What does everyone do for a living?

[Wirerat]

Business jet Avionics Specialist. Same company for 16 years.... YAWN.

Bailed on USN way before retirement. But still collecting some of that sweet, sweet VA compensation.

 

[n7qpp]

Well not a direct answer but I was able to catch the wave on the used car prices. I got more for my trade then I paid for it 4 years earlier. Without this there no way I would have this truck.

 

[vincentw56]

Senior Software Engineer, woodworking on the side

 

[llando88]

Retired out of the Aerospace biz. 32 years with IBM then Lockheed-Martin as an EE specializing in Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing. Worked on various systems for DoD and international customers.

 

[Trippi]

Corporate office worker...Senior System Administrator

 

[Davidbt]

I'm retired. 15 years as a Union laborer and 16 years years as an Operating Engineer. And collecting social security.

 

[HSKR R/T]

Business jet Avionics Specialist. Same company for 16 years.... YAWN.

Bailed on USN way before retirement. But still collecting some of that sweet, sweet VA compensation.

I worked for Duncan Aviation for about 18 months after I retired. They just didn't pay enough. I'm making double what Duncan was paying me. Started me as entry level avionics tech even with 20 years of military experience. Their excuse was they needed to evaluate me before going me up. The day I put in my two weeks notice, I was told they were giving me tech 2. And a $2 pay raise.

 

[RVTRKN]

Mentioned in the other thread, I'm in the industrial bearing & power transmission field, prior to that my first job at age 12 was a commercial fishing deckhand for my dads boat. We crawfished, shrimped, ran hoop nets and trout lines for catfish to sell at seafood markets then dip shad and slicker on the Mississippi River for the crawfish season and sold as bait. Taught me a lot about work ethic and what hard work really is, especially as a teenager. He then bought a pawn and gun store, worked there during the week then we traveled the southeast doing gun shows every weekend. I did that until I was 17-18 then got into Bearing & PT and have been since 1989-90. Currently GM with a locally owned business out of New Orleans, been here since 1994. Still have 20 years until retirement.

After the Military, I worked for King Bearing in the conveyor belt division for 2 years in the Pacific Northwest. Recently retired from HVAC, its hard work but the pay is fantastic, as well as the many different niches you can branch out in and make even better money.

We had a building control expert setup a micro chip manufacture clean room HVAC building control system. The other companies that responded to their service calls couldn't figure out why the clean room AC would just shut off for no reason in the middle of the night. I responded to the call and found a building management system controlling the entire floor space. No-one knew about it, not even the head building engineer. So we hired a building control expert that was making $125 an hour plus transportation expenses. In a conversation with him, I found out he had a pilots license and was on call for the entire US, he just signed out a Leer Jet and flew to wherever the call was. If I knew that there was an actual job doing this when I was a teenager, thats what I would have strived for.

 

[runamuck]

Architect. am slowly retiring tho. closed my office this year and just doing work for a few long time clients. cant quite quit, still need the income. traded our travel trailer recently for a 5th wheel and traded my '19 laramie 1500 for a '22 laramie 2500 4x4 ccsb 6.7 to pull the 5th wheel. I can work remote so we plan some longer road trips with the 5th wheel because it is a little roomier. we thinking of heading out soon to utah for while till winter starts to set in there. we like the Moab and western colorado area.

 

[1BADRAMLIMITED]

Going on year 6 police dispatcher.

Previous jobs
• Mexican meat market cashier
• Mexican restaurant waiter
• 7-11 manager
• General contractor (masonry& drywall)
• Fed Ex route manager
• (Current)

Happy with where I am at now but going to school for R/N.

 

[Redz72]

Electrician. IBEW 269

 

[Yzcr87]

CDL Instructor. Going on 7 years now

 

[Grape_Ape]

After the Military, I worked for King Bearing in the conveyor belt division for 2 years in the Pacific Northwest. Recently retired from HVAC, its hard work but the pay is fantastic, as well as the many different niches you can branch out in and make even better money.

We had a building control expert setup a micro chip manufacture clean room HVAC building control system. The other companies that responded to their service calls couldn't figure out why the clean room AC would just shut off for no reason in the middle of the night. I responded to the call and found a building management system controlling the entire floor space. No-one knew about it, not even the head building engineer. So we hired a building control expert that was making $125 an hour plus transportation expenses. In a conversation with him, I found out he had a pilots license and was on call for the entire US, he just signed out a Leer Jet and flew to wherever the call was. If I knew that there was an actual job doing this when I was a teenager, thats what I would have strived for.

That sounds awesome!

 

[Kamper Dave]

Noticed some people mention their careers and I'm always interested in what other people do for a living.

I'm an Instrumentation and Controls Technician. We're basically glorified industrial electricians who focus on calibration of instruments and programming of industrial logic. I've been fortunate enough to work in and around various industries such as Oil/Gas, Powergen, Wastewater, Automotive, Aviation and currently Food/Bev. I really love my job and encourage people to look into it or other trades as we're staring down a real shortage of tradesmen in the upcoming years.

I'd love to hear what you guys do!

RETIRED from
Metrology / ISA Certified Control Systems Technician / Industrial Process Control Technician working at an accredited ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory.

We performed a large range of calibrations and repairs, most of which were at industrial locations in Wisconsin and Illinois. You could find me in almost any kind of plant including plating operations, foundries, heat-treat facilities, testing laboratories, die-casting, printing plants, label manufacturing, breweries, and tool manufacturers. We also repaired electronic instruments or upgraded control systems.

There was a branch that designed and built control panels for a wide range of commercial and industrial operations. I suspect any large, newly constructed prison, school system, rendering plant or military base has one or more of our control panels in use.

 

[utlong31]

Retired 24 year Navy helicopter aircrewman/rescue swimmer. I am now working as the Director of the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene. Absolutely love my job. It is very satisfying knowing I am able to take care of these veterans by giving them an honorable and deserving final resting place.

My Grandfather was Navy. Him and my Grandmother are resting there. Thank you for taking care of all of them. Small world. I have a lot of family in Abilene.


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[Davidbt]

CDL Instructor. Going on 7 years now

My hat's off to you @Yzcr87

 

[66Fuelie]

Nice! sounds like you were likely supplying parts and service for the industry im in.

What industry are you in? Always curious.
Tom

 

[Slutzk]

What industry are you in? Always curious.
Tom

Pharmaceuticals. i work in manufacturing as a controls/electrical engineer. ive worked at 5 different companies (moved my way up from a contract packaging tech making 12$/hr lol. now finally settled at the place i will retire at. cheers man

 

[Wild Bill]

Retired 8 years. Was a financial manager for the State DOT...

 

[L Curtis]

Project manager for national home builder in good ole flat Delaware.