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I currently work at a dealership as an entry level tehcnician and I'm quickly realizing this career is not a good one.
I'm looking to switch careers for a job that pays more money.
I'm looking for a program/vocational/apprenticeship program that will get me a job fast without costing an arm and a leg. I'm willing to pay 8,000-10,000.10,000 MAX.
I do not care what industry it is.
The only thing that is required is that its fast to obtain the certificated a year or year and half of classwork.
The job will pay at least 15.00$ /hr starting and is in demand. It doesn't have to be vital or prestigious it just has to be easy to find and easy to get a job.
Again if its not expensive.
May be you need to CARE what industry it is. Wouldn't it be the pits if you completed a nice program and $10K later realize it just sucks like a hoover vacuum?
My suggestion is look at what you like to do, what you have an interest in and THEN look at what programs are available.
May be you need to CARE what industry it is. Wouldn't it be the pits if you completed a nice program and $10K later realize it just sucks like a hoover vacuum?
My suggestion is look at what you like to do, what you have an interest in and THEN look at what programs are available.
Right off the top I would consider--
HUMAN SERVICE FIELD
MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
I'm really not in that position to enjoy whatever bring the money in.
I'm really not in that position to enjoy whatever bring the money in.
Hard to be good at something you don't have much interest in. Find your passion and the money will follow. Make it reasonable though, there should be a demand for it.
I thought experienced dealership auto repair technicians can make $70,000 a year. I think you should stick with it... Have you ever asked the experienced techs at the dealership what they make or potential experienced salaries?
I thought experienced dealership auto repair technicians can make $70,000 a year. I think you should stick with it... Have you ever asked the experienced techs at the dealership what they make or potential experienced salaries?
It takes to long to get that salary like 10 - 11 years time.
10 years???Not to mention I have to buy 50 grand of tools over time.
Yeah Ill do this as side work and make more money then a technician who works at a shop ever will.
Same in most trades. You furnish most of the tools except any expendables. Sometimes, it's the toolbox and the amount of tools in it that can help determine your worth, but of course you must know and understand their applications and do so efficiently. Personally, I feel such an uphill battle is pushing a lot of the smarter ones out, which is fine for most places. They like to have 1 high paid guy surrounded by a loose haggle of $10/hr monkeys. Neither party is really happy. The expensive guy would rather not work with a bunch of degenerates or worse, and it would make his life easier to have a well rounded workforce along his side. With inflation so high and ground level wages so low, I don't think I would be too fond of the idea of paying so much for tooling either.
I would like to gently suggest that OP (and many others) are not likely to find something to be passionate about that will also pay the bills or offer a future. At least, I know I never found it, and have tried more than any ten people I know.
Now, do something you don't find hard, something you have an aptitude for or an acceptance of the general environment, and that might work. Save passion and love for time that is all your own and that doesn't need to put dinner on the table or pay the rent.
I say this after working for some 43 years at many different things. Note, OP didn't say he wanted to feel passionate, etc.- not at all. If he did, I'd say, "It's worth every effort, but sometimes you have to admit that it's not working for you/isn't going to happen."
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