Never thought I'd end up as a college graduate.

[Dirtshooter]

Congrats. I have 2 close friends that are machinists and I will tell you that every town will always be in need of a machinist. You can take your Kennedy tool box and go anywhere in the country and get a job, or at least you used to be able to do that.

[Pat]

Congrats. I have 2 close friends that are machinists and I will tell you that every town will always be in need of a machinist. You can take your Kennedy tool box and go anywhere in the country and get a job, or at least you used to be able to do that.

 

That's what you read and hear everywhere, that's why I chose this trade. And maybe one day if the U.S. decides to take manufacturing away from our "frenemies", there will be an influx of manufacturing jobs like never before seen.

 

Only bad part is, I ain't got a Kennedy, though! My box set up is a mutt - Waterloo top, Kodiak middle, WorkSmart bottom...

 

Let me ask you this: what is the pay? While I do not know any welders, machinist, or fabricators at Y12 I would be willing to bet they are making pretty close to $100k with benefits like you would not believe.
I say this because I know they make that at TVA and they normally pay the same or a little less.

 

I wouldn't doubt that a bit. The place I went to estimated $12 to $13 per hour. Not much, but I have never seen anyone graduate from the school I went to and start at higher, sadly.

 

I also have an interview tomorrow at E&E Manufacturing in Athens, potentially for tool & die training. If that does not pan out, I will seriously look at Watts Bar. They're just up the road on 58. I got a neighbor or two who retired from there as well...