Please Help Career path ideas!!!!

Im in need of ideas on a career path, so could yal please help i know this isnt really hamb material but im 17 and in need of some good advice, i really wanted to do what my dad does, which is becoming a autobody teacher, but he said starting out i would make 30-40 thousand a year, which isn't **** that's what most my coaches in my highschool makes. He makes a little over 100, but the reason why he has his masters degree and has been working at the college he works at for over 20 years. I want to know what do you fellow hambers do? How you got there, and are you very successful? Whats the pay look like, etc, i would really appreciate it a lot if yal guys could give me some ideas.

 

Government jobs have great benefits and pensions. That said, go to college and get a B.A. at the very minimum. Masters would be a whole lot better.

 

Everybody starts at the bottom, my young friend! From there. it's up hill all the way.When I was 17, a good starting pay was 60 bucks a week. Learn to do what you want, learn to do it well, and stick with it.

 

Anyone who says you make 30-40K a year to start is full of it.

That's what my guidance councellor in school told me when I went to school to be an aircraft mechanic.

After 8 years, having my licence for 5 of that, I made 36K a year after starting at minimum wage.

I fix cars for a living now and I make MUCH better money.

Remember, those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. And those who can't even teach become guidance councillors.

Shawn

 

Learn to do what you can tolerate doing that makes you the money you desire.
Then, end up doing what makes you
happy.


This IPhone app is the schiznizzle!

 

Find what you love to do, make a living at it and you'll never have to work a day in you're life.

But remember this, the mail man doesn't want to go for a walk, the shoemaker's kids need shoes, the carpenter's house needs fixing, the mechanic's car always needs work. This I know but I always wounder if the gynecologist's wife needs taken care of?

 

Slow down young man. The first thing you need to do is graduate highschool. Second go to college. If you are paying for it yourself and do not get a scholarship go to community college. Only take your basics and that's it. Make sure the cl***es you take are transferable. By time your done with your basics you will have some idea of what you want to do. The other advantage to taking only basics is you can not change your major 3-4-5 times. After that transfer to a four year school and get your degree. Then you can find a 30k a year job and work your way up. From day one of job and I mean day 1!!!! Start a 401k at 10%. Do not wait until your 35 to start one!! Then every time you get a raise increase your 401k by 2%. When your 401k is maxed out at 20% start an IRA. Oh and if somewhere along the way you get married and have a kid before he or she is born start a 529 plan. You have a long road a head of you. It's not about making a ton of money. It's about spending less than you make and saving it before it ever gets to your checking account!!! GL my man!!

 

One field you might look into is engineering technology. Mechanical, Electrical, etc. Numerous schools offer a B.A in ET. Its more hands on, most of the time doesn't pay as good as a full engineering degree, but there are opportunities in a lot of different industries. Something to consider.

 

Welding. You will be on your way to a nice income, and if you decide to pursue something more fancy later on, welding will pay the bills. Start by taking a night course at your local Vo-Tech or Community College, will only cost you a couple hundred dollars, and in a month or two, you will be ready to start making some $$$. Seriously, I wish somebody would have told me this when I was your age.

 

dont believe the hype. 'specially in wisconsin right now. not a pretty picture. how do i know about the federal govt not having "great bennies"? momma fiddy is an air traffic controller...

you're a certified A&P mechanic and you only made minimum wage to start with? you got dry ****ed with a **** large enough to make king kong scream.

PS, most guidance Councillors are psychologists, not teachers who couldnt cut the mustard.

agree completely with this. all that said, isnt this just a WEE bit off topic?

 

wow... 2008 join date, lurked that long, and this is your intro? LOL welcome to the HAMB

 

A&P (aircraft) mechs that work for our company will make about 100k the second year. it does require extensive travel but their job is cake and the benifits are great.

 

For what it's worth...I did body repair/fabrication for about 50 years. I'm retired now, I made very good money doing it. Nowadays, a lot of body repair people are prima donnas. Every one wants to specialize in only one thing,everyone wants to replace the part and not repair. Even a monkey can do that. I don't see many repair men any more, just parts changers.. In my time, you did everything,frame,body repair,mechanical,paint...all of it. Maybe that's just the old way. Not the same any more. I don't think there is the same money in it either. Most people are taking thier collision money and putting it in thier pocket. You will need a few years hands on to become good before you can teach.....

