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So im totally new to this, and was looking for some information or help that people might be able to offer.Im a Time Served Apprentice in Tig fusion Welding (aswell as mig, and Arc) and iv been working in the Aerospace industry for 10 years now. (Rolls Royce PLC) And iv always been interested in working abroad. I was wondering what oppotunities i may have if i began to look to america/canada. Im capable of doing pretty much all metals from stainless steel, inconel alloys, aluminium, and exotic materials such as titanium. Ranging from 0.3mm thickness.Any help of possible information/advice would be great
Reply:Pipeline welding, theres money to be made in the pipeline industry
Reply:Xcite,Are you looking for a permanent type job or anything welding related that pays decent?Unemployment is pretty high in the states at the present and some industries are hurting more than others. I'm not sure about Aerospace but I don't think it's booming now.Pipeline, as mentioned is a high paying field but is VERY slow now and difficult to break into without some help from others. Hard to just get a test without knowing someone in these lean times.New construction and manufacturing is still slow but hopefully will pick up soon. We are leaning towards "green jobs" and not so much on the traditional power plants that provide thousands upon thousands of jobs i.e. nuclear and fossil fuel power plants. However there are always outages all over the states in the operating plants that usually have lots of hours and need skilled craftsmen, therefore usually pay well. The downside is that they are of short duration. You can make lots of valuable contacts on these jobs to help find other opportunities. Not for everybody but if you like lots of money, hours and change of scenery it's not bad.Hopefully others with better prospects will chime in. Less than two years ago the Wall Street Journal ran an article that said the US had a shortage of more than 200,000 welders, even with the illegals here-I added the last bit. You could have found work here easily then, now, not so much. Good luck on the search.I worked on Sizewell "B" Nuclear Station in England in 91' &92'. Near Lowestoft.Last edited by swsweld; 10-13-2009 at 07:34 PM.
Reply:With the experience you have one place you may look into is turbine repair. Companies like G.E. have good pay and great benefits. They work with a lot of metals like L605, Hastelloy and others. You will be doing a lot of TIG and MIG depending on what department you get into. I worked in the turbine repair industry for a while when I was younger but decided that I wanted to do other things. Believe me I kick myself in the azz every time I think about leaving it. I would be a lot better off now days if I had stayed. I guess thats just part of growing up though. Many people have many opinions around here but the most important thing when you think about it is being happy in your decision. 40 years doing something you hate is a lot longer than 40 years of doing something you like.I carry guns because cops are too heavy. .. ..-. -.-- --- ..- - .... .. -. -.- .... .- .-. -.. . -. --- ..- --. .... -.-- --- ..- -.-. .- -. ..-. .. --. ..- .-. . .- -. -.-- - .... .. -. --. --- ..- - |
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