How Much Do Utility Workers Get Paid?

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  • @spicynoodles2624
    @spicynoodles2624 Рік тому +16840

    That older gentleman pulled up so fast when he heard the word Union

    • @user-xo2ml4rf9o
      @user-xo2ml4rf9o Рік тому +855

      Man busted into a sprint

    • @farkmuckerzerg634
      @farkmuckerzerg634 Рік тому +397

      Private companies are much better than union

    • @convusquey2559
      @convusquey2559 Рік тому +69

      What does mean union? I mean in his question

    • @user-xo2ml4rf9o
      @user-xo2ml4rf9o Рік тому +641

      @@convusquey2559 do they have a union. A coalition of the workers to assure pay and rights. Workers come together and collectively Bargain or negotiate with the capital owners. It usually is a good indicator that the job has decent benefits and pay.

    • @TiffJustBeKnowinn333
      @TiffJustBeKnowinn333 Рік тому +9

      😂😂😂😂

  • @Phlegethon
    @Phlegethon Рік тому +6945

    Old man: What’s this here union talk I’m hearin’?

    • @LuisPerez-pe4mi
      @LuisPerez-pe4mi Рік тому +34

      😂😂😂

    • @MasterMoose04
      @MasterMoose04 Рік тому +131

      Squashed that union mumbo jumbo talk real quick lmao

    • @benjamingavrilis71
      @benjamingavrilis71 Рік тому +25

      As an Australian, trust me you don't want to give unions too much power 🤣😭

    • @redman7540
      @redman7540 Рік тому +14

      ​@benjamin9120 what happened over there? Far as my experience goes the union treats us well

    • @BigTrappaBenzo
      @BigTrappaBenzo Рік тому +2

      Idc what a union and is it bad lol 😂

  • @synewparadigm
    @synewparadigm Рік тому +6041

    Mcdonald pay $18 now.

    • @jjaa578
      @jjaa578 Рік тому +544

      Still not enough to deal with those customers and be covered in grease all day
      *Why does everyone assume I work fast food?

    • @DownHillgamer
      @DownHillgamer Рік тому +154

      No they don't lol, Walmart and Sam's club pays good tho, usually at least 15 starting. But the pay roof is probably 30 for management and you ain't gunna do that forever

    • @jaysrt21
      @jaysrt21 Рік тому +102

      Yeah but who wants to say they work at mcdonald’s

    • @mmmd3429
      @mmmd3429 Рік тому +110

      ​@@jaysrt21 Talked with the maintenance guy at McDonald's back in early 2020. He had a company truck (take home), free food, $60k year (base), and zero fucks.
      I don't think he minded it at all 🤣

    • @BandzTheCapo
      @BandzTheCapo Рік тому +98

      ​​@@mmmd3429 I worked maintenance for them and I promise you that you don't get any of those things you said besides free food. He must have been 3rd party maintenance for them.

  • @CasanovaFluff
    @CasanovaFluff 8 місяців тому +1067

    Nowadays anything below 20$/hr are poverty wages.

    • @chilolo1418
      @chilolo1418 6 місяців тому +84

      Here in Arizona, if you make $26 an hour, 40 hours a week, that’s $1,040 without any taxes being taken away. An ok apartment is around $1,600+ a month. With car insurance, food, rent or mortgage, utilities, gas, and other expenses. I’d consider anything $30 an hour poverty 😭. An “ok” house in my area is easily $400k and about 45+years old.

    • @benjaminmartindale
      @benjaminmartindale 6 місяців тому +14

      @@chilolo1418yeah but you get roommates, when you make great money you get the choice to live by yourself. getting just 1 roommate would easily save you the amount of money to cover all your other expenses.

    • @dommysprite3771
      @dommysprite3771 6 місяців тому +11

      ​@@chilolo1418yeah if you live alone that's the reality, get a wife who's fine with also working or get roommates

    • @jaredkemp2070
      @jaredkemp2070 6 місяців тому

      @@dommysprite3771Currently work in the trades, live in Arizona, live with two roommates and still scrape to make savings. I’m an apprentice sparky and I firsthand say we don’t pay trades enough I don’t even have loans but my rent and utilities cripple me because of the shitty landlords here

    • @おいmizuno
      @おいmizuno 6 місяців тому +5

      Trust me, 90% won't understand you.

  • @-rocky-5110
    @-rocky-5110 Рік тому +856

    Very old school forman right there to answer your questions & not throw a hissy fit that you were interrupting his work day by asking questions and recording him....much respect to you both for being able to carry on a conversation among strangers without conflict.

    • @barrymonroy7138
      @barrymonroy7138 Рік тому +36

      Yeah.. because that OG knows what it was like back in the day..

    • @anonymous071985
      @anonymous071985 Рік тому +13

      Crazy thought. They probably have trouble keeping help. So he was probably happy to talk.

    • @poesraven4540
      @poesraven4540 Рік тому +14

      I completely agree. At first, I believe, he was protecting his guy and job sight. Once he determined there wasn't a threat he was very open and forthcoming.

    • @anonymous071985
      @anonymous071985 Рік тому +13

      @@poesraven4540
      Thought I was watching the interviewer eyeing up a potential hire. Noticed how he got disappointed the guy didn't have license?

    • @poesraven4540
      @poesraven4540 Рік тому +1

      @@anonymous071985 True too!

  • @steazemonster80216
    @steazemonster80216 Рік тому +3156

    Class A starts at $28 minimum they’re getting screwed

    • @Slim_Loaf
      @Slim_Loaf Рік тому +95

      Not where I'm from... average class a driver makes $18

    • @IRebelMinds
      @IRebelMinds Рік тому +179

      Is bc they are non-union.. I work in the union n we get paid from 40hour to 100+ a hour

    • @jaysofasttv6624
      @jaysofasttv6624 Рік тому +41

      Depends on the state. I make $26 hour and $0.40 a mile with per diem starting off with hazmat and tankers endorsement. In South Carolina that’s high.

    • @YouLose
      @YouLose Рік тому +3

      This took place in Florida

    • @LuisGonzalez-dv4qk
      @LuisGonzalez-dv4qk Рік тому +2

      Where I’m from they start 17-18

  • @t2thek
    @t2thek Рік тому +1405

    I make 50 an hour with my Class A. These guys are being robbed legally.

    • @R0gueM
      @R0gueM Рік тому +144

      I think he was talking about for a Class C and working your way to 30 with no experience. Not a worker with experience and an A.

    • @fireeye33
      @fireeye33 Рік тому +54

      he's talking about starting pay without experience and a class C.

    • @danielbras5123
      @danielbras5123 Рік тому +35

      @@fireeye33still McDonald’s pay for a licensed physical job

    • @cya4468
      @cya4468 Рік тому +14

      ​@@danielbras5123 idk a McDonald's employees wage but i highly doubt its 50 an hour..

