I seen my high school biology teacher about 10 years after high school, and he asked me what i do now, i told him i work in concrete construction and he laughed at me too, and than he said to me " i bet your wishing you would have payed attention in class... i smiled back and told him to have a good day. But i didnt tell him that i own the company ,have 9 employees, not only am i feeding my family with this, but 9 other families as well, and the fact that i could make more in 1 year than he will make in 10 years. Its funny that the people that are suppose to build us up, are the same ones draggin us down
Wow what a jerk, I would have let him know what's up and then walked away. Teachers are suppose to be supportive. If he'd have know the rest of the story he probably would have felt like an idiot for just assuming things and coming off as rude
I’m a diesel mechanic, always had a job and always got something to do. I never took SAT’S or ACT’s. I did go to Diesel,Auto school. Bought a cheep house fixed it up paid all my bills off. Nothing wrong with blue collar, just gotta get dirty.
I got a question. Is being diesel mechanic better or worse than regular auto mechanics?? Im a Senior in highschool trying to figure out whats better and not many people around me know a whole lot about either one.
@@Shouk02 diesel mechanics make more but it really depends on who you work for, your knowledge/experience and if you want to be home every night. - Also a Diesel Mechanic
Spikee Donut hey brother, also a senior in high school, and I attend a “ Vo-Tech “ every day during school. I at first wanted to be a gas mechanic but as I started looking more in depth I found that my real passion is diesel mechanics. Some important things to remember are, 1. Yes more often than not diesel mechanics do make more than gas mechanics. Not all the time but a lot of the time. 2. Although diesel and gas engines are different they are kind of the same as in they both still have to have the 3 basic principles for a car to run. Fuel, Compression, Spark. I would also recommend getting familiarized with diesel engines, if it at all interests you. 3. As I mentioned with getting familiarized with Diesel engines, even though they are somewhat the same as gas engines but not really. One of the main differences is that a diesel fuel injected system injects diesel fuel directly into the cylinder where as in a gas engine a carburetor or port injection is used to inject fuel. 4. The most important advice I can give and trust me I may be a senior but I have been preached this my entire life is DO WHAT YOU WANT. The money WILL always be there because there is such a shortage in every trade. Don’t go where the moneys at because 9 times out of 10 you’ll hate your job. Do what you have a passion for. Weather it be Marine Mechanics, diesel, gas... etc
@@4marky yeah I really loved how you explained this whole thing. You really given me a better understanding I'm in 11th grade and I'm kinda afraid to become an auto mechanic because electric cars are now being made.
Jason Watson no problem! And I completely understand. Electric cars are becoming bigger and bigger nowadays, but don’t worry when/ if you get on at a shop, you normally will go through training every once in awhile to stay familiarized with it. And also we have quite awhile before hybrids completely take over. For the most part there will always (hopefully) be both gas, electric cars. So if that is the only thing preventing you from pursuing this then don’t worry about it at all. All the pieces will fall into place eventually, trust me. I hope you go to do great thing with your life!
As a teacher it kills me to hear that other teachers are not encouraging students to work hard and do what you love (even if it doesn't include college). I worked at a muffler/radiator shop right after HS and kept at it for a few years...it helped put me through college and gave me the work ethic that I carry with me today (20+ yrs later). I try to instill that work ethic in all my students.👍 Nothing but RESPECT for the blue collar work force!🤘👍💪
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You should've graduated and been an under water welder , retire in eight years and make way more than five by your self ! When you got a crew under you then your mind is always at work non-stop and each guy usually comes with issues and lies and stress and I can go on and on.
Eric Kessler not all truck drivers make that much but definitely possible. You can make anywhere from 40k to over 100k, it just depends exactly what you do.
Not trying to hate but I would rather have more time working a 50k job then working crazy truck driver hours getting paid 100k. I guess depends on truck job
Shanne Sackrider HVAC is fun man I did some work with my cousin in Arizona. Got paid $22 an hour! Great trade and loved learning all about it. But I plan on going into Carpentry
Jack Rice I was a framer for twenty years and then ms symptoms caught up with me. Not many people want to do the hard labor anymore so if you can stick with it you will do just fine in life.
I graduated high school 6 months ago...I was hired at my job the day after i graduated as a full time factory welder.. In the 5 months i have been there its been great i was able to buy my truck with cash. Even in today's world all my teaches have said that college is everything and if you dont go to college blah blah blah.. I dont believe in stuff you learn in a classroom its what you learn on the field is the important part
eddie saninocencio Thank you for giving me that extra push i needed to drop out of school man! Now I just pretend to go each morning and go to my buddies house that graduated already. Mr. Seville is cool and let’s a bunch of us hangout, stay, chill or whatever at his spot. He’s got lots of money and I know you want to surround yourself with successful people. He cool and gets it. Most people I’ve met that are in there 30’s aren’t cool like him but it’s probably cause he does something jn the entertainment industry I thjnk. I’m probably just going to move in there and get emancipated which he said he’d help me with or even be my legal guardian in paper but he wouldn’t act like a parent. He’s helped other guys I know do the same stuff. Anyways, thanks for helping me to make the move. I can’t wait till the money starts rolling in like you said !!!!
roofer 100k+ every year. blue collar is where its at. dont wear ties chocking yourself for 40k . those guys are broke as hell and live pay check to paycheck driving their BMWs
That’s kind of sad, i feel like in the white collar business world people are pressured to dress nice and have a fancy car. In my line of work I could make 100k a year and drive a $350 truck lol
Blue collar pride! I'm a water/sewer supervisor myself. Hard to find young kids out of school that want to do hard labor anymore. College isn't for everbody! Especially with how much it costs!
15denali 3500 I’m 18 years old and started working for the Water/Sewer department as summer help the day after I graduated high school and was promoted to full time in late June. Love what I do 💪
I’m 18 and I’m currently going to a technical school for general construction that’s though my high school. After this semester is done I plan on going into a apprenticeship program for carpentry that is 4 years long.
@@capcap7456 get a lot of people who needs lawn mowed, clean ups,etc. Theres a lot of money in stuff like that. Anything where it take 15 minutes to do and you're charging 50 bucks roughly. And you have 10 mowers. Yeah that's just a small part of it. Not only that but you could get a bunch of high schoolers to do the clean ups on weekends or after school and because they are high schoolers. 9 or 10 bucks an hour is amazing to them
MrMuffanga I’m still in high school and just did my first yard charged $30 but I believe it was a $40 yard. I’m just trying to figure out how to market now because I have no clients. Hopefully I become successful like you.
My Econ and career day teacher laughed at me too. I do utility gas work now and 7 yrs of pipeline roughnecking before that and I make more than all my teachers. Most blue collar trades make 6 figures after u get through an apprenticeship. But gotta grind for 4-6 yrs. love the speech. Blue collar for life
How do you like utility gas work? I’m a 19 year old plumbing and gasfitting apprentice in Canada. Switching things up after my 2nd year schooling into industrial/commercial work. Would you recommend the gas A ticket?
Riley there will always be gas work. The city heats with it, cooks with it etc. I did cross country pipeline then went to distribution work. Get to go home every night decent wage too.
As a child I struggled with attention deficit disorder. I could never focus on one task for more than a few minutes. My 6th grade math teacher said to me in front of the entire class, that the best I'll ever do in life is selling pencils at a local flea market. Other teachers would call me nervous Norman because I was always moving around. At the age of 21 I found a job that suited me and my "disability" perfectly! I became a bartender. I'm now 42, I'm considered the top bartender in our area, my home is paid for, as well as my vehicles, I have zero credit card debt and no kids! My average yearly income is about $65,000ish a year working four nites per week from 5pm -2:30 am. And of course I claim 100% of my cash tips😎 WINNING!
@@LonestarLunkers people that don't deal with that have no idea what the struggle is like. It sure was a shity thing for a teacher to say to a little boy in front of his peers. Way to make a little boy feel like a loser!!
When I was a 13 I wanted my uncles LBZ so bad, I got a job on a dairy farm and worked there for 3 years. Left that to go and work for a landscaper. Couldn't decide On what I wanted to go to college for because nothing ticked for me. I got a job out of high school doing framing. Now I sub from Home Depot installing patio doors and windows. Bought my first duramax (LB7) when I was 17, I'm 20 now and just bought a 2010 LMM 6 months ago. No debt, money in the bank. Don't fall into the "you have to go to college" norm. all you gotta do is WORK FOR IT!!
