15479470]

>>15479279
Welding my dude

I'm a welder and make 130k per year after taxes (working for a big corp though)

[Anonymous No.15479485]

>>15479279
Personally logistics worked out great for me. I showed up at 20 broke af and in need of a job, 4 years later I was making 50K and having school paid for.

[Anonymous No.15479497]

>>15479279
Being a CNC machinist will give you a decent life, but I would recommend more of a multicraft type of trade so you have more opportunities

[Anonymous No.15479505]

>>15479355
I thought machinists are cnc programmers? Do you do manual machining? I don't fully understand the trade I just started looking into it.

>>15479361
I'd get bored and I want extra cash to do things.

>>15479374
Never heard of it until just now, cant that be computer automated soon? Trying to find a career that will be safe for the next few decades and I heard a lot of skilled trades will be difficult to fully automate.

>>15479393
Yes I've worried about this, was considering automotive mechanics until I heard about the shit pay and toll on your body. What are you doing now then?

>>15479455
Good to keep in mind, I've been looking but cant seem to find any jobs that are willing to teach or accepting self taught individuals. They all expect entry level positions to have 2 years+ of experience in that field. How do I get experience if I cant even find a job that doesn't require it?

[Anonymous No.15479592]

>>15479470
130k sounds awesome. How did you get into the field? Did you need a degree? What kind of welding do you do if you don't mind me asking? I assumed that its all automated now with cars and such.

>>15479485
You mean like being a warehouse manager? Not fully sure what you mean by logistics, they dont require experience? That's what I keep running into, they expect experience but no one is hiring inexperienced workers.

>>15479497
Multicraft? Not sure what jobs fall under that category, what would you suggest?

[Anonymous No.15479643]

>>15479592
Google multicraft technician

You do a combination of machining electrical welding programming IT etc
Depending on your field

Jack of all trades master of none. Also don’t do welding, it’s trash. I don’t have to weld at my job but some places you will, I deal more with software, mechanical, and electrical.

[Anonymous No.15479674]

>>15479505
You get really good at interviewing and at least acting like a positive Chad. And don't be afraid of rejection.

Chad's who can shoot the shit and write strong will get taken in for training

[Anonymous No.15479719]

>>15479505
Nobody stops you from having an inofficial side gig while being on disabilities and welfare. Again don't be more stupid than a Nigger.

[Anonymous No.15479774]

>>15479643
So you need to go to school to train for all of those? Sounds expensive unless you mean focusing on one trade and then taking on more education as you work to diversify?

>>15479674
So don't buy into the experience required bs? Just apply and see if they call you back? Seems hard to stick out if everyone else applying has experience. Might be worth a try though, doesn't hurt.

>>15479719
Can't think of any side gig that would give me satisfaction and be able to fly under the radar.

[Anonymous No.15479802]

>>15479774
Got it you are a wagie shill or worse some pajeet afterwork data miner. My suggestion, kys and stream it

[Anonymous No.15479804]

>>15479592
Well logistics is broad af, but you can easily start at the bottom with no experience and work your way up. Once you do there's unlimited amounts of opportunity. I started with 0 experience, helping deliver big screen TVs, and pallets/crates to businesses. Eventually I worked my way into operations which is office work. Now I'm an operations manager, managing a massive warehouse as well as operations(office). But I've recently been headhunted by a massive public company to help integrate operations processes for a new e-commerce division, as well as spot and fix inefficiencies in existing ones. I don't even have an associates degree. It is very physically demanding work at the warehouse level, and then extremely stressful high-pressure work in the office level though. Still a great industry where you can advance with no education. Freightbroker bro is only one example of a position where you can walk in and make 40K++.

[Anonymous No.15479902]

>>15479774
No you take a program that does a class or two on each subject I took 1 machine tools class 2 IT classes, lots of electrical, 2 cad classes, some mechanical classes
, a robotics programming class

Welding was an elective in My program I didn’t take

[Anonymous No.15480013]

>>15479802
Lol whatever dude, I want to contribute to the world instead of just living off of other peoples work. Keep taking advantage of the already broken system if its what makes you genuinely happy.

>>15479804
interesting, I'll look into it.

>>15479902
That sounds like a pretty good idea I might end up going that route.

[Anonymous No.15480032]

>>15479279
Go get yourself a degree in english lit from a good private university. After you graduate Starbucks has great benefits.

[Anonymous No.15480089]

>>15479505
Bullshit.
There are great trade companies out there. Look for employee-owned ones in particular.
Penn United for machinists looked really good when I visited. Good benefits, 11% contribution, quarterly bonuses, paid education, etc.
If the trades are something you want to spend your life doing, there are solid ways to do it.
Just make sure it's actually something you want to do and not something you're doing bc people are telling you to.

[Anonymous No.15480312]

>>15479279
Hi anon. Machining/toolmaking is an excellent trade and it parlays well into many different fields. The better you get at it, the more you'll be able to make anything you want to make.
If you decide to go into the machine trades, now is the best time for you to do so because you're young, fresh, and "green".
Getting a job in the trades is not always easy, but you can absolutely land one without any formal training if you know where to look.
At my last job, there were two 19-year-olds in the shop. The company paid for their schooling.
The more you know your local area's industry, the better. A lot of smaller shops go through temp agencies instead of directly hiring someone on full-time. You could try to get your foot in the door at a place that has a production floor and see if they need help in their shop/toolroom.
>t. studied machine tool tech and apprenticed as a toolmaker

[Anonymous No.15480424]

>>15480089
That sounds great I will keep looking, thanks

>>15480312
Thanks, you say you studied and you were an apprentice. You dont have a career in machining currently? Did you not enjoy it or is it for other reasons?

[Anonymous No.15480453]

>>15480013
>I want to pay into a failed system without a bottom, break my back and bleed for the debt my parents racked up to save the world and create world peace
Lol fucking shill, have fun waging for 40 years paying taxes and get nothing back

[Anonymous No.15480842]

>>15480424
Just get 2 year degree in one of those fields + an internship
Search your multicraft programs and PLC stuff

[Anonymous No.15480910]

>>15479279
While you search for your dream job, pick up a gig at a distribution center. I started at 19.90/h at one, got bennies after 3 months. It was minimum 3 days a week, 12 hour shifts. Ours got all the overtime we could eat, but also mandatory overtime part of the year. But taking home 580/week plus benefits for 3 days work with no experience training or education, while doing a pretty easy job that's only sort of physically tiring (order picking) is a good deal.
After one year, two raises later I was making $22/hour including benefits.

You might have to get hired as a seasonal unless you get hired during crunch time, before christmas or school season