What does everyone on here do for a living?

[mosaud1998]

I sell fords. Still a rookie in the sales industry but I've been making good money. Iffy about going to college. Seems like a waste of $25k ( for 2 years). Especially since it's not my decision to go.

 

[Samrsnow]

Parts counterman at a small but busy GM/Chrysler dealership in central Louisiana.

ps be nice to your parts people and never forget your WE OWE paper if you promise something or parts/service will hate you

 

[Malo83]

 

[Graham Piccinini]

College is a waste. Spent 2 years in college for AVIONICS. Class started with 22 people, and only 6 of us made it to the end, and only 4 got jobs in the field. I wasn't one of those 4. Once COVID hit - many in the field lost jobs, with huge decline in Aviation industry. Now I'm glad I never got in the field I studied for.

Currently work at a glass factory, making fiber-optic cable for the 5G giants. I fix and maintain the equipment that makes it all happen (and fix endless human errors along the way). "Technical Support Technician" is the official job title.

 

[Leo99]

Drug development on the clinical drug manufacturing side of things.

 

[Trav]

Mechanic and I wouldn't want to do anything else. I retrained for another profession years ago due to a bad accident, got Cisco and other certs and a good job with a large multinational but always end up back turning wrenches. Its not so much the money, it is peace, lack of stress and satisfaction that is my motivation.

 

[Capt]

Yacht captain.

 

[Dave Hess]

Medical equipment field for a manufacturer.


Edit:
I‘ve met lots of folks with avionics background from military in my field. Lots of non aviation jobs with that kind of background and training.

 

[miden851]

I have an entry job at a local credit union

 

[supton]

EE, somehow wound up designing circuit boards for a semiconductor manufacturer. In my case college did get me in the door for a career.

 

[Astro14]

Heavy equipment operator…

 

[Timmastertech]

auto tech specializing in diagnostics/programming and air conditioning but do everything except internal transmission repair. Also work part time as an instructor for one of the largest aftermarket training companies.

 

[Aichiguy]

Semi driver for a grocery chain.

 

[97prizm]

Well I used to be a "Technical Writer " for Frontier Airlines but due to covid and an overworked and bad management got the boot along with quite a few others. I'm now working for an appartment complex as a maintenance tech.

 

[skyactiv]

Semi truck mechanic. I attended Nashville Auto Diesel College.

 

[CheezWhiz]

chippendale.

 

[CheezWhiz]

College is a waste. Spent 2 years in college for AVIONICS. Class started with 22 people, and only 6 of us made it to the end, and only 4 got jobs in the field. I wasn't one of those 4. Once COVID hit - many in the field lost jobs, with huge decline in Aviation industry. Now I'm glad I never got in the field I studied for.

Currently work at a glass factory, making fiber-optic cable for the 5G giants. I fix and maintain the equipment that makes it all happen (and fix endless human errors along the way). "Technical Support Technician" is the official job title.

college is often a waste. for me, it was not. if you choose a degree that actually gets you a good job ... comp sci, medical, engineering, nursing, etc., you probably end up doing pretty well in the long run.

 

[Gimpy1]

Insurance adjuster/appraiser/fire and theft investigator. Vehicles only no structures or bodily injury I hate dealing with ambulance chasing lawyers.

 

[Dave Sherman]

Electrical engineer. Mostly embedded hardware and software.

 

[DougR]

Retired mechanical engineer. In the 70's I worked part time at a Sears Auto Center earning money to pay for a university education. I completed all the Sears training courses and continued learning over the years to service my vehicles.