I joined the military in HS and was told I wouldnt make it through Boot Camp because of my attitude. 26 years later I retired from the Navy and have held numerous positions in the aviation field. I am now a quality inspector in a machine shop and between my pay and retirement, I clear 90 a year. Not too bad for someone who was looked down on for not going to college.
Only 18 years old and went straight to pipeline. Always said I’d go to college for engineering, until some teachers ruined that and I was no longer interested in it. Been working for 6 months and I’ve already made twice as much as what my teachers made in one year. No doubt I’ll be living better than all of my buddies who went to college. Everyone was so pissed that I went pipelining, graduated with a GPA of 4.2 and an ACT score of 27 🤷🏻♂️
@@ryankraft5174 just started welding school, will graduate in August for pipe welding, gonna start off as a welder helper out here in Texas, make 18-19 or so an hour with anywhere of about 100 dollars per diem and averaging 60 hours plus a week $$$
I am 16 and a junior in high school, I’m really interested in becoming a welder. What should I know before I make my decision next year is it difficult? Fun? How’s the pay?
If you like to get your hands dirty they you’ll love it. I just graduated high school and going to school for it no regrets just depends on your interests
@@liamcook9840 Theres definitely a challenge to it and many different types and techniques. building your experience is the thing you need to focus on before you can start making really good money. The more you weld the more you network and you'll have a bunch of opportunities some like working on the pipelines or being an aerospace welder. the money is there for all the different specifics of welding you just need to find the one that interests you the most. be humble and always be willing to learn. only thing i can say. best of luck buddy. also try to get yourself a small starter welding job (like mig welding) while you're in school for it. it'll definitely put you ahead in your classes and in front of your classmates. techniques from mig transfer and help you understand and be able to better your other types of welding
Ziggybam Murphy see everyone I know doesn’t know much about all these labor jobs in blue collar. And I don’t know what the titles are called or anything in order to research to get into the “ industry”. The best thing I know is to get my CDL
i m a proud blue collar worker, college wasn't for me. I'm a local 39 chief engineer, making great money. thank you for making this video. I'm going to buy some swag and support your cause, great message!!
I've never had a more profound moment in my life than right now watching this video. I've never met or watched someone on UA-cam that thinks so alike to my thinking. I've been at an extreme low for my life, and this was the guidance I've been looking and praying for. God Bless.
You have a great message. Certainly, the trades are not for everybody, but they are jobs that need to be done and cannot be outsourced to other countries such as programming, engineering, or management jobs. They also don't require an expensive degree, as you said buy some tools to get started and upgrade them along the way. When someone needs a plumber, electrician, carpenter, mason, or any other trades person it has to be someone who shows up at their door and completes the work, not call into some support center somewhere to fix it over the phone.
I hate when people think blue collar jobs won't get you anywhere. I am currently a freshman in college but it's not a 4 year college and a basic course. I am in diesel technology at a junior college so other than tools, it's only about $25,000 for both years unlike a university that is $40,000 for one year. Everyone needs diesel techs right now and one company has an offer for us students at that school, that deal is to start as an apprentice (which I actually think is a great way to start out of college) and they will reimburse me up to $30,000 for college and give me about $20,000 worth of tools that I can keep, wages start at $17.50 an hour plus a bunch of benefits on top of that. This company also believes in family time and weekends and that type of stuff so I am definitely hoping I can get hired by this company. Also I have been working on getting a UA-cam channel started and so far I'm only at 9 subscribers and I spend a minimum of 3-4 hours editing and uploading to UA-cam to get less than 30 views and no likes. I understand the struggles of being a UA-camr. I just need to work on finding more content in my life that would be interesting to watch. Plus I need a better camera. But I'll get there eventually. Just gotta Work For It ;)
Not going to lie, theres a youtuber near me that does diesel work under his own work truck. Not really a "job/business" but he does take home 100,000 a year.
Amen buddy! That's a great field of work! And yep I am in the same spot as you with my channel, I'm just started last month. People think it's easy but it is the complete opposite. Good luck!
I’m from Montreal/Qc and I’m a diesel tech too. I was just wondering you said you paid 25k$ to get in your diesel tech school?? Here in Qc it’s free, I paid only 500$ for book and other stuff but that its. I see that we are lucky up there for that haha
@@francislavigne2702 It all depends where and what you do here. 1. Free College. $0+books 2. Technical/Trades School. $10,000-$35,000+books 3. Community College $20,000-$50,000+books 4. Known College $35,000-$80,000+books Theres technical 3 levels, but i split it to 4 as a community college will get you a discount over regular known colleges though the exact degree through the larger. Least what ive noticed with my fellow classmates i still talk to. Have to concider you country. Here its a money game that I personally lost $20,000 in. Up there its free but book fees as you stated. 2 different placess in general.
Brandon Caldwell What is the difference between each level? Beter job and salary? Or it is one is to become tech and the other to become ingeneer and etc?Because here we get paid very well and we have a lot off job because the lack off tech. I’m only 2 years experience and I make 19.5$/h and will get more verry soon. It common for a tech to reach 30$/h and more sometime it depend where you work.(I talk for heavy duty tech)I assum that the salaries should be like that in the USA?
Right now I just started doing welding just got my dream job and I'm so happy and in getting started out at $20/hour and I got the weekends off and I'm a high school drop out
Nun Ya you know what’s great about that I was working an airport job I loved making a good 50k to 70k a year but I decided I could move up in the company if I went back to school and worked harder. There’s nothing wrong with having a backup plan bro.
@@retiaryworm4714 I'm a college drop out with a net worth in the millions. I employ 42 people. The only debt I carry is debt that's tax deductible. Nothing wrong with working hard to move up, but if it requires massive amounts of student loan debt, the cost is more than the reward. If your employer at the time shared some of the burden of the cost, then it may be worth it. I've paid tuition for employees for job specific education. 95% of my employees are paid on commission which means they are very productive and worth holding on to.
I started my own fence buissiness last year. I eat everyday but still struggling. But agree love the blue collar life and working for yourself is the best.
This hit me right in the feels, I was always laughed at when I said that I wanted to manage a store and make more than enough to support my family, I clawed my way up through several different companies and positions being a grunt to now being an assistant manager but I'm always looking towards the future and I always share my knowledge with my guys when they come across an issue that I've dealt with. I know it doesn't seem like my story relates but it does because my first job was being the grunt for my father's construction company and I learned that hardworking ethic from my father.
I am an in home computer guy. Best of both worlds. It is service work...with no lifting, weather to deal with and I work one on one with rich people, drinking iced tea and typing. I love being a serviceman
I'm right there with you. The everyday repeat is just... No words for it. And I've been told I'll never get anywhere in my life.. I'm still trying to do my thing, but getting there is the hard part. But I'll never give up. I give you props man. Good job on how it's going for you.
Shared this with my 16 year old son now having to be online with school. Straight A student. School is boring. He’s living with fam and working for an uncle doing HVAC. I rent in a nice neighborhood and we walk through and I show him all the plumbing, contractor, electrician vans. Thanks for sharing man. 🙏
@Mason, how long did it take to get certified? It seems pretty hard if you’re allergic to brown/wood rot. Although crawling in tight spaces to make 1K in 8 hours is Damn straight worth it
UA Local 250 Los Angeles HVAC Tech and Instructor. Last year I pulled well into the 100k’s. Wife is able to stay at home with our son, full benefits, no student loans, work vehicle and company gas card on top of the pay. Mechanical Engineers hate it when I talk about it. Lol
Hell yeah i love it! I dropped out of college now makin 150k a year doin 3 day runs drivin a truck get 4 day weekends makin more money that most my buddies that got a college degree.
I'm 14 almost 15 and I'm about to start helping my dad with flooring, my uncle owns a floor store, a cabinet store, and is about to start an appliance store. My dad owns a floor installation company and gets jobs from my uncle, my dad dropped out of high school, and my uncle only finished it. They're both making more than any of my teachers are making. Don't have to go to college to get what you want.
