![]() The problem I see in shops is management not understanding the product and not understanding what machinists have to put up with. I've met the coolest engineers, programmers and supervisors where I work and they all started on the floor and have at least 5 years of experience running a machine in the shop they work in. Guys think just because they can load parts and hit auto cycle start in a production shop they deserve $20 an hour and the ones that aren't making that think the trade is garbage. I'm just tired of seeing guys give actual machinist a bad name. People aren't taking notes and gaining the knowledge needed to move up. I've read a lot of posts with people saying they dislike machining and the pay isn't any good, or it was a mistake, but the people that are complaining are the ones who aren't looking around for good paying shops and applying themselves. My post is mainly aimed at people within my age range maybe 18-30 who are getting into manufacturing/Machining. ![]() Well within 15 years I'll most likely have moved up the ladder especially considering that I will be taking advantage of tuition reimbursement. Advice: Get experience, tough it out and find a better shop. TL DR Went to trade school, got on Apprenticeship, thought Machining was a mistake and horrible trade and hated my job, changed jobs, now I'm happy and paid well at young age. ![]() Machining just takes time to gain the skills needed and experience to move up the ladder. Machining isn't a bad trade it's an amazing trade. For a year I thought Machining was a bad idea and a waste of my time, but I toughed it out and moved on to a better company. (I'm an actual machinist not a load part/ push button operator). I only get paid as well as I do for my age because I have a lot of responsibilities and I have some actual knowledge of machining, I'm not just some guy off the street that needed a job, I actually went to school to learn to become a machinist. Like I said there is nothing wrong with machining you just have to find the right place to work and have the right set of skills and experience. Pay ranges from $12-33 an hour I believe. I believe some of the machinists I work with are also making $33 an hour. All my supervisors and trainers love me and respect me. I'm 19, just got out of high school and I'm making $19 an hour in a job shop that will pay for me to go to college and has plenty of opportunity to work up the ladder and I get a shit ton of overtime I'm working almost 60 hours a week. You just have to find the right place and work your ass off. Employers were always calling my school looking for kids to hire. There is nothing wrong with machining and there is a crapload of opportunity out there. I was thinking "I'm just wasting my time in this trade, I should go to college and get a salary job." Originally I was thinking Programmer/Mechanical Engineering, but I didn't quit and I stuck with it and recently just graduated and moved to a different company. I saw no opportunity, low pay, they had no employees and the ones they had were getting ready to retire, I tried to talk with management about training me on certain machines and paying for college after I graduated from high school and they didn't really care about me and shook me off. ![]() I worked on Apprenticeship with a company that I really disliked. I'm 19 and just graduated from a vocational school. The self-paced, competency based, hands-on training allows for maximum efficiency for completion and supports the mission of the college in delivering competency-based, employer-guided career and technical education to both secondary and post-secondary students through traditional and technology-enhanced methodologies.I have been seeing some post about people struggling with their career in manufacturing so I just thought I would post my experience. Topics include working with hand tools, part layout, blueprint reading, feed and speed calculation, tool selection, manual lathe and mill operations, programming with CAD/CAM systems, CNC mill and lathe setup and operations, and more. Students will learn to operate a variety of mechanically and computer-controlled machine tools to cut metals and plastics to produce precision parts, instruments, and tools. Machining Technology prepares students for entry-level positions as machine technicians, machine tool operators, and machinists.
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