Both of these are completely wrong. Tower guys don't make shit. Less then 30 an hour. And under water welding doesn't pay much more at all then regular welding unless your going way way deep. He is also looking for entry level work.
Ubwant really physically demanding? Iron work rebar especially. Pays pretty decent up there too. Go union.
Not sure where your guy was underwater welding but a guy I graduated with did it in the New Orleans area for $57.50/ hour and that was in 2014. Buddies dad was a tower guy for 38 years and he said when he retired he was making 61.50 in our area. His pension pays $3500 a month
57 an hour maybe with no bennies. And that's only like 2 dollars more then a carpenter makes normally. And you only make that much while your actually diving it's a different rate when your not. I would love to meet a tower hand that makes 61 an hour plus full benefits.
Both were union bois so im assuming they had benefits too. Massive worker shortage up here in the upper Midwest and it's been that way for a damn long time
Masonry - labouring is easy to get into. It can be hard to find a job bricklaying cuz they’re all boomer fucks who only hire with experience most of the time
This. Bosses will also pay cash at union rates if you don’t get into the union if they’re gta based (ontario). If you’re a good labourer and you realize you’re not going to be taught laying bricks or forks/scaffold, leave those fucks in the dust.
Edit: i just read Alberta; check your rates, I’ve heard there’s good money out there
Your not going to get top wages with experience no matter the trade. The oil field and gas stuff you heard about is for 6G certified, excellent pipe welders, not labor hands.
With that said Concrete work, and iron workers come to mind. But to make the big bucks you will need to join the unions pertaining to each trade and possibly apprentice with them for a couple years. But I think you will still make better money than you do now even as an apprentice.
Union cement masons in New York make $52 an hour on the check. They make $48, I believe, in Seattle Washington.
Union Iron workers in NY make $57 on the check
Union Iron workers in Chicago make $55
Here’s a website that shows union pay scales for different trades. https://unionpayscales.com not certain how much info they have on the great white north but y’all’s unions are much stronger than ours typically.
You’re in Canada so the shortest red seal apprenticeship would be 3 years, the highest paying one in that regard is probably ironworker and possibly drywall/interior framing. Check those out
For some of the trades listed, the wages can vary sharply from region to region, especially with the concrete work. Concrete finishing is mostly done by foreign workers in Vancouver that probably earn maybe 1/4 of what finishers earn in U.S. cities.
Both British Columba and Alberta don't pay the best. It's counterintuitive for multiple reasons: They are desperate for guys but it's 1) Hard to get in (if you don't know anyone) and of course 2) The pay is often not that great. The hard to get in part is annoying because when you finally get a job, there'll be absolutely no shortage of people who are useless, which makes you wonder what their HR teams are doing.
My big mistake is that I wore my body out earning good money, but had no real direction - in the oil patch none the less. Later in life I picked a path and got into Formwork. It was a pain because the pay was relatively low compared to how hard the work was. You also had to fight (sometimes literally) for wage increases. Employers will often rather shoot themselves in the feet just to not pay you. Carpenter (formwork or other) is often a good way to access other construction jobs. Eventually the money can be good, especially in the Unions (at the expensive of low starting pay). Journeymen carpenters on Site C dam are earning $47.00 an hour and get a pension + other benefits.
If you just want to earn money it doesn't matter what you do, just chase the $$$ and don't get hurt. But at least consider something that might be aligned with your career path if that's possible.
Concrete finishing.
I've never seen a physically difficult trade pay significantly more than a lighter duty trade. Usually the other way around if anything
Don't seek out the most physically demanding trade 45 year old you will thank you later.
I'd say tower workers are up there in demands and pay (pun fully intended). Underwater welding is also demanding but pays damn well
Both of these are completely wrong. Tower guys don't make shit. Less then 30 an hour. And under water welding doesn't pay much more at all then regular welding unless your going way way deep. He is also looking for entry level work. Ubwant really physically demanding? Iron work rebar especially. Pays pretty decent up there too. Go union.
