How much does an average welder make?

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  • @soldtobediers
    @soldtobediers 2 роки тому +915

    “I never let schooling interfere with my learning.” Mark Twain

  • @lanceperley3144
    @lanceperley3144 2 роки тому +444

    He's got the glasses to prove it

    • @WesternWeldingAcademy
      @WesternWeldingAcademy  2 роки тому +23

      Dale yea!

    • @toejam6941
      @toejam6941 2 роки тому +6

      Lol... Exactly what I was thinking!

    • @jamarwiggins9703
      @jamarwiggins9703 10 місяців тому +8

      @@WesternWeldingAcademyokay but who is he? I really like his rig, looks he runs a 2nd gen Dodge Ram as well.

    • @ironcannabis
      @ironcannabis 3 місяці тому +1

      @@jamarwiggins9703he’s an instructor there and has either a short or a vid on that truck I believe

  • @williamkirkpatrick624
    @williamkirkpatrick624 2 роки тому +224

    Those dudes glasses say he dropped out of school at 16. But welding is a kick ass job that pays well. So good on this dude! We need more skilled professionals in this country! Glad he is living his best life.

    • @wwjd6922
      @wwjd6922 2 роки тому +8

      @jpeg fern already have robots on farms, already have robots welding.

    • @hazymist_872
      @hazymist_872 2 роки тому +4

      nah they say his eyes are fucked from welding😂

    • @hazymist_872
      @hazymist_872 2 роки тому +1

      @@wwjd6922 yep robots weld all od the vehicle frames and stuff

    • @wwjd6922
      @wwjd6922 2 роки тому

      @hazymist_ 8 robot welding covers thousands of different applications other then cars and trucks.

    • @hazymist_872
      @hazymist_872 2 роки тому

      @@wwjd6922 yep

  • @anthonyperry6113
    @anthonyperry6113 2 роки тому +490

    The hell with colleges, a trade school is where it's at, guaranteed employment

    • @bobsingh5521
      @bobsingh5521 2 роки тому +40

      Big shortage of domestic skilled labor

    • @atvmarauder
      @atvmarauder 2 роки тому +12

      That’s the point

    • @carrizma123
      @carrizma123 2 роки тому +28

      It all goes to healthcare anyways. See you in the afterlife!

    • @flbizowner9384
      @flbizowner9384 2 роки тому +12

      Be your own boss, make your on schedule and be in control of your own destiny!!

    • @joshuabriones8990
      @joshuabriones8990 2 роки тому +1

      Not in todays economy with Biden in. Alot of the rig welders are selling their machine.

  • @matthewnoah1814
    @matthewnoah1814 2 роки тому +38

    North Dakota in the oil fields is one the best for welding when you make yourself available 24/7 you can charge up to $500 an hour

    • @1BigMistakee
      @1BigMistakee 2 роки тому +1

      That's some of the harshest weather to work in as well.

    • @Stiff3
      @Stiff3 2 роки тому +3

      @@1BigMistakee the harshest is alberta,fuck this cold is brutal

    • @WeldersIncLlc
      @WeldersIncLlc 2 роки тому

      Yup

    • @alfagod3766
      @alfagod3766 Рік тому +5

      Wtf man can yall drop links!!? 500 a hr I'll weld in hell 🤣🤣

  • @bigheverly
    @bigheverly 2 роки тому +560

    We saw your sunglasses…
    You don’t have to tell us you dropped out of high school at 16

    • @Fullsendfilosophy
      @Fullsendfilosophy 2 роки тому +67

      He makes more in 1 year than you make in 10 though

    • @murkky731
      @murkky731 2 роки тому +30

      @@Fullsendfilosophy How do you know that? Or is being full of shit apart of the full send *philosophy*

    • @stimulatemyexistence5669
      @stimulatemyexistence5669 2 роки тому +3

      @@murkky731 I mean usually people who make alot of money and work hard aren't douche bags to who seems to be like a good man... but yeah he probably works at McDonald's

    • @tab19390
      @tab19390 2 роки тому

      Im a welder, I used to make $150000 in an year in Korea, right now in Canada I make almost $290000 per year, so if I bring that money to Korea, I can get bunch of hoes there

    • @sbf432
      @sbf432 Рік тому +1

      Lmao

  • @elpipewelder3990
    @elpipewelder3990 2 роки тому +49

    Pipe welders make bank.

