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By mtsongbird on 06-24-09
The NY Times online has a front page story about the most in demand workers despite the crash: #1 story lead-in is about a young experienced welder. So these folks are not in as much UnEmp trouble as many of the rest of us. Can you run this article by us again and choose another speciality? Like musician or carpenter or like that?
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By the way on 06-24-09
Gosh, way back when I was the fabricator/welder at a local truck shop the pay was $17/hr. Peanuts.
I still chuckle at the efforts of a local fab shop to steal me out of that job. Offered $12/hr. No wonder he can’t get or keep any good help. I had actually been taking him seriously until pay was mentioned.
By all means learn your welding very young, as in jr. high shop classes. You’ll be building hot rods and race cars within a few years. Just for fun. Meanwhile concentrate on a business career, know all you can about computers and law. Stray off into medicine if you’re really smart.
Vocational skills are good for hobby projects but they barely make the trailer house payment.
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By Mark Riffey on 06-28-09
MTSongBird: Sounds like a good idea for an article series. Thanks for reading - and for the idea.
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Let’s be civil. The Flathead Beacon encourages vigorous discussion and lively debate, but we will delete comments that attack other readers, make accusations we can’t verify, stray too far off topic, criticize local businesses (call them if you have a problem), convict someone of a crime, use profanity or are simply judged to be in bad taste. We don’t always have someone moderating comments, so we ask for your help: If you see a comment that violates these ground rules, or you simply deem it offensive, please e-mail editor [at] flatheadbeacon.com. The views expressed in the comments section do not reflect those of the Beacon.
By mtsongbird on 06-24-09
The NY Times online has a front page story about the most in demand workers despite the crash: #1 story lead-in is about a young experienced welder. So these folks are not in as much UnEmp trouble as many of the rest of us. Can you run this article by us again and choose another speciality? Like musician or carpenter or like that?
By the way on 06-24-09
Gosh, way back when I was the fabricator/welder at a local truck shop the pay was $17/hr. Peanuts.
I still chuckle at the efforts of a local fab shop to steal me out of that job. Offered $12/hr. No wonder he can’t get or keep any good help. I had actually been taking him seriously until pay was mentioned.
By all means learn your welding very young, as in jr. high shop classes. You’ll be building hot rods and race cars within a few years. Just for fun. Meanwhile concentrate on a business career, know all you can about computers and law. Stray off into medicine if you’re really smart.
Vocational skills are good for hobby projects but they barely make the trailer house payment.
By Mark Riffey on 06-28-09
MTSongBird: Sounds like a good idea for an article series. Thanks for reading - and for the idea.