    • @Spacetech3000
      @Spacetech3000 Рік тому +16

      @@cya4468he was saying the 15 an hr w a class C is mcdonalds with labor.

  • @Patombris102
    @Patombris102 Рік тому +839

    This is what the internet and high schoolers need. Not a dumb UA-camr making pranks or a girl shaking her butt.

    • @timemasta2447
      @timemasta2447 10 місяців тому +85

      Utility workers need pranks and girls shaking there butt to make it through the next day sir

    • @JayJay-jz3tm
      @JayJay-jz3tm 9 місяців тому +10

      ​@@timemasta2447lmfaoooo😂

    • @christopherhernandez3909
      @christopherhernandez3909 9 місяців тому +3

      Facts

    • @andrewevans7992
      @andrewevans7992 8 місяців тому +5

      @@timemasta2447only simps do

    • @karandeep.1234
      @karandeep.1234 7 місяців тому +2

      ​@@timemasta2447 what gay utility workers you know? Most of them don't have social media wtf are you on 🤦🏾‍♂️

  • @contraband1543
    @contraband1543 Рік тому +3734

    "Pretty quick" is code for
    "5 years of digging holes"

    • @airsoftdude36
      @airsoftdude36 Рік тому +391

      Yeah and the guy saying “we make good money” when his partner looks 85 years old and still not retired 😂

    • @iicordii648
      @iicordii648 Рік тому +88

      They told me “pretty quick” at the company I work for now. Start off at $18 an hour and max out at $38 an hour for a regular worker. It takes about 3 years to max out with perfect attendance. They go by hours. After so many hours worked, you get a $1.40 raise until you max. Im a foreman so my position maxes out about $60 an hour. We also get a decant amount for perdium so that helps. I work for a concrete company btw.

    • @marley1995
      @marley1995 Рік тому +20

      @@iicordii648you’re not union? If not get into a union better pay man and with your experience you’ll probably start out at a better period.

    • @Zack-jr1eu
      @Zack-jr1eu Рік тому +23

      Pay your dues. It’s worth eating wonder bread for 3 years. Journey out asap. Go union or chase Davis bacon jobs

    • @steveneyerman2958
      @steveneyerman2958 Рік тому

      @@iicordii648 I’ve seen with my own eyes a 5’3” security guard at Bellevue Washington McDonald’s. Pulling in $52 an hour. Fuck you. Fuck the slow grind. Fuck being a slave. He got that as starting pay with experience. Fuck all businesses. It’s not fair. Not even close.

  • @ReggaeRedeemer
    @ReggaeRedeemer Рік тому +2629

    note to self when looking for a new job: Dont apply at HHS

    • @marioortiz7953
      @marioortiz7953 Рік тому +38

      Why

    • @gkrees9509
      @gkrees9509 Рік тому +175

      @@marioortiz7953 you’re 15… give it a couple of years and you’ll understand

    • @cjswhitebo1882
      @cjswhitebo1882 Рік тому +733

      @@marioortiz7953 “up to $30 is the worst thing you can hear. And they’re starting licensed people at $15-$18. That’s absolute garbage

    • @user-im7jn6ob3g
      @user-im7jn6ob3g Рік тому +141

      @@cjswhitebo1882 “up to $30 is the worst thing you can hear.” No tf it’s not lmao 😂😂. Yea I guess depending where you live and if you think you’re a millionaire when you’re not it is.

    • @EddieLifts
      @EddieLifts Рік тому +83

      @@cjswhitebo1882lmao “licensed” buddy it’s a simple class A 🤣 not fucking rocket science

  • @FloridaSeamlessGutters
    @FloridaSeamlessGutters Рік тому +91

    I’m 21 making 38 an hour
    I certainly feel blessed.
    I’m not rich but am happy I can support my kid financially.

    • @TheRealObama420
      @TheRealObama420 Рік тому +5

      What type of work do you do and what company and if union?

    • @FloridaSeamlessGutters
      @FloridaSeamlessGutters Рік тому

      @@TheRealObama420 I work for a really small company that buys homes and flips them. I go in and demo what they don’t like such as removing carpets, trim, flooring, cabinets etc…
      Then I install at my pace and whatever else gets contracted out and I have to supervise them.

    • @ВитяТейлор-любительскиекаверып
      @ВитяТейлор-любительскиекаверып 11 місяців тому

      @@TheRealObama420he’s a sperm donor

    • @dirtyweapons3459
      @dirtyweapons3459 9 місяців тому +4

      You are. You’re doing good man I hope it all continues to work out for you. What do you do?

    • @jediD20
      @jediD20 7 місяців тому +6

      You luck bastard! Keep up the good work and don’t forget to save!

  • @PlutoTheGod
    @PlutoTheGod Рік тому +237

    Yeah I’m not digging holes and pulling at 3 AM in a storm for $15 lmao

    • @wesley1983
      @wesley1983 8 місяців тому +28

      These guys are telecom workers pullings lines. They are not pulling those hrs or fixing issues. Just installing the comms wires.

    • @YouKnow-yd3zm
      @YouKnow-yd3zm 7 місяців тому +11

      Yeah sounds pretty low McDonald's pays $15 he so 🤷

    • @Randomdude1979
      @Randomdude1979 7 місяців тому

      ​@@YouKnow-yd3zmdon’t get a normal job just become a drug mule you’ll be rich before you know it

    • @desertoutlaw3317
      @desertoutlaw3317 7 місяців тому +2

      @@YouKnow-yd3zmbecause both require no skill

    • @friendlymods6567
      @friendlymods6567 7 місяців тому +17

      😂 difference is no trade starts that early since there’s codes and regulations to working in the dark, and you can’t work in a storm. I started digging holes for 17.25 and yeah it sucked, two years later I make 27$ an hour and with the knowledge I gained I can easily see myself making much more in the coming years

  • @zzbudzz
    @zzbudzz Рік тому +523

    Most fast food places pay 15 . Hell,my daughter makes 20 an hour at a grocery store. These wages are ridiculously low everywhere now

    • @AceThaDon
      @AceThaDon Рік тому +35

      i make $16.50 at Walmart. overnight stocker

    • @joebaby1975
      @joebaby1975 Рік тому +28

      I was making 12.00 in 2019. Y’all seem rich lol.

    • @Vibecentral33
      @Vibecentral33 Рік тому +18

      And you’re stuck in that position forever haha. See this is the downfall with my generation. Y’all can’t seem to see anything in the future. You see what can easily benefit you in the moment. Kinda nice tho cause it makes getting hired easy when I’m competing against guys like you 😂😂

    • @joelh3030
      @joelh3030 Рік тому +13

      Im a automotive technician, our pay is $16-$18/H here in Maryland. We also get offered flat rate, but that requires you to work faster, and harder. Its not worth it most of the time

    • @joelh3030
      @joelh3030 Рік тому +26

      ​@@joebaby1975 $16-$18 isnt enough to live and do the things you want. im living paycheck to paycheck at $15/H. things are getting more and more expensive

  • @metalhead541
    @metalhead541 Рік тому +466

    43$ an hour as a Journeyman plumber in Oregon.

