Hi, I'm a single mom looking for blue collar job. I'm currently working in property management and have a full time job just looking for a career change that makes more money. I'm really interested in welding but I'm not sure how to start since I have to go back to full time school. But I'll be too busy with my full time job and taking care of my kid. Is there any line of blue collar jobs that don't require experience or how can I get a part time job just so I can gain experience. Or even any other career related to property management that pays well. Any advice will truly help.

Any mill operators on here? What your pay looking like in your state? Hours?

Like if you consider the summer shutdowns of car plants so they could update the equipment to manufacture next year's models, or plants phasing out older machines in favour of newer ones.

Looking for trades that allow me to work 60+ hours a week starting out. Which would be the best? I’m in my late 20s.

The project manager, who I didn’t know was her, heard me talking about other companies’ salaries. She approached me asking if I was new and suggested I go to the office, which was 2 hours away from the jobsite, just to get me fired.

Now I’m without a job.

Fuck them

Kinda losses me off more sure about you. The facts and statistics don’t lie this is true

I got a coworker whose humor is making people feel uncomfortable. He’s so damn good at it on purpose, and it’s really funny but unnerving as fuck.

He’s probably 45 yrs old, chill dude, if yall have any ideas, please. Nothing that would cross hr’s desk, but would make him uncomfortable humorously

I have been sweating like crazy this summer, lifting shit, throwing shit, running around and i started bringing with me chips and resorb so i can replenish and not burn out halfway through. but chips are expensive, do you have like a homemade alternative that isnt just table salt that you use?

edit: thanks guys, have a couple of things i want to try now!

i’m a pre apprentice and i’m doing concrete work rn. i leave my lunchbox in my car and it’s just barely keeping everything cold. the ice packs are all melted by the time i get back for lunch. any nice lunchbox suggestions?

I’m 17 and I applied for local 275. I applied in April, took my test in May, then did the interview June 18. I got a score of 81.67 and ranked 33. What are my chances of getting in?

Im 18, female, newly graduated and im looking to go into a trade. Im 5'4, 122 pounds, I dont work out, and i have a possible iron deficiency. I know trades dont sound ideal for me considering my physical appearance and health but im willing to try and i really dont wanna go to college. I currently work in a nursing home as a waitress so im used to being on my feet for a long-ish period of time. Im definitely not the smartest but im not stupid either, I did OK in school but struggle the most with math and science so electrician work seems a little intimidating to me. I was thinking HVAC just because I know someone that works for a company and would be able to put in a good word for me for an apprenticeship. I also dont really want to do hair or makeup either because i know those are also considered trades. I'm not planning on doing this long term (as in my whole life), this is really just a safety net for me until I figure out what I actually wanna do. My main concerns are money, safety, and being physically able to do something. I'm confident I can learn whatever it is i choose to go into, but I know some things are going to be more difficult to learn than others. So what's an "easy" trade to go into or atleast one suitable for me?

Edit: forgot to mention i took a wood working class in high school and really enjoyed it. Made easy stuff like a cutting board, a foldable stool, and a wooden hockey game, all ofcourse with help from my teacher when I needed it. Learned how to sand, stain, cut wood, etc. Obviously a high school woodworking class is not the same as anything in the trades, but i'm kind of curious about carpentry. That class made me learn that i am a very hands on person and I learn well from it.

Hey yall, I'm a college student living in a large town and although I don't want to pursue a blue collar career, I would be interested in working through college.

Partly, because the skills are helpful for being a homeowner and father

And the pay and work itself is much better than any retail or food job.

I'm just wondering how realistic it is for a company to take a guy with little experience and who can't work more than 25 hours a week

raised on a cattle farm quit school at 15 in the 10th grade hit the road for demo
At 16 I was on road doing playground installations, for 8 months. My whole crew was fired then over a accident

Then went to a food plant as a Millwright helper a lot of knowledge from the farm and family shop helped. I learned there, some pipe fitting, running a forklift and a telehandler. about valves, pressure equipment, conveyers, duct And setting machines leveling doing bases. I quit there after getting into a fight with another helper

I got a job in TX at a company that did powder coat oven systems, learned some rigging at that job. I didn’t like Dfw though so I left

I started working with contractors on shutdowns as a millwright. I got OSHA, MSHA cpr and blood pathogen. I worked at Grand industrial, MWI, Brahma Group, with 1091 Bismarck ND at an ethanol plant wanting to Learn new things in different job sites, mines, steel mills, ethanol plant, and manufacturing.

I’m mainly looking for advice on what I should do to move forward and advance. Currently 19 now if that matters, thinking about getting telehandler and forklift cert, also rigging. My money is tight cause I didn’t work last 7 weeks for medical reasons so I’m a little short on money to even get back on the road at the moment don’t have enough for food and fuel till my first check but have a few jobs lined up. Just trying to get rolling again and get advice

So I inquired about the sheet metal union I didn’t actually apply but they got back to me a month after I started my lube tech job and i’m wondering if it’s worth it even if it would be potential layoffs

Im starting my first job in a few days pulling cable for a small local place. Ill be working with my dad as hes the one who got me the job, and hes a foreman. Does anyone have any good tips for a newcomer? Thanks!

What makes a job blue collar? Would you disagree with any jobs being blue collar?

Straight up, I took my boots off in my car and a gallon jug of antifreeze leaked and soaked into my boots.

Any advice on cleaning? Thinking about soaking in the tub.

Ariat Ventek only a month old. So I’d rather not throw them away.

Im sorry if this is not the place, but I really don’t know where to ask. I’m going to start at a waste disposal company in about a year or two, and I’m not willing to sacrifice my curly hair for it. It’s going to be full of old men, and I’m going to be a 18 y/o who puts his hair before work, so I’m really not trying to be the center of attention. Any kind of help?