Self taught refrigeration, electrical, and plumbing and got my contractors license last year! Smartest decision I ever made was not going to college! Also no Dept I atudies each craft for years and called up the licensing place for each as asked if I just just take the test. So in all I am out like 600 bucks to be licensed in three different fields! So I conpletely agree with your message #WORKFORIT
Trim carpenter here, absolutely love it. I don't advertise and stay small. Small house, cheap cars and have time to fuck off and do what I want when I want. I started with second hand worn out tools and slowly built them up
Here is some food for thought, what if those teachers wanted you to prove them wrong? As a 2nd year teacher I find myself thinking I might have to do this eventually. Sometimes I think I might have to say this to some of my students to light a fire under their ass to get motivated and do well in life. I took the role of a teacher because I didn't want kids to have the same unfair treatment I got as a student. I do believe that education after high school is a must, but that doesn't mean college. It could mean going into a trade or finding a different path to advance your position. Granted there are some teachers that are ignorant but I will not be one of them. I paid my own way through college working in construction and landscaping, I did everything from building concrete forms, welding, pipe fitting, operating heavy equipment, etc. Of all the hard labor jobs I had, teaching is the hardest; the constant stress and frustration in some of the students they know are smart but they don't put the effort to what they can do. Maybe that's what some of those teachers saw in you? Although they had a narrow mindset thinking college is the only way. So give a break on some of those teachers, they maybe proud you proved them wrong.
Joe honestly I kinda hope some of them smack me in the mouth. because they need to know they are still kids that will be in an adult world. As noted I have not said this and I hope I never wil,l but when you deal with some of these kids that have no motivation, even after constant pep talking and trying to push them to do better they still think they can go without a diploma, you might feel inclined to show some "tough love" to get them to do better.
Ive got a bs in engineering. Been working in high stress high tech big corporations for sometime. The job sucks and im maxed out at 80g with bonus n overtime n unless i defect to the dark side to go into management im at high risk of a layoff. Ive just replaced 5gs of parts on my 03 chevy z71 crew. Took me 4 months but its basically equivalent to a 80g new truck today. So im not a lazy person or have no skills. As a side note yea im quitting my career n starting my own co. Ive had enough of the lies of academia n corporate america. Lol. These blue collar people made the right choice in my opinion. If u dont get a full ride scholarship to a university and in the right field forget about it. The elite wealthy corporate drones will eat ur lunch i guarantee it.
I had an English teacher like this I was on the borderline of literally failing out of high school. My teacher told me I'd be a janitor. I got so pissed off I took his class in the summer worked my ass off and Got an A plus. After went on to finish high school with a 3.9 goat and go on to college and major in finance. I also minored in English actually am still cool with that teacher.
Just went into HVAC and actually my Agricultural teacher was so proud that he posted me on social media saying "blue collar guy right here nothing but respect keep America staying cool in summer and warm in winter" for some reason this gave me motivation to push forward in this career now I'm becoming a technical started in the install department. I'm 22 now and hopefully by 30 I'll have enough experience to start my own business here in California. Just a little something about me I dropped out of college always knowing there's something bigger and better than just working for someone. "work for your self" is my mentality right now
Swedish, welder by heart. Stuck in an office now, making the price offers for customers. (My back said thank you for that) Still welding, fixtures, prototypes, speed runs and teaching the younger guys. I will never stop making stuff with my hands. Passing something 20 years later and think, i made that. That's rewarding for me.
you got it all right, I worked running loaders excavators & Dozers some times running them 12 to 14 hrs a day. On weekends did retaining walls. I retired at age 57 yrs old
This is a great video im in my first year as a concrete finisher and i love it, I already make more than the teacher and im only 20, i hope to spread blue collar work to the youth in poverty because they need to realize there is more than one way to become successful in this world 🤘🏾
This helped me find out what I’m going to do I love working on cars and I want to have my own shop in the future but I didn’t know it would be a good plan but watching this made me find out what I’m going to do for the rest of my life thank you
I work for myself as well I have for 12yrs one thing younger people should know is it's not always that easy 2 keep work lined up full time running estimates and doing the work. There is high and low and sometimes lots of stress and could be alot of money start up like paving (what I do) about half million worth of equipment needed. ✌
Natural gas construction breaking and digging holes everyday with plumbing the interior since I was 18, teachers told me that the career I wanted was out of reach but proved them wrong and at 19 years old I cashed out $80k for the year! Wouldn’t want any other job in the world, love the feeling of working for what you have and make me appreciate things so much more, keep up with the workforit movement, I think it’s an amazing idea that a lot of people need to turn their heads towards. Blue collar keeps communities in one piece!
I'm an Army Vet. I build custom waterfalls, outdoor kitchens and fire pits for a living. I love it! Great money and I get to meet awesome people, PROUD ENTREPRENEURS ON THIS FEED!!! HOOAAHH!! ROCK ON GUYS
Been in construction since 13 digging trenches. Run and own a construction company no college- $600,000 a year easy. Brother no college convicted felon-film industry over $1 million a year. Under promise/over deliver. Listen to your heart. Well done brother. ♥️👍🏻
Glad blue collar route worked for you. I went the other way, went through 10 years of college and post grad school. Graduated as a medical specialist with almost 400k in student debt. I have a great income and will have the debt payed off in 16 months. Then it’s all investing and saving after that while providing a great life for my family.
When I dropped out of college my teachers laughed at me I’m never gonna be wealthy but I’m doing just fine and I love working in the blue collar industry
I finally found my passion at the age of 24 and my mother disregarded it. It's amazing how powerful a parent's influence can be. Fast forward years later and I'm still fighting through the depression and will eventually get to where I want to be in Life. Whatever it takes.
Im currently trying to be a co tractor. Ive been a carpenter for 15 years and have learned alot about contracting thru my dad. He does that. So i know how much work u do. Much respect bro. Its not easy
Im a OTR trucker. I am able to support my wife and two kids on my income. Ya we can't really save a lot. But man its so much better than flying a desk. That and my kids don't get stuck in a daycare they have their parent at home to raise them
I agree 100% and I’m a junior in high school and I don’t plan on going to college right after high school but maybe a year or two down the road after high school I want to Go to a 2 year college for welding or Diesel mechanic but right now I work at discount tire and during there busy time of the I can make good money like $700 a week and the start out pay is $12 an hour there but I’m doing what I love to do at the same time working on cars and trucks
Good place to work especially if you can stick it out until you make manager. It's been several years since I worked at discount tires but when I did my manager was making over 100 grand a year.
21 yr old in the military so i guess im working for my free college while serving my country and experiencing life making new friends everywhere. My first job was in construction shits tough!!
You're really down to earth bro, i appreciate that you aren't a stuck up prick. You drop good knowledge and keep things real straightforward. Thanks for sharing.
This is the first time I’ve ever watched your videos and after this I’m a subscriber I’m 22 years old never went to college and doing blue collar work this is inspirational and I just want to say keep at it
Very inspiring, I told my teachers the same in 1984. I went into the trucking company. I was female and owned my own company at 19 yrs old. I've brought in $250,000 a year. I'm retired at 50 yrs old. Blue collar work is just fine. I made my money in farming through high school. I borrowed 30 thousand at age 14 for farm expenses. I think I did good for female in the Male dominated business.
Who the fuck borrowed $30k to a 14 year old? So, you're telling me, all I have to do is have family that has $30k lying around to start a business!? Lmfao
Tank and Pipe welder, the owner of our company started out 35 yrs ago in his garage out of a pick up truck doing small jobs and today is worth over 500mil
Heavy equipment tech here. Left highschool 16 saw my teachers a year or so ago Teachers asked me where I went to college Said I didn’t. They didn’t understand how I could make double what they do. All about that blue collar dollar I knew if I wanted the cool stuff I have I’d have to #workforit
Kyle Duncan not technically I knew what I wanted to do and I knew school wasn’t for me. I told my parents and they supported me. I got my GED. Then I went to trade school and got on with a mom and pop place to learn everything I could. That place closed down got hired by another shop. 5 years later lead field tech F650 service truck w/ crane and welder. 23 now
Calvin Pettet first It would probably be easier to get on with a company that does their own equipment maintenance. I’d say learn as much as you can, about all the equipment they have. If you can find a mobile tech job it’s the most fun I’ve had. And mobile techs make the most money because the hours and they pay more in my area atleast. I believe caterpillar has a school and John Deere has a school too 3 things to make sure you learn if you want to make $$$$$$ in equipment. Learn AG equipment, line boring(a dieing art really) and welding. Those 3 things on a resume will make you worth more than most other guys.
I hated school. So bored I couldn’t pay attention. Granite I wish I did pay more attention so I could have better credits for college. Just after graduation I was hired at Burger King, 2 years later I got fired in December for a no call no show. Now doing full time doordash and make more than I was. Going to get my cdl when I turn 21.