    • @suns1457
      @suns1457 Рік тому +10

      But your not on the clock all the time. So only 2-3 hrs assignments then gap and then another job. What's ur yearly and how many hrs per week do you work

    • @metalhead541
      @metalhead541 Рік тому +19

      @Sun S I got up to 43 probably in July, got my last check on Friday. Before taxes I'm over 90k

    • @metalhead541
      @metalhead541 Рік тому +23

      @@suns1457 also I only do new construction, so pretty much always on the job.

    • @hybridEP3
      @hybridEP3 Рік тому

      @@suns1457 union plumber here to shut you the fuck up. My ytd was over 185k.

    • @jacobreynolds3917
      @jacobreynolds3917 Рік тому +5

      @@metalhead541 Damn dude, living like larry.

  • @danor6812
    @danor6812 Рік тому +29

    The supervisor seemed pretty surprised when he realized the guy wasn't wanting to complain.

  • @tkoz7856
    @tkoz7856 Рік тому +140

    Real utilities are electric. I'm a lineman. I make 87 an hour, 2-4k a month for housing, all overtime is double time. 100% covered health care, dental, and vision. My wife is a nurse and she can't even get health care at her hospital as good as mine. 100% match on 401k, get a pension, life insurance, 3-4 weeks paid vacation a year, 2 weeks paid sick a year, paid holidays, 2 weeks emergency leave a year, 3.75% cost of living raise every year. I mean it's a pretty phenomenal job.

    • @kevincondon3206
      @kevincondon3206 Рік тому +1

      How do you start a career as a lineman without experience?

    • @venictos
      @venictos Рік тому +19

      Sounds like union, congratulations on the position. Best wishes to your family!

    • @rigobertoespinoza1685
      @rigobertoespinoza1685 Рік тому +7

      ​@@kevincondon3206 you gotta know people to get in everyone knows that

    • @contraband1543
      @contraband1543 Рік тому +1

      ​@@kevincondon3206 You would have to be related to someone or just get extremely lucky is my guess.

    • @ty-ex1vb
      @ty-ex1vb Рік тому +9

      @@kevincondon3206 you gotta know someone, mostly kids who has daddy money and was given this position because of there parents.
      If you wanna get into it go to school (4-5 years) get your CDL A and apply for a lineman.

  • @noahparsons7420
    @noahparsons7420 Рік тому +535

    Hey man I appreciate you going out there and asking the questions we’d all like to ask these people. Gives us more insight if we want to start one of these careers

    • @nocapent8878
      @nocapent8878 Рік тому +5

      Facts bro i said the same

    • @Tre16
      @Tre16 Рік тому +5

      This information is readily available lol

    • @noahparsons7420
      @noahparsons7420 Рік тому +4

      @@Tre16 it’s conveniently in a short UA-cam reel that I can watch and listen to as opposed to looking up all this information. Also it shows people jobs they might might overlook or forget about or might not even know about. So funny lol

    • @hankhill3417
      @hankhill3417 Рік тому +2

      Learn a trade! ;
      Master plumber $70/hr, apprentice $30/hr
      - master electrical $75/hr apprentice $30/hr , journeyman $45-50

    • @noahparsons7420
      @noahparsons7420 Рік тому +2

      @@hankhill3417 idk about 30 an hour. I’m an apprentice glazier barely making 18 right now and I’m in California. Most apprentice jobs I’ve seen start at 17-20 but if you’re an apprentice you should just be looking for experience and the pay will come

  • @samiralthakafi
    @samiralthakafi Рік тому +124

    I work a security job sitting on my ass all day checking people in to a studio at $19 an hour. This job should pay more I feel like.

    • @WiZArdx4s
      @WiZArdx4s Рік тому +3

      Lmao I get hush hush weekly pay doing the same line of work. Shit pay, but no trail for big brother to know about and I basically get paid to sit in my car and get high at night 😂

    • @FordRangerClassics
      @FordRangerClassics Рік тому +2

      It does if your union lol

    • @pokpok97642
      @pokpok97642 Рік тому +2

      ​@@WiZArdx4s you work for epstein or sum? lol

    • @TrapHeroes
      @TrapHeroes Рік тому +2

      I'm a developer here making 5$ an hour 💀 not in usa tho

    • @goodbyemr.anderson5065
      @goodbyemr.anderson5065 Рік тому +1

      ​@Rudy Z that's all good, but without a jib means no credit, which means no house, or car, or borrowing money.

  • @Chris-ni2pc
    @Chris-ni2pc Рік тому +31

    Really nice of them tell let you know this, props to them for not shooing you away

  • @maddoxswann9760
    @maddoxswann9760 Рік тому +127

    I just stumbled on this guy and what a great source for helping people of thinking what they might want to do or switch into. Asks all the right questions. He’s not going up to millionaires asking what kind of car they’re driving. This helps blue collar hard workers. Not to mention high schoolers looking for ideas after they graduate. Nice job man.

    • @laneape
      @laneape  Рік тому +10

      I appreciate you

    • @angelsaucedo2231
      @angelsaucedo2231 Рік тому

      So pointless to compare two totally different things

    • @happylittlemountains3724
      @happylittlemountains3724 Рік тому

      Or kids on their own looking for higher paying jobs to pay the rent with. Loving these vids

  • @ggcrunchyz
    @ggcrunchyz Рік тому +236

    These the kind of videos we need more of.

    • @legendofman12
      @legendofman12 Рік тому +7

      No it’s rude af to interrupt working people and ask them how much they get paid.

    • @ggcrunchyz
      @ggcrunchyz Рік тому +1

      @@legendofman12 how much do you get paid?

    • @legendofman12
      @legendofman12 Рік тому +3

      @@ggcrunchyz a lot of money, perhaps the most money. why

    • @Na-qj7nm
      @Na-qj7nm 9 місяців тому

      @@legendofman12I’m sure bro was so pissed that he got a short break, even more pissed the guy made him answer at gun point I imagine.

  • @chelswats3614
    @chelswats3614 Рік тому +93

    I'm an industrial mechanic. To start, I made 24. After my probationary period I was at 26. I just hit my 1 year mark and got a raise. I'm now making 29.72.

    • @anthonydc4
      @anthonydc4 Рік тому +6

      Same here! I started as an Industrial mechanic at 18 an hour now I’m making 24 in about 6 months working there. I recently got hired at another job with union starting at 33 an hour.