  • @mikegillaspy1721
    @mikegillaspy1721 2 роки тому +264

    Every welder i know spends all his cash on blow

    • @KumarKush69
      @KumarKush69 2 роки тому +31

      Same with oil riggers

    • @natevincent6845
      @natevincent6845 2 роки тому +12

      God Bless!

    • @thomasmatarazzo198
      @thomasmatarazzo198 2 роки тому +33

      Money well spent

    • @bigdm9349
      @bigdm9349 2 роки тому +32

      And strippers.... You can't forget the strippers man.

    • @jamesps7515
      @jamesps7515 2 роки тому +24

      Im a fabricator/welder and not one welder i know does blow or any other drugs for that matter

  • @johnknott6539
    @johnknott6539 2 роки тому +22

    I believe him. 45 years ago living in London UK I met pipe welders on way to the Middle East working for Bechtel on oil pipelines. Making equivalent money even then

  • @daleradder7354
    @daleradder7354 2 роки тому +33

    Good for you man👍 that's awesome. Pipe welders make a ton of money. Fabrication welders make real good money. We need more people like you in this industry.

  • @chevyboy37
    @chevyboy37 2 роки тому +16

    I'm a welder/fabricator and I LOVE IT. I'm super glad I went to school to learn it. That day goes by super fast and it's very fun work.

    • @chevyboy37
      @chevyboy37 2 роки тому

      @Jaden Munoz I had a very bad back surgery while ago, I was tricked Into lower back surgery. Long story short it made me worse and fuct me up way bad and got laid off. But my schedule was 5 a.m. to 3 p.m Monday thru Sunday !! I love my job just wish I didn't get screwed over from my shiitty doctor smh. Take very good care of your backs please folks.

    • @BombsAwayMineCraft
      @BombsAwayMineCraft 2 роки тому +2

      Yeah I'm a fitter welder too, except I hate it. Everyone else I know works 40 hours in a office making twice what I make working 60 hours a week breaking my back. Now dont get me wrong I have a welder and everything at home and I live working on my own projects, but working for the man is a joke. Going to go out on my own soon

    • @alanmeyers3957
      @alanmeyers3957 Місяць тому

      @@chevyboy37I know a guy who had about 17, had to in order to get the disability payments, he eventually died 25 years later at a reasonably young age, pain medication and a sedentary life style due to the pain.

  • @slimhavoc4290
    @slimhavoc4290 2 роки тому +5

    Welding is fun if you have a steady hand. Took a class in HS for it and it’s gotten me some really good jobs.

  • @brucepal3907
    @brucepal3907 2 роки тому +93

    He welded on the space shuttle when it was actually in space.

    • @homesteadhaven2010
      @homesteadhaven2010 2 роки тому +6

      More than likely under water welding. I know a guy back home that under water welded and made millions by the time he was 35. But he works 7days a week

    • @Jugc0006
      @Jugc0006 2 роки тому +5

      Hes not liying, People don't belive welders can make that money they don't understand the usefulness. Cant Ducttape everything.

    • @brucepal3907
      @brucepal3907 2 роки тому +1

      @@Jugc0006 I was making a joke because only a very very small amount of welders ever make that in a year.

    • @Jugc0006
      @Jugc0006 2 роки тому +3

      @@brucepal3907 true very few do, I know a few who were making 100k many years ago.

    • @brucepal3907
      @brucepal3907 2 роки тому +1

      @@Jugc0006 yep..100k... not 350. And the starting pay on average right now for oil rig welders is from 50 to 70k. Underwater welders in Texas might start at 100k.
      I am sure there is more to the 350k story here.... perhaps it was 350 he was paid to provide a round the clock crew.