I’m going to school for diesel technology, my whole family calls me crazy for it, but it’s something I have a passion for, and I can’t wait to prove to my family that I made the right choice!
I was told that I would never amount to anything because I left college in my second year. But I left school for a six figure job an I’m happy with what I do
Man, you sound like a stand up dude. Your 100% right. I come from a family of teachers and professors while I'm a metal fabricator/heavy equipment mechanic. I just wanted to say props on the success
So been watching your videos for minute new to duramax living but wanted to just comment on how I respect this video and how you found your path in life. Blue collar pride no degree no Facebook no care fat wallet big truck you want something earn it.Keep putting out entertaining content . People are so shocked how does he get so much stuff cuz this guy hustles all the time putting in work even when he's not at work so don't hate on a guy that's got a huge truck that says work for it cuz he did we don't smash them haters we drive over them
I got lucky who had an uncle run his own Pipeline company with 31 employees, one day at a family party he asked me if i needed a job, started with 0 experience, now 4 years later i have all my certifications for welding and im #2 on our welding crew on the lines , broke 114k last year, and extremely proud of it. Nothing feels better than working for the money you earn,
I was fortunate enough to go to a high school where they just wanted you to succeed no matter your decision college or not. They still pushed you to go out and get some type of higher education college or tech school. They were so open with trade schools and college and made sure to inform us on the options. I appreciate it so much. I had a clear view on what I wanted to do. I took the college option though, because it made more sense to me and what I want to do. I understand the pros and cons of both. I appreciate both routes as well.
@dmaxryno hey man new to the channel and i want to let you know I appreciate this video so much. I didn’t have the luxury to go to college and finish. However did bust my tail off working and learning in IT and now I’m am living better life thanks to hard work ethic. And I also believe that people should work hard for what they want to do and not to be afraid of to start from the bottom. Keep up the good work man and sweet truck.
Love this man!! Your story is a lot like mine, funny since I started watching your videos because I have a white 2015 Denali HD. I dropped out of college because I was bored like you. Now I’m a contractor and own 6 specialized home improvement companies with 20+ employees. Love your style and ambition. You remind me of myself. Keep up the great work. You have a new loyal subscriber. -Justin from Georgia
Great message, I am 43 went to college worked white color for decades, and realized I was not happy. I took a job at a granite fabricator, then at a startup. I took ownership of the startup which is natural stone restoration, and now blue collar happy making young boys in to well paid men... keep doing what you do !
Amen! I left public school after 8th grade and home schooled high school. Was told I’d amount to nothing. Well finished all of high school in 16 months and graduated at 16. Bought my first house at 19, and am now a critical care flight paramedic. Yup didn’t amount to much. Damn
6 out of my 7 teachers give me crap for not wanting to go college but the reason I don't want to is I love vechicles and I love engines and I know my way around them insanely well
Who are the teachers that are saying this? I always hear about these stories and I struggle to believe them with all honesty. Almost every teacher I’ve interacted it with have been accepting of blue collar career paths. I struggle to imagine a teacher would laugh at a student for wanting to become an electrician
Gday from Australia. I’m an 18 year old linesman apprentice and I’ve worked hard for the past year and finally purchased a new UTE (truck) and I’m proud to be a blue collar worker. Good luck mate and everyone else
Agree 100%. I’m 30 now. As like you, teachers preached and I stayed a blue collar farm kid, started our small excavation company 3 years ago and we’re doing great. I also tell people in a decade all blue collar guys and gals will be setting the world on fire. Don’t know where your from but keep it up man!!!
I seen my high school biology teacher about 10 years after high school, and he asked me what i do now, i told him i work in concrete construction and he laughed at me too, and than he said to me " i bet your wishing you would have payed attention in class... i smiled back and told him to have a good day. But i didnt tell him that i own the company ,have 9 employees, not only am i feeding my family with this, but 9 other families as well, and the fact that i could make more in 1 year than he will make in 10 years. Its funny that the people that are suppose to build us up, are the same ones draggin us down
Casey sabot yup! Stay on your grind!!
Casey sabot NICE!
Damn straight man
Casey sabot that’s how successful I’m trying to be
Wow what a jerk, I would have let him know what's up and then walked away. Teachers are suppose to be supportive. If he'd have know the rest of the story he probably would have felt like an idiot for just assuming things and coming off as rude
I’m a diesel mechanic, always had a job and always got something to do. I never took SAT’S or ACT’s. I did go to Diesel,Auto school. Bought a cheep house fixed it up paid all my bills off. Nothing wrong with blue collar, just gotta get dirty.
I got a question. Is being diesel mechanic better or worse than regular auto mechanics?? Im a Senior in highschool trying to figure out whats better and not many people around me know a whole lot about either one.
@@Shouk02 diesel mechanics make more but it really depends on who you work for, your knowledge/experience and if you want to be home every night. - Also a Diesel Mechanic
Spikee Donut hey brother, also a senior in high school, and I attend a “ Vo-Tech “ every day during school. I at first wanted to be a gas mechanic but as I started looking more in depth I found that my real passion is diesel mechanics. Some important things to remember are,
1. Yes more often than not diesel mechanics do make more than gas mechanics. Not all the time but a lot of the time.
2. Although diesel and gas engines are different they are kind of the same as in they both still have to have the 3 basic principles for a car to run. Fuel, Compression, Spark. I would also recommend getting familiarized with diesel engines, if it at all interests you.
3. As I mentioned with getting familiarized with Diesel engines, even though they are somewhat the same as gas engines but not really. One of the main differences is that a diesel fuel injected system injects diesel fuel directly into the cylinder where as in a gas engine a carburetor or port injection is used to inject fuel.
4. The most important advice I can give and trust me I may be a senior but I have been preached this my entire life is DO WHAT YOU WANT. The money WILL always be there because there is such a shortage in every trade. Don’t go where the moneys at because 9 times out of 10 you’ll hate your job. Do what you have a passion for. Weather it be Marine Mechanics, diesel, gas... etc
@@4marky yeah I really loved how you explained this whole thing. You really given me a better understanding I'm in 11th grade and I'm kinda afraid to become an auto mechanic because electric cars are now being made.
Jason Watson no problem! And I completely understand. Electric cars are becoming bigger and bigger nowadays, but don’t worry when/ if you get on at a shop, you normally will go through training every once in awhile to stay familiarized with it. And also we have quite awhile before hybrids completely take over. For the most part there will always (hopefully) be both gas, electric cars. So if that is the only thing preventing you from pursuing this then don’t worry about it at all. All the pieces will fall into place eventually, trust me. I hope you go to do great thing with your life!
Success is being financially able to pay the bills while loving what you do in making it happen. That's success!
Success is whatever you as a person consider it to be lol
The definition is on point 👌
Daily Car Videos Right! For me it’s having my money make money for me. Whenever I get that to happen that’s what I call success.
Right on
Going to add something to that:
Success is also making money while you sleep.
As a teacher it kills me to hear that other teachers are not encouraging students to work hard and do what you love (even if it doesn't include college). I worked at a muffler/radiator shop right after HS and kept at it for a few years...it helped put me through college and gave me the work ethic that I carry with me today (20+ yrs later). I try to instill that work ethic in all my students.👍 Nothing but RESPECT for the blue collar work force!🤘👍💪
I love how everyone is successful in the comment section
😂
Bet youre salty asf too
Man, why be a hater? Gotta look in the mirror
Believable actually.... I mean there are billions of ppl in the world, everyone can’t b a huge failure....
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I am a plumber I got 5 guys 3 trucks and I make 500k every year! High school drop out!
no no That's motivation right there !!
Lmfao I love it
You should've graduated and been an under water welder , retire in eight years and make way more than five by your self ! When you got a crew under you then your mind is always at work non-stop and each guy usually comes with issues and lies and stress and I can go on and on.
@@jerrybrandt9377 sounds like a miserable dangerous job! ill pass!
Edward Zane 🙏 good job bro, not many make it in a scenario like that
Couldn’t agree more. I’m just a dumb truck driver making 95k a year while people with college degrees are making 50k!
Midwest BD damn really? I didn’t know truck drivers made that much
Eric Kessler not all truck drivers make that much but definitely possible. You can make anywhere from 40k to over 100k, it just depends exactly what you do.
Lol ur 1099. You make 95 but pay like 35 in taxes
Not trying to hate but I would rather have more time working a 50k job then working crazy truck driver hours getting paid 100k. I guess depends on truck job
Christopher Martinez well yeah, the more you make the more taxes you pay, that’s kind of how it works...and i have a W2.