    • @techyin326
      @techyin326 Рік тому +7

      I heard the pay is amazing but I had a friend who got both his hands blown off from some factory from a gas leak and it really doesn't make me want to go to that field at all, what's worse is he was only 19years old when it happened

    • @dickjohnson9582
      @dickjohnson9582 Рік тому +1

      I started at 15. Got another offer for 17 but it was in the hood and reaked heavily of chlorine so i passed. I went to school to become a mechanic too. These blue collar jobs aren't worth it. Everyone talks about how you make this and that but you really don't, at least I didn't. Even after 2 years experience i only got offered 20 . And the bosses are some of the worst people. Did food delivery after that and made 20 per hour on the busy days first day working. Doing like half the work and frustration

    • @danpang5404
      @danpang5404 Рік тому

      Congratulations, over a year to earn $29 which puts you in the 40% tax bracket, so you really make $17.82 per hour for your slavery 😂🤦‍♂️

    • @jayhaddan7927
      @jayhaddan7927 Рік тому +3

      @@dickjohnson9582 well I make over 120k a year in the IbEW

  • @BeLikeNexus
    @BeLikeNexus Рік тому +262

    $15-$18 is what you can make at target lmao

    • @johnbaker6466
      @johnbaker6466 Рік тому +17

      Not up to 30 tho

    • @doom3380
      @doom3380 Рік тому +9

      But like he said there's a lot of potential to earn way more. Good luck getting 30/hr at target

    • @moctezumaaleg2008
      @moctezumaaleg2008 Рік тому +6

      @@doom3380 not at Target but you can Make up $24 to $30 in some retail stores depending on area in my area you can get to $20s at Lowe’s after one year and my state isn’t even a good paying state

    • @MooseMoto7
      @MooseMoto7 Рік тому +2

      What about insurance and retirement? I have retirement and my insurance is 95% covered, which is equivalent to an additional $8 an hour for that alone ontop of $40/hr as a state worker. Gotta think of everything else, not just hourly wage

    • @AlarmingExit
      @AlarmingExit Рік тому

      @@moctezumaaleg2008 that’s cap

  • @marshall0792
    @marshall0792 Рік тому +61

    He forgot to mention that most of the time when it comes to utility work, it’s Hurry Up and Wait. You get paid just to sit in the cab of your truck waiting for the go ahead to do your job. And if your lucky, the company will send you to do a job that will only take 20 minutes to do, but you’ll still get a full 8 hours of pay to do it.

  • @TSIZZLES
    @TSIZZLES Рік тому +17

    Went to school for hvac, service tech for 5 years. Money was fantastic, but my health was degrading and social life was nomore. Quit and went to a manufacturing refrigeration company that pays well but of course not as much as the field but most importantly I had a life and a family to go home to. The trades are a different working environment, kudos to the ones that last 10+ years. 👏

    • @H0L1DAY1
      @H0L1DAY1 Рік тому

      Go work for a school district or city. I work for a school district as a filter tech and pay around $35, but H-vac pays around $40 plus starting.

    • @GOOBANGI
      @GOOBANGI Рік тому +6

      I did hvac for 2 years, gained 40 pounds, girlfriend dumped me, had no energy or motivation, barley showered, hated my life, now I do land surveying, I still hate my life and can’t get a girl to talk to me but at least I have energy when I get home to sit at my desk and play video games wishing I was dead👍🏻 don’t go into the trades kids

    • @dbz_g0d432
      @dbz_g0d432 Рік тому

      ​@GOOBANGI Same up that money and get yourself spiffed up. The ladies will come don't worry about that.

  • @awryguy1967
    @awryguy1967 Рік тому +5

    Wow. Professional. A lot of guys would have dismissed you immediately and said get lost. Make this crew famous. So accommodating.

  • @michaelsutherland9337
    @michaelsutherland9337 Рік тому +25

    Really appreciate the boss coming up and being respectful instead of goin off on him. Some dudes do that shit

  • @wanderingdaze7018
    @wanderingdaze7018 Рік тому +201

    I get $34 for sitting on my ass as a union security

    • @jr224
      @jr224 Рік тому +4

      How you get into that

    • @sinned5504
      @sinned5504 Рік тому +13

      hey me too! ass sitters unite!

    • @hankhill3417
      @hankhill3417 Рік тому +1

      Yep . Lots of books to read that way

    • @jburche2
      @jburche2 Рік тому +1

      Where at.

    • @Devoted_Catholic777
      @Devoted_Catholic777 Рік тому

      That’s $84 Canadian an hour you’re either a liar or extremely over paid

  • @yoBradyO11
    @yoBradyO11 Рік тому +12

    Jobs like this should be minimum 45 an hour right now

    • @marley1995
      @marley1995 Рік тому +1

      This isn’t being a lineman. This is for internet, not electricity. So no they aren’t going to get paid that.

    • @RGF1749
      @RGF1749 Рік тому

      At&t pays their Telephone Lineman around 43-47 an hour in California. Depending on the area. The Electrical Lineman can make more than that. For example, S.C. Edison pays their Lineman around 35-70 an hour, depending if they are a groundman, apprentice, utility, journeyman or a foreman. The term Lineman was first used by the Telephone Lineman and then by the Electrical Lineman. Today the cable tv companies also have Lineman placing cable. A Lineman is basically a worker that can place a power or telecommunications line.

  • @egypthobby
    @egypthobby Рік тому +42

    FYI if someone is working on lines or anything over head DO NOT distract them. Good thing they were will to talk to you

  • @Frame_Junky
    @Frame_Junky Рік тому +20

    I work for a small contracting company (consists of me and 4 other guys, 2 of which are my bosses) and I do something called “Ls6 audits” on cell tower sites. (Those towers with the blinking lights u see at night) we get work from Verizon directly. We get sent huge maps filled with hundreds of cell tower sites that need auditing. Basically, at these sites, I simply take a couple hundred pictures of the compounds and equipment within them, then measure out and draw the compounds to scale. I Then gather a little bit of visual info at each site and send it all to my boss man thru an app we use. I stay gone about 3 weeks out of every month and everyday that I’m gone, I work. 10 hours a day, everyday, til it’s time to come home for a week. I’d say the job is split roughly between 40% actually doing the audits, and 60% of the time it’s just driving to these sites. I get paid $30/hr, get $400 perdium every week, get bonuses pretty consistently, and even have my own truck and a company card I use for gas. 23 years old and I’m bringing in close to 7k a month at some points.

    • @jonathanbraud5648
      @jonathanbraud5648 Рік тому

      Interesting, what do they use the scaled drawing for? I’m a CAD operator and know how it is to recreate existing things to scale.

    • @Frame_Junky
      @Frame_Junky Рік тому

      @@jonathanbraud5648 as far as I know the general purpose for what I’m doing is so they can have up to date templates made of the current sites in case they decide to add equipment to it and to figure if there’s even any room to do so. But yeah, mostly it’s so they can have updated templates.

    • @BobSmith-kd6lq
      @BobSmith-kd6lq Рік тому

      That's great, dude!

    • @smokeyj3983
      @smokeyj3983 Рік тому

      That's awesome man. Hard working kid, keep at it young man. P.S. don't blow your money invest it in assets. You'll be wealthy in no time.

