Used to use hot shots about once a month for parts. Most drove vans full size unmarked. Most would drivers would stink some drove 32 hours straight. They didn't need cdl and maybe not licensed to drive a commercial vehicle.
Becoming a hotshot driver?
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I am 41. Would love a career.
Learn electronics and find a job with medical equipment manufacturer.
Base pay + OT + on call pay and it’s low wear on your body.
You’ll never be without a good job and very interesting field…. it’s the other side of healthcare few people see or even realize we are in the background keeping the wheels turning smoothly.
If you like to travel and work alone get into field service, lots of specialized equipment from various manufacturers and technologies (high-end laboratory, diagnostic imaging, robotics, etc…).
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Artificial Intelligence will never take these jobs away….
Base pay + OT + on call pay and it’s low wear on your body.
You’ll never be without a good job and very interesting field…. it’s the other side of healthcare few people see or even realize we are in the background keeping the wheels turning smoothly.
If you like to travel and work alone get into field service, lots of specialized equipment from various manufacturers and technologies (high-end laboratory, diagnostic imaging, robotics, etc…).
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Artificial Intelligence will never take these jobs away….
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How does one even start down that path in their 40s?
GON
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Go to a community college and take a basic electronics course. Find a medical equipment repair office in your area and offer to clean the facility at night for free, or be a unpaid night apprentice doing maintenance at night, or be a installation helper intern.
Not that hard, just have to knock on some doors, and take those electronic courses at a community college.
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Community College.
GE has paid apprenticeship (1 year max) to get your foot in the door.
TrimedX is a 3rd party and they have paid apprenticeships.
https://www.trimedx.com/careers
https://www.trimedx.com/hubfs/TRIMEDX- AAMI BMET Apprenticeship Program.pdf
Seems hospitals / manufacturers struggling to find people cause more people go into IT than electronics and the older folks repairing medical devices are retiring.
The best paying jobs are definitely field service with a manufacturer.
Work 2-3 years in a hospital to learn troubleshooting skills / various test equipment and eventually get into field service. Too much politics in a hospital setting.
GE has paid apprenticeship (1 year max) to get your foot in the door.
TrimedX is a 3rd party and they have paid apprenticeships.
https://www.trimedx.com/careers
https://www.trimedx.com/hubfs/TRIMEDX- AAMI BMET Apprenticeship Program.pdf
Seems hospitals / manufacturers struggling to find people cause more people go into IT than electronics and the older folks repairing medical devices are retiring.
The best paying jobs are definitely field service with a manufacturer.
Work 2-3 years in a hospital to learn troubleshooting skills / various test equipment and eventually get into field service. Too much politics in a hospital setting.
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At least they offer paid training/apprenticeship. So many companies complain they can't find workers and refuse to pay a living wage or train anyone. Im pretty burned out at my job and would like to retire early and try something else
OVERKILL
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This.
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