Blue collar work builds the world.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Electrician for life!!⚡️⚡️⚡️
COlorado Grown I agree I grew up doing construction, and now am doing HVAC and love it.
COlorado Grown Men in denim built America. Men in suits destroyed it.
does that pay pretty well?
Shanne Sackrider HVAC is fun man I did some work with my cousin in Arizona. Got paid $22 an hour! Great trade and loved learning all about it. But I plan on going into Carpentry
Jack Rice I was a framer for twenty years and then ms symptoms caught up with me. Not many people want to do the hard labor anymore so if you can stick with it you will do just fine in life.
I graduated high school 6 months ago...I was hired at my job the day after i graduated as a full time factory welder.. In the 5 months i have been there its been great i was able to buy my truck with cash. Even in today's world all my teaches have said that college is everything and if you dont go to college blah blah blah.. I dont believe in stuff you learn in a classroom its what you learn on the field is the important part
you should never buy a car with cash tho
20,000 jobs right now in east texas working in the oil fields. 80k part time and 150k full time.
Jason Solstice really 🤔🤔
Seriously!?
Where at ?
There’s more money in West Texas bro
Gilberto West what’s considered west Texas ?
How did you get that truck?
"I worked for it"
Very simple yet a very effective message
Got the truck from a chop shop.
That's like asking, "How did you make money?" HMMMMM, worked for it.... like bruh
"i got it on finance"
More specifically "I entertain, including sexual services, older Japanese businessmen for money".
eddie saninocencio Thank you for giving me that extra push i needed to drop out of school man! Now I just pretend to go each morning and go to my buddies house that graduated already. Mr. Seville is cool and let’s a bunch of us hangout, stay, chill or whatever at his spot. He’s got lots of money and I know you want to surround yourself with successful people. He cool and gets it. Most people I’ve met that are in there 30’s aren’t cool like him but it’s probably cause he does something jn the entertainment industry I thjnk. I’m probably just going to move in there and get emancipated which he said he’d help me with or even be my legal guardian in paper but he wouldn’t act like a parent. He’s helped other guys I know do the same stuff. Anyways, thanks for helping me to make the move. I can’t wait till the money starts rolling in like you said !!!!
roofer 100k+ every year. blue collar is where its at. dont wear ties chocking yourself for 40k . those guys are broke as hell and live pay check to paycheck driving their BMWs
The 3 series 😂
A software engineering makes around 100k a nurse makes around 90-100k, what the hell are you talking about living paycheck to paycheck
That’s kind of sad, i feel like in the white collar business world people are pressured to dress nice and have a fancy car. In my line of work I could make 100k a year and drive a $350 truck lol
@@williamvidal9354 exactly... same shit as a toyata Corolla. Actually the Toyota Corolla is better
luis gonzalez probably divide his “100k+” by 6
Blue collar pride! I'm a water/sewer supervisor myself. Hard to find young kids out of school that want to do hard labor anymore. College isn't for everbody! Especially with how much it costs!
15denali 3500 I’m 18 years old and started working for the Water/Sewer department as summer help the day after I graduated high school and was promoted to full time in late June. Love what I do 💪
I’m 18 and I’m currently going to a technical school for general construction that’s though my high school. After this semester is done I plan on going into a apprenticeship program for carpentry that is 4 years long.
Its a struggle to find good young kids that are willing to work & thats a fact! 👊
I’m one of those! Warehouse associate. Good benefits, better than minimum wage by a landslide no college required.
My teacher laugh at me when I told him I wanted to be a drug dealer I make 50k a month
You're a pharmacist or perhaps you work in a pain management clinic? lol
Lemme get 3.5 for $95 bro, I need that discount
What about 60 a g
Making 50k a month where? In GTA online?
I was expelled my junior year.
Told I would be a failure.
I started a lawn care company last year and did 120k first year.
How did you make that much so fast
@@capcap7456 get a lot of people who needs lawn mowed, clean ups,etc. Theres a lot of money in stuff like that. Anything where it take 15 minutes to do and you're charging 50 bucks roughly. And you have 10 mowers. Yeah that's just a small part of it. Not only that but you could get a bunch of high schoolers to do the clean ups on weekends or after school and because they are high schoolers. 9 or 10 bucks an hour is amazing to them
MrMuffanga I’m still in high school and just did my first yard charged $30 but I believe it was a $40 yard. I’m just trying to figure out how to market now because I have no clients. Hopefully I become successful like you.
@@capcap7456 we all mowed yards for cash as teens. Wouldn't call it a business just yet loool
good shit bro, stay on the grind
My Econ and career day teacher laughed at me too. I do utility gas work now and 7 yrs of pipeline roughnecking before that and I make more than all my teachers. Most blue collar trades make 6 figures after u get through an apprenticeship. But gotta grind for 4-6 yrs. love the speech. Blue collar for life
you make more than your civil servant teachers who work 9 months a year? good for you.
How do you like utility gas work? I’m a 19 year old plumbing and gasfitting apprentice in Canada. Switching things up after my 2nd year schooling into industrial/commercial work. Would you recommend the gas A ticket?
Riley there will always be gas work. The city heats with it, cooks with it etc. I did cross country pipeline then went to distribution work. Get to go home every night decent wage too.
I did post a check stub on my Econ’s poster board. She asked me how did I make as much as she did in a month in a week. That was my 1st check stub.
But even in the apprenticeship you typically make more money than the teacher does
As a child I struggled with attention deficit disorder. I could never focus on one task for more than a few minutes. My 6th grade math teacher said to me in front of the entire class, that the best I'll ever do in life is selling pencils at a local flea market. Other teachers would call me nervous Norman because I was always moving around. At the age of 21 I found a job that suited me and my "disability" perfectly! I became a bartender. I'm now 42, I'm considered the top bartender in our area, my home is paid for, as well as my vehicles, I have zero credit card debt and no kids! My average yearly income is about $65,000ish a year working four nites per week from 5pm -2:30 am. And of course I claim 100% of my cash tips😎 WINNING!
I didnt know that thing was a disorder , well I guess I have a disorder because I can't focus on anything either
You rock!
I have that same disability and didnt even notice it’s hard for me to concentrate in school and they always get mad at me 😕
Have A.D.H.D. and experience the same shit.
@@LonestarLunkers people that don't deal with that have no idea what the struggle is like. It sure was a shity thing for a teacher to say to a little boy in front of his peers. Way to make a little boy feel like a loser!!
When I was a 13 I wanted my uncles LBZ so bad, I got a job on a dairy farm and worked there for 3 years. Left that to go and work for a landscaper. Couldn't decide On what I wanted to go to college for because nothing ticked for me. I got a job out of high school doing framing. Now I sub from Home Depot installing patio doors and windows. Bought my first duramax (LB7) when I was 17, I'm 20 now and just bought a 2010 LMM 6 months ago. No debt, money in the bank. Don't fall into the "you have to go to college" norm. all you gotta do is WORK FOR IT!!
Matthew Carson good keep up the good work I was a sub for Home Depot also but In the Flooring business when I was 18 .
Matthew Carson what kind of framing did you do
@@backalleyrider3056 Residential developments.
Pay in cash! (:
It's true some Americans just don't have that work ethic drive you just have to work for it Silverado redline in my driveway boat in garage lol
I joined the military in HS and was told I wouldnt make it through Boot Camp because of my attitude. 26 years later I retired from the Navy and have held numerous positions in the aviation field. I am now a quality inspector in a machine shop and between my pay and retirement, I clear 90 a year. Not too bad for someone who was looked down on for not going to college.
Good thing u didn't had health issues
Only 18 years old and went straight to pipeline. Always said I’d go to college for engineering, until some teachers ruined that and I was no longer interested in it. Been working for 6 months and I’ve already made twice as much as what my teachers made in one year. No doubt I’ll be living better than all of my buddies who went to college. Everyone was so pissed that I went pipelining, graduated with a GPA of 4.2 and an ACT score of 27 🤷🏻♂️
I wanted to be a pipeliner. Then I got a girlfriend and got distracted. A word of advice. Dont get a girlfriend until you figure out your career .
Adam K how’s the pipeline going for you?