  • @stevestadinko6045
    @stevestadinko6045 2 роки тому +153

    I would say you are an above average welder. Most of the ones I know make more like $150k because their hobbies and drinking problems keep them from working overtime.

    • @greekfrenchman4434
      @greekfrenchman4434 2 роки тому +27

      Its more like 50 gs. And thats after 20 years experience.

    • @Steven-wm9vu
      @Steven-wm9vu 2 роки тому +7

      The thing about welding is, you can always pick up hours. Jobs like welding our jobs where you can just work as much as you want to possibly work it's possibly work and you're gonna get paid well hourly. So it adds up. That's the big downside of it. You can make a lot of money welding it's just you have to put in a lot of hours perit's out of hours. And some people want careers where they can put in less hours and make good money. I don't make 350000 a year but I make around 80 and I don't work that hard. Plus I work from home so I can get my time back whenever

    • @charleshansen1588
      @charleshansen1588 2 роки тому +1

      @@greekfrenchman4434 😂😂

    • @jefferyepstein9210
      @jefferyepstein9210 2 роки тому +6

      My cousin lives in Ohio and welds gas pipes. He makes $150K a year as well. He could easily work more and make more but his kids are out of college and he’s completely debt free so he is just coasting at this point.

    • @PInk77W1
      @PInk77W1 2 роки тому

      I think he welds off shore oil

  • @nicknica31
    @nicknica31 2 роки тому +22

    I believe him 💯 % he’s getting ready to weld something right now!!!

  • @dzl6848
    @dzl6848 Рік тому +5

    I love hearing the stories of people that dropped out of school that make more than the teachers that said you need an education

  • @darelleharper116
    @darelleharper116 2 роки тому +13

    Pipeline-welder in his truck means they pay him and his truck. 84 hours a week.

  • @redwing642
    @redwing642 2 роки тому +24

    Unless you’re doing Tig welding/pipeline welding/ railroad don’t waste your time. I worked as a welder making $16 an hour after trade school 1/16 fluxcore wire, welded I beams and various other structures for bridges and skyscrapers etc. I enjoyed the work but I make a lot more doing a lot less now.

    • @user-qt8zt6zg6w
      @user-qt8zt6zg6w 2 роки тому +1

      You have to work outside chief

    • @greekfrenchman4434
      @greekfrenchman4434 2 роки тому +8

      Amen. After 22 years of welding in 3 different provinces, i only just this year broke 50k a year.

    • @arthurdouglas6701
      @arthurdouglas6701 2 роки тому +3

      $16 an hour???? Lad you getting ripped!
      But here in Australia most are on over $37 plus penalties!!!
      Nothing uncommon about a welder/boilermaker making $150-$250 a year!

    • @greekfrenchman4434
      @greekfrenchman4434 2 роки тому +4

      @@arthurdouglas6701 in canada every farmer with a 110v welder in his garage is a welder, and every fresh off the boat mud-duck is a welder too. Lucky to make 4 or 5 bucks over minimum wage in ontario

    • @arthurdouglas6701
      @arthurdouglas6701 2 роки тому

      That sucks bro!!!!

  • @jonredd650
    @jonredd650 2 роки тому +25

    Enough to buy those snazzy glasses is good enough for me!

    • @toejam6941
      @toejam6941 2 роки тому +1

      Damn expensive ass Oakleys! One day I will have them too!

    • @bv2643
      @bv2643 2 роки тому +1

      Pit vipers they are great

  • @lonniestutler313
    @lonniestutler313 2 роки тому +3

    Good luck finding those jobs. I was certified for aerospace and missle. Never got near that amount in 45 years.

  • @ethanmckay5864
    @ethanmckay5864 2 роки тому +99

    He forgot to mention that 350k is 1500 miles from your home and family and outside in the winter

    • @480bronco6
      @480bronco6 2 роки тому +5

      Are you a woman? You sound like a woman.

    • @youngmo77
      @youngmo77 2 роки тому +18

      I would still sign in.