    • @Locate2024
      @Locate2024 Рік тому

      Sign me up, lol.

  • @captainfanta8641
    @captainfanta8641 Рік тому +13

    I saw 3 dead utility workers who never made it home from their job repairing an electric line. My heart goes to the families who lost loved one.

    • @L0wSkiller
      @L0wSkiller Рік тому +1

      Utilities are no joke. Seriously dangerous stuff. I did a damage investigation where a contractor ripped through both a gas and electric service line at the same time... There were 30+ft flames gushing from the side of the building. Morale of the story, call before you dig guys. Calling for a locate and waiting for it can save a life, or a couple of lives.
      Ik this clip was of linemen working on aerial lines, but it surprises me how many people don't even know what utility locators are, or that you can even get your utilities located...
      If your contractor doesn't call in a locate to install your fence, your pool, whatever, get a new contractor. I've seen some utilities in dumb areas. There was a 60-100PSI high pressure gas main that just cut straight through a rural driveway. I don't even want to imagine what could've happened if they got some work done around there without a locate 😔

  • @jath8nlive411
    @jath8nlive411 Рік тому +4

    I started at $25/hr at 18 years old with no experience as an apprentice/ground hand. once training is complete and you work on the utility poles as a lineman/fiber tech you can see anywhere from $30-$40/hr. Supervisors make more. this is in the New England area.

    • @jath8nlive411
      @jath8nlive411 Рік тому +2

      Guaranteed overtime and travel opportunities.

  • @nowthatsfunny1
    @nowthatsfunny1 Рік тому +33

    They'll start you 15 and you'll get 20 cent raises. 😅🤣

    • @rickye3121
      @rickye3121 Рік тому

      Most definitely they always say “you can make up to” it’s bs

  • @taylorthomas6489
    @taylorthomas6489 Рік тому +17

    These dudes were so nice and helpful honestly.

    • @Vids599
      @Vids599 7 місяців тому

      Until you get to know them

  • @sdheng85
    @sdheng85 Рік тому +98

    Union groundman in CA starts at $38

    • @TheRealObama420
      @TheRealObama420 Рік тому +4

      How do you get into a union or find a place that is 38$ and hour??? Looking to get into this type of money

    • @bartnavarro1921
      @bartnavarro1921 Рік тому

      @@TheRealObama420sign the books at local 47 in riverside ca or local 1245 up north Vacaville ca(you’ll get work way faster up north), get your class a , osha 10 et&d, and first aid cpr.. climbing school helps but you don’t need it to sign the outside line books

    • @bartnavarro1921
      @bartnavarro1921 Рік тому

      @@TheRealObama420 cost like 260 to sign the books for 6 months and you’ll be placed on book 4 and keep resigning and paying your dues every 6 months and you’ll work your way down the books and then you’ll make a killing I recommend it to everyone…and the union groundman make 47 a hour and all overtime is double time and there’s plenty of ot I tell you !

    • @jakebrown1015
      @jakebrown1015 Рік тому +14

      bro you thats CA one of the most expensive states in America thats why you get that dough lol $38 dollars is not the standard across the country

    • @jessicac5934
      @jessicac5934 Рік тому +6

      Too bad ain’t nothing in cali to live 😂

  • @justindodge3213
    @justindodge3213 Рік тому +50

    Bro I work at a burger joint and they are starting off at $19 an hrs that's crazy they should start you off more for doing this kind of job

    • @MWAclanGaming
      @MWAclanGaming Рік тому +6

      Honestly

    • @randomtroglodyte7272
      @randomtroglodyte7272 Рік тому +7

      These jobs always start you off with lower pay so they can make you stay longer. If all these jobs payed $30 an hour starting with no experience, then everybody would just work for a while and quit. Think about it, wouldn't you stay in a job that'll double your income in a few years.

    • @MisterTwo92
      @MisterTwo92 Рік тому +3

      Yeah but you’re not going to see that pay raise up to $30 plus

    • @justindodge3213
      @justindodge3213 Рік тому +1

      @@MisterTwo92 what after 10 years working up to that?

    • @MisterTwo92
      @MisterTwo92 Рік тому +1

      @@justindodge3213 no idea, but you still won’t see that after 10 years at a burger joint.

  • @taggedprotagonist5395
    @taggedprotagonist5395 Рік тому +37

    When I was 13 I had a friend say I wont work for less than 15 bucks and hour back then I thought he was crazy.... now we charge ppl a minimum of 45 an hour to talk and then when the tools come out we take ppls savings. Thank you my guy for nailing in self worth at such a young age.

  • @rgekam5814
    @rgekam5814 Рік тому +1

    That’s called lashing . They are putting strand wire to hang .625 cable ON FOOT. But we use bucket trucks for that 😅 I wanna see them do 875

  • @marcoaguilarjr506
    @marcoaguilarjr506 Рік тому +4

    Manger was sorta upset but when your speaking truth and asking about a job, “he changed his tone” and really gave knowledge on the young man.

  • @nocapent8878
    @nocapent8878 Рік тому +18

    Thanks for the video bro do more helping young men get some knowledge an insight on different careers keep it up

  • @tolishaws
    @tolishaws Рік тому +5

    I thought I was getting ripped off ...I appreciate my job more now.

  • @IKI11I
    @IKI11I Рік тому +57

    Just be a real lineman and you start off as a step 1 apprentice at 120k+ 😂

    • @DaOriginalMurdah
      @DaOriginalMurdah Рік тому +8

      if they can get in the union if not then theyll never make that money

    • @realistically9091
      @realistically9091 8 місяців тому +4

      Yea and it’s the worlds dangerous job , u make it sound so easy tough guy

    • @IKI11I
      @IKI11I 8 місяців тому

      @@realistically9091 I am a lineman tough guy

    • @IKI11I
      @IKI11I 8 місяців тому +9

      @@DaOriginalMurdah I grossed 260k last year. Getting into a unionized utility or contractor isn’t hard to do

    • @OG_WOLFNATION
      @OG_WOLFNATION 5 місяців тому

      I’m getting out the military and want to work as a lineman in the union what would you tell me as a mentor🎩

  • @joshshirley9488
    @joshshirley9488 Рік тому +10

    I started at UPS last week at 25$ an hour and I live in a dirt poor part of TN where factories with no AC or Heat only pay 12$

    • @jmo5087
      @jmo5087 Рік тому +1

      Wow it’s crazy hearing all this when I see these videos.Factory work is tough!

    • @jeremymiller6056
      @jeremymiller6056 Рік тому

      Go vols

    • @matthewandrade1893
      @matthewandrade1893 Рік тому

      Sounds like sweat shops not factories.