@@ryankraft5174 just started welding school, will graduate in August for pipe welding, gonna start off as a welder helper out here in Texas, make 18-19 or so an hour with anywhere of about 100 dollars per diem and averaging 60 hours plus a week $$$
Aimless Vidz where in Texas are you at because I’m thinking about doing welding and I’m only 20
Dirty hands, clean money my man! I'm a welder so i know the whole blue-collar thing
#weldinglife#weldernation
I am 16 and a junior in high school, I’m really interested in becoming a welder. What should I know before I make my decision next year is it difficult? Fun? How’s the pay?
If you like to get your hands dirty they you’ll love it. I just graduated high school and going to school for it no regrets just depends on your interests
@@liamcook9840 Theres definitely a challenge to it and many different types and techniques. building your experience is the thing you need to focus on before you can start making really good money. The more you weld the more you network and you'll have a bunch of opportunities some like working on the pipelines or being an aerospace welder. the money is there for all the different specifics of welding you just need to find the one that interests you the most. be humble and always be willing to learn. only thing i can say. best of luck buddy. also try to get yourself a small starter welding job (like mig welding) while you're in school for it. it'll definitely put you ahead in your classes and in front of your classmates. techniques from mig transfer and help you understand and be able to better your other types of welding
Is welding fun? I thought about going to school for it.
Electric lineman here....make double what my friends do and have no college loans to pay off for the rest of my life......
Ziggybam Murphy I have to go to my IBEW interview this Friday. I applied for indoor commercial and passed my tests
KaiserBlanco
Good luck man...i have a few friends that are IBEW electricians...they make bank
Proud IBEW 66 member!
Line Life all the way.
Your friends must have gotten some shit degrees
Ziggybam Murphy see everyone I know doesn’t know much about all these labor jobs in blue collar. And I don’t know what the titles are called or anything in order to research to get into the “ industry”. The best thing I know is to get my CDL
i m a proud blue collar worker, college wasn't for me. I'm a local 39 chief engineer, making great money. thank you for making this video. I'm going to buy some swag and support your cause, great message!!
I've never had a more profound moment in my life than right now watching this video. I've never met or watched someone on UA-cam that thinks so alike to my thinking. I've been at an extreme low for my life, and this was the guidance I've been looking and praying for. God Bless.
You have a great message. Certainly, the trades are not for everybody, but they are jobs that need to be done and cannot be outsourced to other countries such as programming, engineering, or management jobs. They also don't require an expensive degree, as you said buy some tools to get started and upgrade them along the way. When someone needs a plumber, electrician, carpenter, mason, or any other trades person it has to be someone who shows up at their door and completes the work, not call into some support center somewhere to fix it over the phone.
I hate when people think blue collar jobs won't get you anywhere. I am currently a freshman in college but it's not a 4 year college and a basic course. I am in diesel technology at a junior college so other than tools, it's only about $25,000 for both years unlike a university that is $40,000 for one year. Everyone needs diesel techs right now and one company has an offer for us students at that school, that deal is to start as an apprentice (which I actually think is a great way to start out of college) and they will reimburse me up to $30,000 for college and give me about $20,000 worth of tools that I can keep, wages start at $17.50 an hour plus a bunch of benefits on top of that. This company also believes in family time and weekends and that type of stuff so I am definitely hoping I can get hired by this company.
Also I have been working on getting a UA-cam channel started and so far I'm only at 9 subscribers and I spend a minimum of 3-4 hours editing and uploading to UA-cam to get less than 30 views and no likes. I understand the struggles of being a UA-camr. I just need to work on finding more content in my life that would be interesting to watch. Plus I need a better camera. But I'll get there eventually. Just gotta Work For It ;)
Not going to lie, theres a youtuber near me that does diesel work under his own work truck. Not really a "job/business" but he does take home 100,000 a year.
Amen buddy! That's a great field of work! And yep I am in the same spot as you with my channel, I'm just started last month. People think it's easy but it is the complete opposite. Good luck!
I’m from Montreal/Qc and I’m a diesel tech too. I was just wondering you said you paid 25k$ to get in your diesel tech school?? Here in Qc it’s free, I paid only 500$ for book and other stuff but that its. I see that we are lucky up there for that haha
@@francislavigne2702 It all depends where and what you do here.
1. Free College.
$0+books
2. Technical/Trades School.
$10,000-$35,000+books
3. Community College
$20,000-$50,000+books
4. Known College
$35,000-$80,000+books
Theres technical 3 levels, but i split it to 4 as a community college will get you a discount over regular known colleges though the exact degree through the larger. Least what ive noticed with my fellow classmates i still talk to.
Have to concider you country. Here its a money game that I personally lost $20,000 in. Up there its free but book fees as you stated. 2 different placess in general.
Brandon Caldwell
What is the difference between each level? Beter job and salary? Or it is one is to become tech and the other to become ingeneer and etc?Because here we get paid very well and we have a lot off job because the lack off tech. I’m only 2 years experience and I make 19.5$/h and will get more verry soon. It common for a tech to reach 30$/h and more sometime it depend where you work.(I talk for heavy duty tech)I assum that the salaries should be like that in the USA?
Right now I just started doing welding just got my dream job and I'm so happy and in getting started out at $20/hour and I got the weekends off and I'm a high school drop out
college degrees are way over saturated now, trades are where its at. good vid %100 on point.
College degrees are good for backup plans just in case.
@@retiaryworm4714
You're obviously one of those dumb college kids we all laugh at. 😂
Nun Ya you know what’s great about that I was working an airport job I loved making a good 50k to 70k a year but I decided I could move up in the company if I went back to school and worked harder. There’s nothing wrong with having a backup plan bro.
Neil Siebenthal you gotta spend money to make money bro
@@retiaryworm4714
I'm a college drop out with a net worth in the millions. I employ 42 people. The only debt I carry is debt that's tax deductible. Nothing wrong with working hard to move up, but if it requires massive amounts of student loan debt, the cost is more than the reward. If your employer at the time shared some of the burden of the cost, then it may be worth it. I've paid tuition for employees for job specific education. 95% of my employees are paid on commission which means they are very productive and worth holding on to.
I started my own fence buissiness last year. I eat everyday but still struggling. But agree love the blue collar life and working for yourself is the best.
This hit me right in the feels, I was always laughed at when I said that I wanted to manage a store and make more than enough to support my family, I clawed my way up through several different companies and positions being a grunt to now being an assistant manager but I'm always looking towards the future and I always share my knowledge with my guys when they come across an issue that I've dealt with. I know it doesn't seem like my story relates but it does because my first job was being the grunt for my father's construction company and I learned that hardworking ethic from my father.
Anyone looking for life advice, remember this quote, "jump when you can afford to drown".
I am an in home computer guy. Best of both worlds. It is service work...with no lifting, weather to deal with and I work one on one with rich people, drinking iced tea and typing. I love being a serviceman
Oilfield worker and I make 160k+ a year and was always told I would never be anything without a proper education
I'm right there with you. The everyday repeat is just... No words for it. And I've been told I'll never get anywhere in my life.. I'm still trying to do my thing, but getting there is the hard part. But I'll never give up. I give you props man. Good job on how it's going for you.
Shared this with my 16 year old son now having to be online with school. Straight A student. School is boring. He’s living with fam and working for an uncle doing HVAC. I rent in a nice neighborhood and we walk through and I show him all the plumbing, contractor, electrician vans. Thanks for sharing man. 🙏
One of the richest guys I know owns an Hvac company! It's a great trade!
People have no idea how much money there is in construction. I’m 22 years old and own a commercial plumbing company. Multi million dollar business.
Not sure you make that much but there sure is money I'm in dumptrucks
Hvac tech right here🤙🏻🤙🏻 made more than probably 95% of teachers my first year in.
Mason Goodman hvac life 🤘🏽
Vancoucer Local 280 here 🤘
@Mason, how long did it take to get certified? It seems pretty hard if you’re allergic to brown/wood rot. Although crawling in tight spaces to make 1K in 8 hours is Damn straight worth it
Hvac apprentice 🤙
UA Local 250 Los Angeles HVAC Tech and Instructor. Last year I pulled well into the 100k’s. Wife is able to stay at home with our son, full benefits, no student loans, work vehicle and company gas card on top of the pay. Mechanical Engineers hate it when I talk about it. Lol
Hell yeah i love it! I dropped out of college now makin 150k a year doin 3 day runs drivin a truck get 4 day weekends makin more money that most my buddies that got a college degree.