    • @homesteadhaven2010
      @homesteadhaven2010 2 роки тому +5

      I bet it's for under water welding.

    • @480bronco6
      @480bronco6 2 роки тому +27

      @Insomniac Everything wrong with the younger generations in a nutshell. Thank you for the perfect example.

    • @480bronco6
      @480bronco6 2 роки тому +24

      @Insomniac I'm not calling you crazy, I'm calling you lazy.

  • @justdaddrums2704
    @justdaddrums2704 2 роки тому +7

    When the hood drops...
    The bullshit stops.

  • @nohorseindin1603
    @nohorseindin1603 2 роки тому +2

    Been there, its also missing birthdays, ball games, watching your kids grow up. I'm retired now my kids have all their families, I would trade what ever I acquired for some memories with my kids.

  • @slickjohnc1
    @slickjohnc1 2 роки тому +5

    "Where we're going, we don't need roads"

    • @white_devil73
      @white_devil73 2 роки тому

      "Doc! You don't have enough road to get up to 88mph!"

  • @truthbetold8663
    @truthbetold8663 2 роки тому +8

    My man we see you! Talent is not much without putting in the work!!! I’m a doer…and a believer

  • @johnathonpeck9758
    @johnathonpeck9758 2 роки тому +4

    Idk where you guys are from, but most shop welders I know barely make 40 to 50K a year.

  • @jjjthomasson8902
    @jjjthomasson8902 2 роки тому +7

    Thanks for your hard work brother! Bank on!!!!

  • @mayaguezano2174
    @mayaguezano2174 2 роки тому +6

    All that dough and you got those 1982 David Lee Roth sunglasses and a 1968 Kenny Rogers belt buckle 😑

  • @jrkustomz5538
    @jrkustomz5538 2 роки тому +44

    Absolutely perfect job for someone that's between 18-26 with zero family. Your home is on the road,work in all weather all hours ,12-16 hour days are more than normal. After you've made your bank those early years make sure youve saved and invested. After that ,settle down otherwise you'll probably end up divorced multiple times because not many partners can handle the life. But yes you can make a killing depending on several factors

    • @captainobvious5349
      @captainobvious5349 2 роки тому +2

      Ya, how many 18-26 year olds invest? 😆😅🤣😂

    • @forscience9977
      @forscience9977 2 роки тому +1

      Take family with u. It's not bad

    • @jrkustomz5538
      @jrkustomz5538 2 роки тому

      @@forscience9977 for you maybe,for the kids if they're in school,that's a whole other story. Takes a toll on kids.

    • @Siamese_cat_
      @Siamese_cat_ 2 роки тому +5

      @@captainobvious5349 your saying that like it’s hard or something, I started investing a year ago when I turned 18, I’m not rich and do not has a rich family, I’ve just invested a little bit of money each month from my pay cheque and now I have about £15,000 to play with.

    • @jrkustomz5538
      @jrkustomz5538 2 роки тому +1

      @@Siamese_cat_ for long term growth you can't go wrong with a vanguard Roth IRA . 👍Keep it up kid.

  • @jefferyepstein9210
    @jefferyepstein9210 2 роки тому +38

    My cousin welds gas pipe. Even working his normal hours he makes over 150K a year. It’s definitely a great paying job.

    • @jaksiege9753
      @jaksiege9753 2 роки тому +7

      Ok Jeffery Epstein 😂

    • @elpupusero
      @elpupusero 2 роки тому

      Whats the hour rate on welding gas pipie?

    • @jefferyepstein9210
      @jefferyepstein9210 2 роки тому +6

      @@elpupusero
      He’s union and works for a government contractor. His wage is $108/hr but deductions bring it to around $75/hr. He’s been working over 30 years in it. When he was working out of the country on military bases he was making even more plus lots of overtime.

    • @elpupusero
      @elpupusero 2 роки тому +1

      @@jefferyepstein9210 wow, that alot ,, over 75 an hour that really good pay,, look like there are some well pay jobs out there

    • @jefferyepstein9210
      @jefferyepstein9210 2 роки тому +1

      @@elpupusero
      Some welders make even more.

