Originally Posted By: NavyVet88
I've made my mind up that if I have some bodily issues arise from long term job experience(seems to be one of the bigger complaints) then so be it. I don't care. I'm more concerned with being happy at what I do versus being able to finance a 500k dollar house.
Being a Technician/Mechanic does take a HEAVY toll on your body, Especially when working on Class 8 Tractors....When your young you don't know how bad it will hurt after 30 years of beating up your body not counting the chemicals you will be exposed to everyday & the chance of serious injury (Thankfully I have never been hurt badly).
I know some have already touched on this & your sick of hearing it on other sites, But you NEED to know all this before hand!
I have made a decent living as a Tech, Own my own home & have zero debt, My pay ranges from 55,000-75,000 a year & I work 40 hours a week.
The bad news is my body is screwed!! Ankles, Knees, Back, Hands, Shoulders all hurt on a constant basis...Worse in the winter or when the weather changes, I have bad hearing & Tinnitus. Tinnitus makes it real hard to sleep, Then when I have to get up in the mourning....It takes 10 minutes to walk to the bathroom because my Knees & Ankles.
My lung are OK...Which surprised me, I don't smoke but I do build automatic transmissions which requires Blowing Solvent.
I LOVE what I do, If I had to do it over....I would still pursue this line of work, But I wouldn't have killed myself for pennies earlier in my career.
Stay AWAY from those tool trucks!! You can buy most stuff for a 1/4 of the price used from washed out Mechanics that didn't make it.
Doing heavy line on Class 8 Tractors has to be the dirtiest/nastiest thing you could get into, Remember this when your under a truck Torqueing Mains & Rods with 15w40 dripping on you.
I've made my mind up that if I have some bodily issues arise from long term job experience(seems to be one of the bigger complaints) then so be it. I don't care. I'm more concerned with being happy at what I do versus being able to finance a 500k dollar house.
Being a Technician/Mechanic does take a HEAVY toll on your body, Especially when working on Class 8 Tractors....When your young you don't know how bad it will hurt after 30 years of beating up your body not counting the chemicals you will be exposed to everyday & the chance of serious injury (Thankfully I have never been hurt badly).
I know some have already touched on this & your sick of hearing it on other sites, But you NEED to know all this before hand!
I have made a decent living as a Tech, Own my own home & have zero debt, My pay ranges from 55,000-75,000 a year & I work 40 hours a week.
The bad news is my body is screwed!! Ankles, Knees, Back, Hands, Shoulders all hurt on a constant basis...Worse in the winter or when the weather changes, I have bad hearing & Tinnitus. Tinnitus makes it real hard to sleep, Then when I have to get up in the mourning....It takes 10 minutes to walk to the bathroom because my Knees & Ankles.
My lung are OK...Which surprised me, I don't smoke but I do build automatic transmissions which requires Blowing Solvent.
I LOVE what I do, If I had to do it over....I would still pursue this line of work, But I wouldn't have killed myself for pennies earlier in my career.
Stay AWAY from those tool trucks!! You can buy most stuff for a 1/4 of the price used from washed out Mechanics that didn't make it.
Doing heavy line on Class 8 Tractors has to be the dirtiest/nastiest thing you could get into, Remember this when your under a truck Torqueing Mains & Rods with 15w40 dripping on you.