 

Remember, those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. And those who can't even teach become guidance councillors.

I have heard that so many times and it is true about as much as saying a mechanic who cant spell counselor cant fix a car!

In my opinion it is not the best plan to start with "how much can I make" and then persue that job. How about starting with what do I like to do and what do I enjoy doing, then how can I turn that interest into a career that will support me and a family. Don't ignore looking at the financial benefits of a career path, but don't start with that. Again, in my opinion, it is hard to make a decent living today without training in something. The "fastest" way to get that training is going to school, whether it be tech school or a 4-5 year college degree. It is very compe***ive today in the job market. A high school degree does not impress employers, as it is expected. Most good paying manufacturing jobs are gone, so you need training in a skill area that puts you a notch above other candidates. What that area is...is what you need to decide. But my advice would be, get trained in something! Otherwise you are just out there with the gazillion others who are good people, loyal Americans, but unable to add little to an employers business, and thus get p***ed over for the better-paying jobs.

 

+1....

 

Doesn't every young lad coming out of HS think he's going to make big bucks right off the bat? There's no quick route. Trade School or College.. your 2 choices. You won't make big $$$ right off the bat you'll work your way up.. it's called "paying your dues".... My advice would be not to worry about how much you're going to make right away.. but rather pursue something you're interested in that you can see yourself doing everyday.. 'cuz the job lasts a long time and retirement is getting farther and farther away.....

 

Having a trade is never a bad thing, I went to a regular high school then an Automotive technology college program. I worked in the field for several years then some how become a police officer. Better pay, and benefits, horrible hours and aggravation. The good news is I can still hustle a buck with the wrenches if I need too, plus fix my own stuff when it breaks. Just remember "if you do something you love you'll never work a day in your life!" Good luck

 

Following the news the last few years, it looks like trade school grads are better off now than college grads as for the availability of jobs and the amount of student loans to get there. My son should graduate with a Doctorate in English and has had no luck finding a job so he is staying in school.

 

Get an A.A.S Degree and then a B.S. Degree. Then join the service and become an officer.
Complete your tour and then get a job as a civillian. The payoff is lifelong.

 

there is a 3rd. . . young brother, the military can teach you **** from peeling taters, standing still and walkin in a straight line... blowin' **** up to working on nuclear reactors and beyond. hell, even if you DO end up working on them reactors, i'd be willing to bet you'd get an education in tater peeling 101 anyhow... i know i did

best of all?

ITS FREE FOR YOU!!!

and, you'd even have the moolah for a college or tech school education on top of that once you're out of the service!

 

BEST advice so far ,Do this and retire when you want to, You will be secure financially

 

I think we know what you do for a living.

The councelors in my school taught cl***es as well, I don't know how it worked exactly.

Yes, I got screwed and hard. 3 years as an apprentice, then 5 years with a ticket and that's all I made. But I was a kid fresh out of school and there wasn't much available at the time. The counselors (happy now?) were pushing everyone into aviation at the time. Now they're screaming that there isn't enough people again. It took 8 years but I found out that it wasn't the job for me.

I've heard that "30-40K to start" line so many times it must be something in the textbook they use.

Bottom line is, do what you enjoy and it won't be work.

Find a good trade and you'll have job security. I don't know how guys who ride a desk all day can do it.

Shawn

 

go national guard, get an MOS in aviation or something that will get you a clearance, 15T,15N,15F ( that is, IF you score well enough on the ASVAB).... do a few years in guard, then go irr. use that clearance and get a job overseas....easy money...

 

OK your 17 and you snivle at 40K? Damned near any job you get you are going to start out at the bottom and build a reputation. 30-40K is a damned good place to start. must have been born with a silver s**** in mouth.

I was going to suggest machinist but they that wouldn't make you happy you have to work and earn every dime.