  • @kingben7962
    @kingben7962 2 роки тому +5

    He makes 20 grand a year now.

  • @cornfed123567
    @cornfed123567 2 роки тому +26

    It's just like any trade job, depends what you are willing to do. The man willing to do the stuff no body wants to do gets top pay. 2 am call on a Sunday to get a customer back operating gets some serious money, remember it costs drilling rigs 10k an hour to be shutdown. They will pay alot to get someone out right now to repair their junk

    • @WesternWeldingAcademy
      @WesternWeldingAcademy  2 роки тому +1

      This man gets it 👏At the end of the day, a job is a job and this one's ours

  • @Kboi1992
    @Kboi1992 2 роки тому +4

    I can’t take someone seriously when they wear glasses like that

  • @mattlberry
    @mattlberry 2 роки тому +52

    We need more guys in the trades college is overrated

    • @jessecote11
      @jessecote11 2 роки тому +2

      You mean high school is overrated?

    • @krzyryry8382
      @krzyryry8382 2 роки тому +10

      We made college over rated. Boomer Society pushed so hard for college and then their kids did the same. Problem is college jobs do not keep the world moving. Trades do.

    • @jessecote11
      @jessecote11 2 роки тому

      This guys said he dropped out of high school at 16

    • @ayowheredeeway
      @ayowheredeeway 2 роки тому

      the idea of the idea of things is overrated.

    • @jessecote11
      @jessecote11 2 роки тому +1

      @@ayowheredeeway damn that really clears things up thanks…

  • @rustyshackleford6369
    @rustyshackleford6369 2 роки тому +2

    The pit vipers are all the proof I need

  • @highpocket888
    @highpocket888 2 роки тому +2

    Excellent job my man!

  • @thomaspavelko9412
    @thomaspavelko9412 2 роки тому +7

    Oh I used to be a certified welder to and I can tell you it's all depends on who you work for and what you do to make that kind of money and that job for that money is not the norm.
    I'm not saying this guy's wrong he is completely right you can make that kind of money at welding with alot of experience,training and knowing the right people.

    • @MovieFan13
      @MovieFan13 2 роки тому +1

      Same I was certified through a company called Nippon sharyo and I was making good money there but not 300k in a year kinda money not even close hahah

  • @dalefuller9178
    @dalefuller9178 2 роки тому +43

    Maybe you can buy you a friend. A real bro wouldn't have let you out the door with them specs on.

    • @joshd270
      @joshd270 2 роки тому

      🤣

    • @_doomzday
      @_doomzday 2 роки тому

      Tell that to StaleKracker

    • @rockkhound943
      @rockkhound943 2 роки тому

      Bet it sucks being a negative Nancy

    • @DruncWizard
      @DruncWizard Рік тому

      they’re slick as fuck what do you mean

    • @Questionable_creations
      @Questionable_creations Рік тому

      I bet your mom liked them, I'm pretty sure I seen that welding truck at her house the other night.

  • @Masterk1988
    @Masterk1988 2 роки тому +2

    I have a couple friends that weld in Vegas and they make almost 200k a yr

    • @nicholaslask9897
      @nicholaslask9897 9 місяців тому

      Yeaaa but that’s really like 100k here in the Midwest BP wise. Still great money

  • @smitty5866
    @smitty5866 2 роки тому +1

    As the guy I apprenticed under told me..."All welding has done for me is make me acquire a taste for whiskey."

  • @cleven269
    @cleven269 2 роки тому +12

    I NEED to learn how to weld exhaust 😂 The exhaust shops making a killing off my ass

    • @iceblueeyes9455
      @iceblueeyes9455 2 роки тому +2

      But your neck pays for it. We have one exhaust shop in town guy is a master. Said he cant find a good aprentise.

  • @downtime3606
    @downtime3606 2 роки тому +3

    Love the glasses. Welders need a good pair of glasses to block the light

  • @Jrad117
    @Jrad117 2 роки тому +1

    I took welding class in high school. It was all right flux welder, is my favorite.