    • @BobSmith-kd6lq
      @BobSmith-kd6lq Рік тому

      ​@@matthewandrade1893 Factories are no picnic, unless you work for one of the big 3

  • @G1-Worldwide
    @G1-Worldwide Рік тому +16

    Amazon pays 17.50-22 starting. That’s some bs. Getting them 😂😂

  • @psmith9375
    @psmith9375 Рік тому +23

    I like these type of videos, regular jobs for everyday people. Good Job 👍🏾

  • @TODD-KOBELL
    @TODD-KOBELL Рік тому +82

    I make that being an inside wireman. There's no reason to do that dangerous work if they're not paying you.

    • @juanzamora809
      @juanzamora809 Рік тому +1

      Becoming an inside wireman has been the best decision of my life.

    • @alexismelendez3955
      @alexismelendez3955 Рік тому +1

      Inside wireman safer than utility?

    • @TODD-KOBELL
      @TODD-KOBELL Рік тому

      @@alexismelendez3955 I believe so. Less amperage to grab you most of the time and less voltage (pressure behing the amperage).

    • @EJD339
      @EJD339 Рік тому

      @@TODD-KOBELL out of curiosity, how old are you? I work in building automation now and got out of the HVAC trade because literally every mechanic or electrician I worked with had a body that was breaking down.

    • @akimbojimbo3763
      @akimbojimbo3763 Рік тому

      ​@@EJD339 get into utility testing. I test substations and industrial switchgear. No cable pulls or anything physical like that, mostly testing and troubleshooting. Most physical part usually is climbing a ladder up a transformer or breaking apart connections, and half the time there's a line crew and bucket truck to help you

  • @solarfinder
    @solarfinder Рік тому +6

    I love how open they were to talk to you. Very good service bro, people need to know options

  • @supremehustlin8490
    @supremehustlin8490 Рік тому +27

    Im a union painter make 43$ an hr with benefits but still feelz like nothing but when you started making with 8$ an hr to now 43$ definitely a wonder feelin #UnionMoney

    • @Lu-cho
      @Lu-cho Рік тому +2

      What MEANS union PAINTER?
      😅

    • @leef1500
      @leef1500 Рік тому +4

      So after union fees you make $30/hr lol

    • @JDJD-mw9rr
      @JDJD-mw9rr Рік тому +2

      I make $45 an hr as an aircraft mechanic, it's never enough. Now I feel like I need $50

    • @zachkennedy9282
      @zachkennedy9282 Рік тому +4

      ​@Lee F good lord smh.... you clearly know nothing about unions. You have a package that typically starts around 60-70 an hour depending on the union.

    • @supremehustlin8490
      @supremehustlin8490 Рік тому +5

      @@leef1500 bro the union package all together is 60$ with benefits health insurance 43$ what i take home with vacation #UnionMoney

  • @bobbybaker8868
    @bobbybaker8868 Рік тому +24

    I was watching this and I was like, "wait, I know that place".
    This is in Fountain Valley, California on Elis Ave in-between Ward and the 405.
    I used to work on this block.

    • @jagermeister1809
      @jagermeister1809 Рік тому +6

      Damn in California with that job that’s garbage money

    • @j.hunter5196
      @j.hunter5196 Рік тому +1

      I thought I was tripping. But it is Fountain Valley, my home.

    • @father5946
      @father5946 8 місяців тому

      LMFAO Dawg that's even worse. These dudes out here doing this shit for $18 an hour in CALI? nawww

  • @conker33350
    @conker33350 Рік тому +16

    When someone doesn't tell you how much they pay usually its cause its crap. Pretty good money?. Class A?. 18 bucks an hour?. Glad to see they are competing with mcdonalds and burger King

    • @LA55PICHAS55
      @LA55PICHAS55 Рік тому +1

      Or it’s none of your business how much I make!

    • @conker33350
      @conker33350 Рік тому +1

      @@LA55PICHAS55 you can't be advertising a job and avoiding questions people care about the most.

    • @father5946
      @father5946 8 місяців тому

      LMFAO for real. Gotta learn and do all that just for $18 an hour? Gtfo old man lol I can just change oil and tires at Walmart for that lousy wage.

  • @Glidrz
    @Glidrz Рік тому +1

    Truth is, some of you will be stuck getting paid under 20$ an hour, so don’t be afraid to explore and venture out into some new opportunities, you’re already wasting your time making little money so what’s the harm

  • @marks5439
    @marks5439 Рік тому +5

    A construction company that maxs out there employees at 30 is a company to avoid

  • @Tr1Hard777
    @Tr1Hard777 Рік тому +90

    I bet they work 6 days a week 12 hour days and make $18 what a joke.

    • @Hi98765
      @Hi98765 Рік тому +6

      Working with critical infrastructure no less !

    • @MrBogart420
      @MrBogart420 Рік тому +5

      Clam down Soft hands..

    • @JayyWess
      @JayyWess Рік тому +5

      @@MrBogart420calm

    • @attmd
      @attmd Рік тому +6

      @@MrBogart420bro thinks getting exploited is a flex

    • @drritzy6618
      @drritzy6618 Рік тому

      ​@attmd are you talking to him or a different bro 😂

  • @kbone407
    @kbone407 Рік тому +4

    If these boys were playing with power on utility lines instead of telecom they get paid a lot more 💪

    • @xL0stKIlah
      @xL0stKIlah 8 місяців тому

      True but why bother risk your life for some extra cash. Stay safe lol

    • @Duffman19370
      @Duffman19370 8 місяців тому

      @@xL0stKIlah why did you disagree with me saying not to ruin your body for $30 an hour? You clearly agree with me

  • @alanrothschild8996
    @alanrothschild8996 Рік тому +1

    Respect to all this man! They were the one that let us survive!

  • @Justaeuropeanman
    @Justaeuropeanman Рік тому +5

    I make $31 an hour as a plumber in California from my first job and it’s nothing I can’t afford to live off of that which is why I have to work a second shift at McDonald’s at $17 an hour it’s just insane how expensive cost of living is

    • @jovasin
      @jovasin Рік тому +1

      it's crazy out here man

    • @davidm108
      @davidm108 Рік тому +1

      Dont work at mcdonalds lol, start doing side jobs on your own.

    • @marley1995
      @marley1995 Рік тому +2

      Bruh get into a union. That’s your problem. And if you are really a plumber I doubt you’d work at McDonald’s because just like the guy mentioned you’d be doing side jobs

    • @Justaeuropeanman
      @Justaeuropeanman Рік тому

      @@marley1995 it’s a 3 year wait to get into a union and they expect me to drive to there office 2 times per month which is 1 hour and a half from where I live to report myself so they can see that I still want the job and if I can’t make it I get moved back to the end of the waiting line again fuck all that bullshit I can’t be missing work like that and it’s not that easy getting side jobs man people ask you for your contractors license and insurance which is not cheap because plumbing is a high risk job where a lot of things can go wrong and home owners want to make sure damages will get covered but it’s alright man keep talking out your ass when you have no idea of how things work plus why would I quit McDonald’s? It’s easy as shit and we were just told that we will all be getting a raise to $22 an hour starting next year no reason to quit people try to bash on McDonald’s workers while most of them are making more money then people working in retail and warehouses

    • @NicEeEe843
      @NicEeEe843 Рік тому

      Can’t live off 31 an hour?? That’s insane, but tbh that’s cali

  • @gdc5ind
    @gdc5ind Рік тому +4

    Depending on the state and locality that pay maybe good. Here in CA I'm in the local 11 union and our apprenticeship starting pay is 24$ (40% of the journeyman rate 59.60$). Every 6 months you get a 5% increase closer to 59.60$. There are many good things about unions and many bad things, just in case you were curious.