May I ask where you work ?.. and what u haul? .. thank you in advance
@@jefff8699 yikes no reply
I'm 14 almost 15 and I'm about to start helping my dad with flooring, my uncle owns a floor store, a cabinet store, and is about to start an appliance store. My dad owns a floor installation company and gets jobs from my uncle, my dad dropped out of high school, and my uncle only finished it. They're both making more than any of my teachers are making. Don't have to go to college to get what you want.
Self taught refrigeration, electrical, and plumbing and got my contractors license last year! Smartest decision I ever made was not going to college! Also no Dept I atudies each craft for years and called up the licensing place for each as asked if I just just take the test. So in all I am out like 600 bucks to be licensed in three different fields! So I conpletely agree with your message #WORKFORIT
I have an apprentice who went to college got his 4 year degree. Worked his job for 2 years. He makes more now as an apprentice electrician.
Truck stops also have a quick fuel exchange becauee they go through so much. They get new fuel in the tanks more frequently
I do Roofing & laugh every time i see a person from my past who said i wouldnt be shit 😂😂😂
Trim carpenter here, absolutely love it. I don't advertise and stay small. Small house, cheap cars and have time to fuck off and do what I want when I want.
I started with second hand worn out tools and slowly built them up
Much love and respect bro ! Work For It !! Teaching my son all this since he was born . Hes 16 now and I can see that sparkle in his eye !
Here is some food for thought, what if those teachers wanted you to prove them wrong? As a 2nd year teacher I find myself thinking I might have to do this eventually. Sometimes I think I might have to say this to some of my students to light a fire under their ass to get motivated and do well in life. I took the role of a teacher because I didn't want kids to have the same unfair treatment I got as a student. I do believe that education after high school is a must, but that doesn't mean college. It could mean going into a trade or finding a different path to advance your position. Granted there are some teachers that are ignorant but I will not be one of them. I paid my own way through college working in construction and landscaping, I did everything from building concrete forms, welding, pipe fitting, operating heavy equipment, etc. Of all the hard labor jobs I had, teaching is the hardest; the constant stress and frustration in some of the students they know are smart but they don't put the effort to what they can do. Maybe that's what some of those teachers saw in you? Although they had a narrow mindset thinking college is the only way. So give a break on some of those teachers, they maybe proud you proved them wrong.
Any teacher that tells a kid you aint gonna be shit deserves to get smacked in the mouth. Period.
Joe honestly I kinda hope some of them smack me in the mouth. because they need to know they are still kids that will be in an adult world. As noted I have not said this and I hope I never wil,l but when you deal with some of these kids that have no motivation, even after constant pep talking and trying to push them to do better they still think they can go without a diploma, you might feel inclined to show some "tough love" to get them to do better.
@@zerovalue5106 you ain't gonna be shit Joe!
Ive got a bs in engineering. Been working in high stress high tech big corporations for sometime. The job sucks and im maxed out at 80g with bonus n overtime n unless i defect to the dark side to go into management im at high risk of a layoff.
Ive just replaced 5gs of parts on my 03 chevy z71 crew. Took me 4 months but its basically equivalent to a 80g new truck today. So im not a lazy person or have no skills.
As a side note yea im quitting my career n starting my own co. Ive had enough of the lies of academia n corporate america. Lol.
These blue collar people made the right choice in my opinion. If u dont get a full ride scholarship to a university and in the right field forget about it. The elite wealthy corporate drones will eat ur lunch i guarantee it.
I had an English teacher like this I was on the borderline of literally failing out of high school. My teacher told me I'd be a janitor. I got so pissed off I took his class in the summer worked my ass off and Got an A plus. After went on to finish high school with a 3.9 goat and go on to college and major in finance. I also minored in English actually am still cool with that teacher.
Just went into HVAC and actually my Agricultural teacher was so proud that he posted me on social media saying "blue collar guy right here nothing but respect keep America staying cool in summer and warm in winter" for some reason this gave me motivation to push forward in this career now I'm becoming a technical started in the install department. I'm 22 now and hopefully by 30 I'll have enough experience to start my own business here in California. Just a little something about me I dropped out of college always knowing there's something bigger and better than just working for someone. "work for your self" is my mentality right now
9:28, He's a contractor.
😂😂😂
Thank you
God bless you!
Thanks
Swedish, welder by heart. Stuck in an office now, making the price offers for customers. (My back said thank you for that)
Still welding, fixtures, prototypes, speed runs and teaching the younger guys.
I will never stop making stuff with my hands.
Passing something 20 years later and think, i made that.
That's rewarding for me.
you got it all right, I worked running loaders excavators & Dozers some times running them 12 to 14 hrs a day. On weekends did retaining walls. I retired at age 57 yrs old
This is a great video im in my first year as a concrete finisher and i love it, I already make more than the teacher and im only 20, i hope to spread blue collar work to the youth in poverty because they need to realize there is more than one way to become successful in this world 🤘🏾
This helped me find out what I’m going to do I love working on cars and I want to have my own shop in the future but I didn’t know it would be a good plan but watching this made me find out what I’m going to do for the rest of my life thank you
I work for myself as well I have for 12yrs one thing younger people should know is it's not always that easy 2 keep work lined up full time running estimates and doing the work. There is high and low and sometimes lots of stress and could be alot of money start up like paving (what I do) about half million worth of equipment needed. ✌
Natural gas construction breaking and digging holes everyday with plumbing the interior since I was 18, teachers told me that the career I wanted was out of reach but proved them wrong and at 19 years old I cashed out $80k for the year! Wouldn’t want any other job in the world, love the feeling of working for what you have and make me appreciate things so much more, keep up with the workforit movement, I think it’s an amazing idea that a lot of people need to turn their heads towards. Blue collar keeps communities in one piece!
I'm an Army Vet. I build custom waterfalls, outdoor kitchens and fire pits for a living. I love it! Great money and I get to meet awesome people, PROUD ENTREPRENEURS ON THIS FEED!!! HOOAAHH!! ROCK ON GUYS
Been in construction since 13 digging trenches. Run and own a construction company no college- $600,000 a year easy. Brother no college convicted felon-film industry over $1 million a year. Under promise/over deliver. Listen to your heart. Well done brother. ♥️👍🏻
profit or revenue? Doubt you're making 600 grand profit.
Glad blue collar route worked for you. I went the other way, went through 10 years of college and post grad school. Graduated as a medical specialist with almost 400k in student debt. I have a great income and will have the debt payed off in 16 months. Then it’s all investing and saving after that while providing a great life for my family.
Some of us were gifted with brains. I was not.. I work with my hands..lol good job to you!
Well im happy it worked out for you mate some people dont do well thoe and the only reason they did it was becouse they where told to
Thats absolutely great . we all have different lives , and go different ways. All true success involves ambition .
The question is…who is happy doing what they do???? Wether it be attending college for 10 years , or starting your own company setting your own rules!
When I dropped out of college my teachers laughed at me I’m never gonna be wealthy but I’m doing just fine and I love working in the blue collar industry
I finally found my passion at the age of 24 and my mother disregarded it. It's amazing how powerful a parent's influence can be. Fast forward years later and I'm still fighting through the depression and will eventually get to where I want to be in Life. Whatever it takes.
Im currently trying to be a co tractor. Ive been a carpenter for 15 years and have learned alot about contracting thru my dad. He does that. So i know how much work u do. Much respect bro. Its not easy
Im a OTR trucker. I am able to support my wife and two kids on my income. Ya we can't really save a lot. But man its so much better than flying a desk. That and my kids don't get stuck in a daycare they have their parent at home to raise them
Also blue collar workers built this country. We fix it and keep it running.
I agree 100% and I’m a junior in high school and I don’t plan on going to college right after high school but maybe a year or two down the road after high school I want to Go to a 2 year college for welding or Diesel mechanic but right now I work at discount tire and during there busy time of the I can make good money like $700 a week and the start out pay is $12 an hour there but I’m doing what I love to do at the same time working on cars and trucks
Good place to work especially if you can stick it out until you make manager. It's been several years since I worked at discount tires but when I did my manager was making over 100 grand a year.
red fish ive been thinking about applying there as soon as i get my truck fixed
red fish yup my friend manager in SD Discount tire makes 130k a year
21 yr old in the military so i guess im working for my free college while serving my country and experiencing life making new friends everywhere. My first job was in construction shits tough!!
Dude that's awesome I'm moving back home to join the military I'm dumb but gonna get my head right good to see young people living out there
You're really down to earth bro, i appreciate that you aren't a stuck up prick. You drop good knowledge and keep things real straightforward. Thanks for sharing.