  • @michellariviere4911
    @michellariviere4911 2 роки тому +1

    I'm a corrections officer. I make 75,000$ plus 12,000$ in night shifts bonus. Plus the overtime. In 2020 I made 150,000$.

  • @marklark8805
    @marklark8805 2 роки тому +12

    Obviously not enough to afford a decent pair of sun glasses.

    • @restingturdle
      @restingturdle 2 роки тому +1

      Pit vipers are like 150$

    • @betafi4535
      @betafi4535 2 роки тому +1

      @@restingturdle joke

    • @Len_M.
      @Len_M. 2 роки тому +1

      @@restingturdle Pit Vipers are crap.

    • @jelly7310
      @jelly7310 2 роки тому

      @@Len_M. Not if you want to look like MLB outfielder from the 90s they ain't.

    • @stevebannon9250
      @stevebannon9250 2 роки тому

      The price of something does not represent its it’s style, production value, usefulness or class.
      All it represents is the price point that customers are willing to pay and the business to sell

  • @jacobbeach874
    @jacobbeach874 2 роки тому +6

    I wanna become a lineman what do you 🤔 think

    • @Moonsauc3
      @Moonsauc3 2 роки тому

      Go for it if your body is good. Mine is failing after 35

    • @mattchalk4579
      @mattchalk4579 2 роки тому +1

      @@Moonsauc3 thats why at 30 I have moved on into a semi office role. Gotta protect the body.

    • @porcupinedivine470
      @porcupinedivine470 2 роки тому +1

      4th most dangerous job in the America. Being an electrician is dangerous enough.
      But pay grade is on par with the danger

    • @jacobbeach874
      @jacobbeach874 2 роки тому

      @@Moonsauc3 appreciate it man and I hope you get better👍

  • @mentalglitch9603
    @mentalglitch9603 2 роки тому +2

    I think most people should go to college. The more you are educated, the better. But it isn’t the only way to be successful. I dropped out of high school at 17. Now I’m 27, I became a carpenter at 20. I make 60k a year only working 30 hours a week.

  • @Xwaterwicca
    @Xwaterwicca Рік тому +1

    Drop out of highschool at 16… yes I’m tuned in now

  • @robertnewell4054
    @robertnewell4054 2 роки тому +7

    Known some former NSW guys who’ve used their military training effectively doing underwater/undersea work/fabrication

  • @johnspence8141
    @johnspence8141 2 роки тому +5

    No one has ever devalued trades. What’s devalued is back breaking work your first 40 years. Cause your body pays for the last 40

  • @benjurqunov
    @benjurqunov 2 роки тому +2

    I’m happy to pay my structural welders.
    Their work if timely and precise.
    We don’t work them much overtime or much out of town.
    But they earn more than my top electricians.

    • @stevebannon9250
      @stevebannon9250 2 роки тому

      That’s a good thing because I’m not sure exactly what the “top electricians” spend their time doing but for what they get paid they should have enough to buy a broom.

  • @arapahosundancer
    @arapahosundancer 2 роки тому +1

    He's got the glasses to prove it.

  • @damienmaster603
    @damienmaster603 2 роки тому +1

    Damn congrats man! Keep up all the hard hot work

  • @Iamablackkid
    @Iamablackkid 5 місяців тому +1

    This guy did not make 350k without a high school diploma 😂

  • @nooneissafe202
    @nooneissafe202 2 роки тому

    Remember kids always drop out of school because it only holds you back

  • @Truckerdaddy
    @Truckerdaddy 2 роки тому +1

    I've known a couple welders work only 6 months out of the year then relax the rest of it.

  • @ProDrubi
    @ProDrubi 2 роки тому +1

    So many master welders I know have quit and started working as solar electricians you make so much more money 💯

  • @rhysyb
    @rhysyb 10 місяців тому +1

    I cant remember asking how much a welder makes but they been telling me constantly

  • @a_w_bukhari7579
    @a_w_bukhari7579 2 роки тому

    “ if you believe you can- you can!” Wise words with visors on.