  • @tayydouble0548
    @tayydouble0548 Рік тому +6

    I really appreciate your content bro

  • @joebaby1975
    @joebaby1975 Рік тому

    I appreciate this kind of video. Not pranks, but real information for people. Thanks.

  • @kunu98
    @kunu98 Рік тому +9

    Up to 30 With a class A? Rather just drive for 35/hr or more if milage pay

  • @sleazobeazo5503
    @sleazobeazo5503 Рік тому +10

    Great Channel bro 👌🏾

  • @Unduplicatable
    @Unduplicatable 3 місяці тому

    That old man is the kind of guy you really want to be your boss because he’s so respectful to some random guy with a camera.

  • @prestigiousent3737
    @prestigiousent3737 Рік тому +10

    I make 25 as a kitchen manager and I don’t do shit.. lmao 😂 good luck guys

  • @JOSEGUTIERREZ-pb2nv
    @JOSEGUTIERREZ-pb2nv Рік тому +12

    @luckygut
    Those are telecommunications
    You want to ask the ones playing with the power not the cable.

    • @arthercasillas2755
      @arthercasillas2755 Рік тому +1

      True. Low voltage vs high voltage or inside wireman are different beast.

    • @robertpace5507
      @robertpace5507 Рік тому

      So so I work for cable company and as for my job goes foreman and 2nd men get paid production (by the foot) and plenty of foremans if not all make over 100k with just a basic high school diploma or ged just gotta look for the better cable jobs don't go for hours in this line of work go for production.

    • @marley1995
      @marley1995 Рік тому +2

      @@arthercasillas2755inside wireman isn’t shit compared to lineman either lol. Still better than this bullshit tho.

    • @jackjack4412
      @jackjack4412 Рік тому

      ​@@robertpace5507 ok and how long does it take to become a foreman? Dumb ass

    • @robertpace5507
      @robertpace5507 Рік тому

      @@jackjack4412 hey fuck face I'm a foreman and it took a year

  • @averyjohnson8336
    @averyjohnson8336 Рік тому +9

    30 bucks I make that as a third year spray apprentice my fathers a tops out at 45 to spray paint lmao 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Houdm
    @Houdm 11 місяців тому

    Good on the workers for taking the time to answer questions while working.

  • @jacknicholas4689
    @jacknicholas4689 Рік тому +5

    Now do one on a Utility Journeyman Lineman

  • @thenamesjohny1490
    @thenamesjohny1490 Рік тому +4

    Ups was paying 24 and target was paying over 20 in my area.

  • @pawgrespecter5560
    @pawgrespecter5560 Рік тому +45

    hahahah at Starbucks we get $17/hr bro is tripping out there sweating his ball off

    • @christianalley7669
      @christianalley7669 Рік тому +8

      Can’t make $30 an hour at Starbucks unless your a gm. Also, you don’t know what state this is in, and due to your local and state economies your wages could be higher for the area. Starbucks isn’t a career though.. Utility work can very easily lead you to earning upwards of $75k a year depending upon which specialized field you choose to go into. For example to median pay for a line worker is $61k a year.

    • @christianalley7669
      @christianalley7669 Рік тому +3

      Mind you this is all without any college education

    • @pawgrespecter5560
      @pawgrespecter5560 Рік тому

      @@christianalley7669 If you want to make a career out of being a grunt worker go ahead🤣🤣 some of us are in college for a real career while you’re dreaming of your “75k”. Just get an education bro. You’ll thank me later

    • @christianalley7669
      @christianalley7669 Рік тому

      @@pawgrespecter5560 “grunt worker” you clearly don’t know what your talking about. Maybe I don’t want to take on hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of debt just to get a piece of paper saying I’m certified to do a certain job. Getting an education doesn’t equal high paying job either. You sound naive. Furthermore, you can be just as much a “grunt worker” at any desk job… pecking orders and role players aren’t specific to labor jobs.
      Nobody’s dreaming for $75k, that’s easily attainable and can afford anybody in the US a life worth living, don’t act like you’re above that.

    • @feedmeeseymore
      @feedmeeseymore Рік тому

      ​@@pawgrespecter5560Had to enlist in the military for college. Not everyone has 30k a year for classes.

  • @DadandCharley
    @DadandCharley 3 місяці тому

    That’s insane. I drive Uber/Lyft. I made $240 today in 8 hours with a lunch break. 200 after cost of fuel. Just drove around and met cool people. I feel like these dudes need to make a lot more for the work they do

  • @jayes460
    @jayes460 Рік тому +26

    Shit like this isn't widely known. Good looking out from this guy. Putting people up on game don't doubt yourself

  • @Dapremiumoctanefamily
    @Dapremiumoctanefamily Рік тому +6

    Dis guy is literally tryna get us yung men a job we gotta take these opportunities
    PSA - I’m one of them yung guys 🤦🏽‍♂️ I’m tryin but not hard enough

    • @AllaboutTheWoodrows
      @AllaboutTheWoodrows Рік тому

      If you broke in 22 it's definitely a you problem not that it aint work cause plenty places hiring you just cant be picky if you need money

    • @Dapremiumoctanefamily
      @Dapremiumoctanefamily Рік тому +1

      @@AllaboutTheWoodrows I’m not talkin bout bein broke it’s too much money out here to be dead broke but u neva kno wat sumbody goin thru 💯 im talkin bout him helpin guys out wit opportunities to find a career dat dey can live off n get dem out da streets sum jobs don’t occupy sum ppl he showin jobs dat a have u workin jobs dats interestin dem type jobs is wat sum ppl need 💯 I’m nowhere near broke I’m gladly dat I’m not but by seein these videos if I was to get bored n or go broke I see sum future potential jobs

    • @AllaboutTheWoodrows
      @AllaboutTheWoodrows Рік тому

      @@Dapremiumoctanefamily i wasn't necessarily meaning you particularly either but i feel you homie

  • @Cali20incomes
    @Cali20incomes Рік тому +9

    In and Out burger pays $21.00 😂

  • @jdub9595
    @jdub9595 8 місяців тому +1

    I make over $30 driving a truck, no way I’d do utility work for that amount. My brother in a law is a journeyman lineman, he’s over $50 an hour now

  • @juanagudelo409
    @juanagudelo409 Рік тому +4

    Hahaha, the foreman teleported the min he heard "Union."