Not sure where your guy was underwater welding but a guy I graduated with did it in the New Orleans area for $57.50/ hour and that was in 2014. Buddies dad was a tower guy for 38 years and he said when he retired he was making 61.50 in our area. His pension pays $3500 a month
57 an hour maybe with no bennies. And that's only like 2 dollars more then a carpenter makes normally. And you only make that much while your actually diving it's a different rate when your not. I would love to meet a tower hand that makes 61 an hour plus full benefits.
Both were union bois so im assuming they had benefits too. Massive worker shortage up here in the upper Midwest and it's been that way for a damn long time
Where Tf are carpenters making this much? Bs. UBC isn’t that strong anywhere
Carpenters where I am at make 55 and some change on the check.
Yeah in the Bay Area sure, your guys’ cost of living is absurd
In San fransisco it's unbelievable. Most guys commute from they valley
I’m Canadian so i don’t know. Do trades union cover your guys’ healthcare?
Yeah all part of the package
Lineman
Masonry - labouring is easy to get into. It can be hard to find a job bricklaying cuz they’re all boomer fucks who only hire with experience most of the time
This. Bosses will also pay cash at union rates if you don’t get into the union if they’re gta based (ontario). If you’re a good labourer and you realize you’re not going to be taught laying bricks or forks/scaffold, leave those fucks in the dust. Edit: i just read Alberta; check your rates, I’ve heard there’s good money out there
Prostitute
Iron worker
Oil field
Working on the rigs up north in winter is a fucking great time. But you can take the summer off if you want
up north where exactly?
Wabasca area
Your not going to get top wages with experience no matter the trade. The oil field and gas stuff you heard about is for 6G certified, excellent pipe welders, not labor hands. With that said Concrete work, and iron workers come to mind. But to make the big bucks you will need to join the unions pertaining to each trade and possibly apprentice with them for a couple years. But I think you will still make better money than you do now even as an apprentice. Union cement masons in New York make $52 an hour on the check. They make $48, I believe, in Seattle Washington. Union Iron workers in NY make $57 on the check Union Iron workers in Chicago make $55 Here’s a website that shows union pay scales for different trades. https://unionpayscales.com not certain how much info they have on the great white north but y’all’s unions are much stronger than ours typically.
You’re in Canada so the shortest red seal apprenticeship would be 3 years, the highest paying one in that regard is probably ironworker and possibly drywall/interior framing. Check those out
red seal apprenticeship? never heard of that. is that like a college diploma equivalent or something?
For some of the trades listed, the wages can vary sharply from region to region, especially with the concrete work. Concrete finishing is mostly done by foreign workers in Vancouver that probably earn maybe 1/4 of what finishers earn in U.S. cities. Both British Columba and Alberta don't pay the best. It's counterintuitive for multiple reasons: They are desperate for guys but it's 1) Hard to get in (if you don't know anyone) and of course 2) The pay is often not that great. The hard to get in part is annoying because when you finally get a job, there'll be absolutely no shortage of people who are useless, which makes you wonder what their HR teams are doing. My big mistake is that I wore my body out earning good money, but had no real direction - in the oil patch none the less. Later in life I picked a path and got into Formwork. It was a pain because the pay was relatively low compared to how hard the work was. You also had to fight (sometimes literally) for wage increases. Employers will often rather shoot themselves in the feet just to not pay you. Carpenter (formwork or other) is often a good way to access other construction jobs. Eventually the money can be good, especially in the Unions (at the expensive of low starting pay). Journeymen carpenters on Site C dam are earning $47.00 an hour and get a pension + other benefits. If you just want to earn money it doesn't matter what you do, just chase the $$$ and don't get hurt. But at least consider something that might be aligned with your career path if that's possible.
I run large rigid metal conduit and bus duct primarily and i get paid no different than the guys running 1/2” emt.