This is the first time I’ve ever watched your videos and after this I’m a subscriber I’m 22 years old never went to college and doing blue collar work this is inspirational and I just want to say keep at it
Very inspiring, I told my teachers the same in 1984. I went into the trucking company. I was female and owned my own company at 19 yrs old. I've brought in $250,000 a year. I'm retired at 50 yrs old. Blue collar work is just fine. I made my money in farming through high school. I borrowed 30 thousand at age 14 for farm expenses. I think I did good for female in the Male dominated business.
Jaylin Coombs awesome I’m very young write know so I’m gonna keep going for school
Who the fuck borrowed $30k to a 14 year old? So, you're telling me, all I have to do is have family that has $30k lying around to start a business!? Lmfao
Tank and Pipe welder, the owner of our company started out 35 yrs ago in his garage out of a pick up truck doing small jobs and today is worth over 500mil
Heavy equipment tech here. Left highschool 16 saw my teachers a year or so ago
Teachers asked me where I went to college
Said I didn’t. They didn’t understand how I could make double what they do.
All about that blue collar dollar
I knew if I wanted the cool stuff I have I’d have to #workforit
Ryan Walters did you drop out of school
Kyle Duncan not technically
I knew what I wanted to do and I knew school wasn’t for me. I told my parents and they supported me. I got my GED. Then I went to trade school and got on with a mom and pop place to learn everything I could. That place closed down got hired by another shop.
5 years later lead field tech F650 service truck w/ crane and welder. 23 now
Hey any tips on getting in the heavy equipment tech game I am currently working as a semi truck tech
Calvin Pettet first It would probably be easier to get on with a company that does their own equipment maintenance. I’d say learn as much as you can, about all the equipment they have.
If you can find a mobile tech job it’s the most fun I’ve had. And mobile techs make the most money because the hours and they pay more in my area atleast.
I believe caterpillar has a school and John Deere has a school too
3 things to make sure you learn if you want to make $$$$$$ in equipment.
Learn AG equipment, line boring(a dieing art really) and welding.
Those 3 things on a resume will make you worth more than most other guys.
I hated school. So bored I couldn’t pay attention. Granite I wish I did pay more attention so I could have better credits for college. Just after graduation I was hired at Burger King, 2 years later I got fired in December for a no call no show. Now doing full time doordash and make more than I was. Going to get my cdl when I turn 21.
I’m going to school for diesel technology, my whole family calls me crazy for it, but it’s something I have a passion for, and I can’t wait to prove to my family that I made the right choice!
landscaper here! Going a little over 2 years in business made $53k last year goal is to double that this year! hustle, grind and work for it baby!
I’m a ASE certified pencil sharpener tech making 120k a year
Tony74 r u serious? Trying to figure out if this is a joke or no. If not I’m gonna get into pencil sharpeners
I literally love your attitude with college!
I was told that I would never amount to anything because I left college in my second year. But I left school for a six figure job an I’m happy with what I do
jackbillsmoke what do you do for s living, man?!
Man, you sound like a stand up dude. Your 100% right. I come from a family of teachers and professors while I'm a metal fabricator/heavy equipment mechanic. I just wanted to say props on the success
So been watching your videos for minute new to duramax living but wanted to just comment on how I respect this video and how you found your path in life. Blue collar pride no degree no Facebook no care fat wallet big truck you want something earn it.Keep putting out entertaining content . People are so shocked how does he get so much stuff cuz this guy hustles all the time putting in work even when he's not at work so don't hate on a guy that's got a huge truck that says work for it cuz he did we don't smash them haters we drive over them
This is dope! Keep doing what you're doing! I've been running my own residential business since I was 12, and love every minute of it!
I got lucky who had an uncle run his own Pipeline company with 31 employees, one day at a family party he asked me if i needed a job, started with 0 experience, now 4 years later i have all my certifications for welding and im #2 on our welding crew on the lines , broke 114k last year, and extremely proud of it. Nothing feels better than working for the money you earn,
I'm an EMT and firefighter I don't make much like all you guys spitting how much you make a year but I guarantee they will call me someday for help
Gold it’s not all about money, appreciate what your doing
@@iwasbored07 love what I do just long days 😴
Gold, money is not the reward. Saving lives, helping those who desperately need you.
You have my respect and admiration. Can't buy those either.
Atleast you get a sweet sweet pension when you retire!
Statist.
This guy is amazing! He is the real deal. Point blank, listen to him. Smart man.
Congratulations! It’s great seeing a younger guy realizing that you have to work hard for what you want 👍👏
This is a good video with a great message. Keep up the good work, we love seeing the progress of your construction projects.
Just started framing today, along with full time school night classes in Construction Management. Working for it
@@svensvrgen6336 building & cutting those Riser's for stairs are tough! Calculation's gotta be spot on
Esoteric Fitness lol
An old man once told me you'll never get rich working for someone else...Damn, I wish I would have listened to him :)
I was fortunate enough to go to a high school where they just wanted you to succeed no matter your decision college or not. They still pushed you to go out and get some type of higher education college or tech school. They were so open with trade schools and college and made sure to inform us on the options. I appreciate it so much. I had a clear view on what I wanted to do. I took the college option though, because it made more sense to me and what I want to do. I understand the pros and cons of both. I appreciate both routes as well.
I needed to hear this. Thankyou. You have no idea how much that speech means to me and my small bussines.
everybody says their teachers laughed at them🙄
Truckers view diesel "4 wheelers" fueling at the truck stop pumps the same way diesel 4 wheelers view gas cars blocking a diesel pump.
Truth Be Told who cares what they think they can fuck off
So you don't shop anywhere that gets their products via truckers?
Its a gass pump who cares
Locomotives view truckers as scrap metal.
@@brettishler7872 You care obviously numbnuts.
@dmaxryno hey man new to the channel and i want to let you know I appreciate this video so much.
I didn’t have the luxury to go to college and finish. However did bust my tail off working and learning in IT and now I’m am living better life thanks to hard work ethic. And I also believe that people should work hard for what they want to do and not to be afraid of to start from the bottom. Keep up the good work man and sweet truck.
This is great! I dropped out at 17 and got my GC license at 19. Been in business 6 years. Best thing I've ever done.
Love this man!! Your story is a lot like mine, funny since I started watching your videos because I have a white 2015 Denali HD. I dropped out of college because I was bored like you. Now I’m a contractor and own 6 specialized home improvement companies with 20+ employees.
Love your style and ambition. You remind me of myself. Keep up the great work. You have a new loyal subscriber.
-Justin from Georgia
the title says "what I do for a living" but in reality should say "my life story"
No kidding.
I could have done with the short version myself
Yet you watched the whole thing goofy
I’m 19 and I have 3 years experience in Fire sprinkler fitting not a bad trade
Not many of us around.
Dude you could have a big public speaking platform on blue collar work. Go to high schools and such. Your a good motivator.
Great message, I am 43 went to college worked white color for decades, and realized I was not happy. I took a job at a granite fabricator, then at a startup. I took ownership of the startup which is natural stone restoration, and now blue collar happy making young boys in to well paid men... keep doing what you do !
Amen! I left public school after 8th grade and home schooled high school. Was told I’d amount to nothing. Well finished all of high school in 16 months and graduated at 16. Bought my first house at 19, and am now a critical care flight paramedic. Yup didn’t amount to much. Damn
6 out of my 7 teachers give me crap for not wanting to go college but the reason I don't want to is I love vechicles and I love engines and I know my way around them insanely well
I respect your commitment brother and I'd love to get one of your hats to support this movement keep working hard man I love the content 💪🏻🤘🏻
Teacher: you'll never make real money w/o a degree
Me: becomes electrician *charges $45 to change one plug, 5 minutes.
Teacher: *Pikachu Face
😂
Who are the teachers that are saying this? I always hear about these stories and I struggle to believe them with all honesty. Almost every teacher I’ve interacted it with have been accepting of blue collar career paths. I struggle to imagine a teacher would laugh at a student for wanting to become an electrician
Gday from Australia. I’m an 18 year old linesman apprentice and I’ve worked hard for the past year and finally purchased a new UTE (truck) and I’m proud to be a blue collar worker. Good luck mate and everyone else
Agree 100%. I’m 30 now. As like you, teachers preached and I stayed a blue collar farm kid, started our small excavation company 3 years ago and we’re doing great. I also tell people in a decade all blue collar guys and gals will be setting the world on fire. Don’t know where your from but keep it up man!!!