  • @Heritagepostfarms
    @Heritagepostfarms 2 роки тому +2

    Probably worked 15 hours a day 7 days a week for that year....on the road the entire time

  • @kodydybwad2
    @kodydybwad2 2 роки тому +2

    Hell yeah brother I got my g.e.d and started a sprinkler system buisness and make over 200k a year at 30.... blue collar has so much shame for no reason. Im literally a ditch digger making more than the teachers who told me thats all ill ever be

  • @gilbertjuarez1037
    @gilbertjuarez1037 2 роки тому

    I’ve been in the welding industry in west Texas for a while now and I believe him 200%

  • @frankcastorena5832
    @frankcastorena5832 2 роки тому +1

    I got certified without school.....the went to trade school! Retired now!

  • @SJNFAB
    @SJNFAB 2 роки тому +1

    THOSE POLARIZED PIT VIPERS LIKE SHADE 9 WELDING LENS! I USE THEM EVERY DAY! 🤣

  • @Crazystuffyousee
    @Crazystuffyousee 2 роки тому +1

    Working all day everyday is not living. I'd rather have less stuff...

  • @isaacbarragan2009
    @isaacbarragan2009 2 роки тому

    That boi is legit with the doc shades, 😂😂😂, back to the future here we come....

  • @tuomasholo
    @tuomasholo 2 роки тому

    I’m in the import export business. I cleared 7 figures in one year. That was my worst year. I don’t have any pay stubs to prove it.

  • @Fullsendfilosophy
    @Fullsendfilosophy 2 роки тому +1

    I never went to college either glad I didn't. I'm not making 6 figures but I make more than most people with bachelor's and I am about even with the average masters degree and I'm only 24 with some certifications I got from OTJ training and a good work ethic

  • @silverbackgorilla1425
    @silverbackgorilla1425 2 роки тому

    You have been truly blessed

  • @spikelife4487
    @spikelife4487 Рік тому +1

    "And I spent all three hundred thousand of it, on natty light"

  • @chroniccrypto5621
    @chroniccrypto5621 2 роки тому +1

    It depends on who you work for too, and what your welding.

  • @nate91198
    @nate91198 2 роки тому

    Thanks man need that motivation right now

  • @PInk77W1
    @PInk77W1 2 роки тому +2

    That’s really awesome. Good for u.
    One high school drop out to another.
    I make $54k and my house is paid off
    And I have a lot of $$ in the bank
    Life is good

  • @timmoline2190
    @timmoline2190 Рік тому +1

    The biggest lesson in this whole thing is he started early gents and ladies. That makes a huge difference when you’re 30 40 50. Trust me I’m speaking on experience.

  • @donaldplamp9704
    @donaldplamp9704 2 роки тому

    Anybody with sunglasses like that can do ANYTHING!!!

  • @johnathonchaney8865
    @johnathonchaney8865 2 роки тому

    My father is a retired welder from Kenworth trucking company

  • @peterrehrmann9196
    @peterrehrmann9196 2 роки тому +1

    My best year ever I made 300.000 in trim carpentry in the year 2000. Been making six figures since . Anything as a journeymen in the trades pays well. It just take time and choices on how hard you can work

  • @Will_Russell
    @Will_Russell 2 роки тому

    In my third year of engineering school, absolutely hate it and college overall. Wish everyday that I had gone into a trade like welding, but feel I’m too deep in at this point

    • @WesternWeldingAcademy
      @WesternWeldingAcademy  2 роки тому

      It's never too late to do what you think is right for ya. ApplyToWeld.com We'll be here incase ya change your mind

  • @properaussie331
    @properaussie331 2 роки тому

    We make $240,000 a year gross in Australia working 7 on 7 off.
    I’m confused about the currency because that seems low

  • @blmarti
    @blmarti Рік тому

    keep up the good work buddy nice truck

  • @LifeIsASideQuest
    @LifeIsASideQuest 11 місяців тому +1

    How much does a welder make?
    "Never enough"

  • @joestewart5692
    @joestewart5692 Рік тому

    Oakley : how did he not see our product?

