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I worked in a totally male dominated career. In fact I was told I would never advance because I was female. I went on to win awards surpassing my male colleagues.
Where I live women are heavy equipment operators, electricians, welders, carpenters and make 80k +
annually.
Before starting my own business I was a union ironworker and chased the money. Vegas, a sub-local out of LA, paid $32.00 + bennies, in '89, and DIA in Denver was paying $18.00 + benefits. Depends what state your working in. A friend is working in N.Y. now on elevated roadways and is welding for 75.00/hr. ( includes benefits).
Bath Ironworks payscale which does not include bennies.
Maybe in the old days of arc welding, but those days are gone. Tig is a very clean, silent process and produces beautiful, strong welds. We use both mig and tig in our car shop, and you can be standing next to the person welding and you might not even know he is welding, especially tig.
I watch a lot of car shows, and there are some really good female fabricators/welders on some of those shows. It takes years of practice to become really good, but it can be a very good career. I wouldn't want to build battleships, but some industrial welding jobs pay well and the work isn't all that hard.
That's good to know; I haven't known many welders in my lifetime but all the ones I have known are dying of lung disease or have already passed (from lung disease). I think they did mostly mig welding.
That's good to know; I haven't known many welders in my lifetime but all the ones I have known are dying of lung disease or have already passed (from lung disease). I think they did mostly mig welding.
TIG and MIG welding produce the lowest and second lowest fumes of all arc welding types, respectively, but that doesn't mean operators aren't exposed to welding fume during this process. As long as there is proper localized ventilation or the use of respirators, the welder should be protected, but these metal fume diseases are no joke. Exposure to chemicals, such as trichloroethylene, phosgene, hex chrome, beryllium, or lead is no bueno--->can lead to conditions like metal fume fever or cancer.
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When I went to Denmark in 1990 on business, the Sales Manager of the company brought be to meet his family. My kids partied with his (in Denmark, 16 yo's drink beer and go to the disco)....
Anyway, his wife was a welder and they took us to the shipyard where she works. They build giant super-tankers...some of the best in the world. She said they had years of backorders due to the high quality of their products.
Also, the factory we visited (steel boilers) had many women welders.
BTW, she explained to us that when the ship sections (giant!) were put together and welded, there was never a gap larger than 1mm. That is pencil-point accuracy...pretty amazing when you are putting house-sized sections together!
I have never been interested in typical female jobs/career, and want something more unique, physical and different. I have a friend who started working as a welder and it seemed like it can be hard and even exhausting but also rewarding.
I get that it's around 95% men but I don't care. Just would appreciate any thoughts.
You will never have trouble getting work or a date! LOL
Seriously here in CT right now Electric Boat is hiring 100s of welders for work on all the new subs they are building.
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