  • @BOUNCER13x11
    @BOUNCER13x11 Рік тому +1116

    15-18 an hour is nothing now

    • @edwardreyes6867
      @edwardreyes6867 Рік тому +152

      Crazy that $18 an hour was a comfortable living wage before.

    • @WildLifePrime
      @WildLifePrime Рік тому +78

      I make 40 to 50 and it feels like nothing

    • @Jonsoncota
      @Jonsoncota Рік тому +12

      @@WildLifePrime an hour?

    • @WildLifePrime
      @WildLifePrime Рік тому +9

      @@Jonsoncota yeah

    • @Jonsoncota
      @Jonsoncota Рік тому +5

      @@WildLifePrime what you do for work?

  • @TheGamingDoughnut
    @TheGamingDoughnut Рік тому +9

    This is why you join the union. You’re telling physical labor is the same pay scale as McDonald’s 😂

  • @mrvignette
    @mrvignette 2 місяці тому

    30$ is unreal I might switch to this from being a regular electrician, looks whole lot more fun as well

  • @bananagaming9367
    @bananagaming9367 Рік тому +8

    I'm making 17$ an hour at subway

    • @davidmoody7450
      @davidmoody7450 Рік тому +4

      If you want to make a sandwich the rest of your life then I'm glad for you. Also if subway is making 17 your probably living in a high living area. So just bc u make 17 doesn't mean that's alot of money. Also do you work 40 an ot?

    • @TheDawgButter
      @TheDawgButter Рік тому

      You working 12-20 a week?

    • @TheDawgButter
      @TheDawgButter Рік тому +2

      @@beez7753 after he/she suck off a few footlongs

    • @devan8425
      @devan8425 Рік тому

      @@beez7753 if you’re actually competent it’s not super difficult to move up in the fast food industry & general/store manager starts at around $30

  • @tyseng9629
    @tyseng9629 Місяць тому

    In Toronto, Highrise construction Labourers (bottom of the barrel position) make $43 to start. That's equivalent to $31 USD per hr. In addition, 10% ($4.30 per hr) vacation pay, $3.55/hr towards health & benefits and an additional $9.55 per hr towards our pension. Total compensation per hr is $60.40 per hr.

  • @ajsap8160
    @ajsap8160 Рік тому +4

    I'm an independent contractor for utilities making 3k a week rn until I finish my in degree computer science.

  • @farmero5593
    @farmero5593 Рік тому +6

    Telecom damn thats low, im with AT&T were caped at $45. Go ask the power guys which im striving to be, anywhere from $65-$72💪 if u start me off at 15-18 doing this wrk id be pissed

    • @Cheesedream
      @Cheesedream Рік тому

      $18 an hour to mess with 35kV. Lol he77 no!

    • @blipblop92
      @blipblop92 Рік тому

      What city?

    • @MarcoMartinez-dl2wb
      @MarcoMartinez-dl2wb Рік тому

      Class A w/ line cert and tankers endorsement starting pay 38.25 double time after 8hrs. This is Groundman salary lineman is a whole different ball game ☝🏽. Pay your dues do your hours and jump on an apprenticeship high voltage ⚡️ is where is at!

  • @lectorj
    @lectorj Рік тому

    Nice to have people saying what they wages realy are and not exaggerating like so many people do. Just give people accurate information and let them make a choice.

  • @keithstanton8265
    @keithstanton8265 Рік тому

    I've been a class A holder for 10 years and been in a truck for 12. 2 years with a class b. You can't go wrong with them As. I've been on sooooo many roads I could tell u alot. BUT I could know everything. U learn mew things out here everyday. And that is a adventure within self. Getchu some!

  • @TheSmorris92
    @TheSmorris92 Рік тому

    I went from making $13 an hour to $21 an hour in less than 2 years.
    I love what I do. So happy I chose this path. It’s hard work but it’s feel good she’s work.

  • @_RYEN_
    @_RYEN_ Рік тому +1

    No license, no special endorsement, no high school diploma. I make 40 a hour as a rough and finish plumber

  • @rasheedjello
    @rasheedjello 8 місяців тому

    I love the straight forward answer

  • @Crispyburger12
    @Crispyburger12 4 місяці тому

    They make extremely good money lineman especially

  • @ryanturner8318
    @ryanturner8318 Рік тому

    Damn that is some serious good pay especially for in AZ. I’ve noticed that there’s a huge difference in how much you can get paid from the west coast as to the east coast and it’s a huge difference.

  • @EaStxVaNxiNc
    @EaStxVaNxiNc Рік тому

    You doing good deeds brother showing kids and people there future in another job never to late

  • @jasonsantoro6347
    @jasonsantoro6347 Місяць тому

    Some drivers get paid 24 and up. How is a lineman starting at 15 with how dangerous the job is. Insane.

  • @TheTryingDutchman
    @TheTryingDutchman Рік тому

    always nice to see when people are proud of their job

  • @jediD20
    @jediD20 7 місяців тому

    I fix ATM machines and my starting pay was $18/hour. I had a coworker who was my age but is an MIT graduate that made the same amount as I did getting hired.
    10 year later with gettting certs and being trained to do more advanced task. I now make $28/hour

  • @luiskevincastillo7826
    @luiskevincastillo7826 5 місяців тому

    I work for USIC, a utility locating company, and the starting pay is decent, $17/hr. No experience required and we work for AT&T, Spectrum, and Centerpoint gas company.

  • @frankalicea2403
    @frankalicea2403 Рік тому

    Wow this is such great info, I’ve been at my job for nearly 17 years doin building maintenance and looking to relocate down south and these info u post are awesome thank you, I’m definitely changing occupation

    • @cawbaird5711
      @cawbaird5711 Рік тому

      Not unless you have a job the Mexicans can't take

  • @ScYtH-
    @ScYtH- Рік тому

    Meanwhile, some food service providers asking customers their [forced] voluntary 10% minimum or higher tip.

  • @saosaqii5807
    @saosaqii5807 Рік тому

    This is why they’re saying there’s a “labor shortage” for construction and min wage jobs.
    It’s cause they don’t pay enough, we have discouraged important blue collar jobs for college degrees and nobody wants construction especially in crappy areas with no union or very low uncompetitive wage where you’re better off going to McDonald’s than work hard labor. If you’re not making at least $100k annually excluding benefits in any construction or trade field don’t even bother.

  • @WhoTfsTrendn
    @WhoTfsTrendn Рік тому

    Aye i allreciate bim for not being hostile asf cause i work forklift for 25 asked a dude to switch and if he cluld show me the ropes turned i to a straight ass i almost smacked the shit outta him 😅

  • @double0gamer233
    @double0gamer233 Рік тому

    I got into the technology field 10 years ago. Use to do casino business before. My best move yet! The money and time off are the best!