  • @notfbiofficial4023
    @notfbiofficial4023 2 роки тому +1

    For People who can’t understand that that’s almost $1000 a day for one month that’s as much as $31,000

  • @turtleenosnipes6102
    @turtleenosnipes6102 2 роки тому +2

    Hey man where you good at math when you were in school?

  • @tedbear6012
    @tedbear6012 2 роки тому +1

    Show the rig

  • @Not.The.Avg.Smitty
    @Not.The.Avg.Smitty 2 роки тому +1

    I'll agree because I've done it, problem you're not saying is how much you're not at home because you're busting your butt working 80+ hours a week. I'll stick with my 20hr work week so I can spend more time with my family.

  • @user-up4vd5ov8x
    @user-up4vd5ov8x 2 роки тому

    Give that man 65hr cause those glasses are cold af boy!

  • @jacobstacy588
    @jacobstacy588 2 роки тому +1

    You ain’t got to prove nothing working and do what you enjoy and as long as your happy that’s all that’s matters in life

  • @Superhunan
    @Superhunan Рік тому

    That’s why the question included the word “average”. To answer your question, the national average is about 18$ per/hr.

    • @aydingarcia5815
      @aydingarcia5815 Рік тому

      Yeah no welder worth a weld takes anything less than 35. That whole industry’s salary earning is under reported.

  • @TheRealWorldNews247
    @TheRealWorldNews247 2 роки тому +1

    Everyone and they mama is a welder lol most places they pay low from 12 to 17$ a hour!
    You have to move out of state or city to get work just truth

  • @Welder-wt4ib
    @Welder-wt4ib 2 роки тому

    Thats one hell of a bloke if hes got the balls to wear a pair of sunglasses like that

    • @moist5717
      @moist5717 2 роки тому

      This dude is gross. The glasses make me cringe even more 🤢

  • @leift70
    @leift70 2 роки тому +1

    Yep I dropped out at 16. At 18 I made 286,000 welding.

    • @leift70
      @leift70 2 роки тому

      That was with all my fuel and housing payed for 100%.

  • @leosdreamon681
    @leosdreamon681 2 роки тому

    Welding was my second choice I drive trucks can’t complain. Lol

  • @kevingeezy5176
    @kevingeezy5176 2 роки тому

    How long did it take to get there after 18?

  • @markvirts5883
    @markvirts5883 2 роки тому

    What is best way to get started, trade school, or union on the job training.

    • @WesternWeldingAcademy
      @WesternWeldingAcademy  2 роки тому

      With WWA nothing much! If you're under 18 all you need is a HS diploma, and if you're not then you can straightly apply at ApplyToWeld.com !

  • @averageasian292
    @averageasian292 2 роки тому +1

    I’ve heard welder stories of them making 300+ an hour as a mobile for emergency jobs so def believable

    • @TheRoadhammer379
      @TheRoadhammer379 2 роки тому

      You're looking at it from a "possible dollar per hour amount". If you can't repeatedly make that money, then it's not impressive.

    • @BombsAwayMineCraft
      @BombsAwayMineCraft 2 роки тому

      @@TheRoadhammer379 yeah for real, this is people with there own business at the best times. ,001% of welders out there.

  • @RedNineTeen
    @RedNineTeen 2 роки тому

    The heck am I doing being a trucker.... welding is where it's at

  • @snoopietravis755
    @snoopietravis755 2 роки тому

    Hell ya brother 💯 💪 put in that work

  • @armzforte23
    @armzforte23 2 роки тому +1

    Dude I'm a welding supervisor in San Diego California Ship Yard, for 17 years I deal with guys like you everyday saying all kind of stories and not able to perform good enough, they get kicked out, or quitting in less than two weeks.
    Sorry but a real welder is quiet.

  • @zakwalker2551
    @zakwalker2551 2 роки тому

    Underwater welders in Australia can make upto 6k per shift and C6 pipe welding easy 1.2k a day