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<blockquote data-quote="bluetoy" data-source="post: 471443" data-attributes="member: 569"><p>JD, say you go to school for machining, would you be able to move into the machine shop at your current job ? </p><p></p><p>Anytime you can learn something new is a good thing. However, if you had to get a job somewhere else as a machinist with just what you will learn in school, you will probably be taking a pay cut for a while. Starting pay is not great at all. It takes on the job experience to make any money as a machinist. If they will let you transfer into the shop and get some on the job training I say go for it. </p><p></p><p>One thing I will say though. If you want to become a machinist, be a machinist, not a machine operator. The market is flooded with people who can run a machine once it is programmed and setup, but there's a huge shortage of people who can take a print and build good parts with no help. Nearly every shop I know of in this area is looking for top level guys. They are hard to find, and most places will pay good for a good machinist. </p><p></p><p>I've been working as a machinist since I was a senior in high school. You won't get rich by any means, but it's a good trade. Every job I've had, someone called me. I've never looked for a job, and if I lost mine tomorrow, I'm confident I could make a few calls and have another job lined up the next day. There's a lot to be said for that. </p><p></p><p>I've had some good jobs in bigger companies, but I took a job managing a smaller shop a few years ago. The next step for me is owning my own shop. This is where the real money is in the trade.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bluetoy, post: 471443, member: 569"] JD, say you go to school for machining, would you be able to move into the machine shop at your current job ? Anytime you can learn something new is a good thing. However, if you had to get a job somewhere else as a machinist with just what you will learn in school, you will probably be taking a pay cut for a while. Starting pay is not great at all. It takes on the job experience to make any money as a machinist. If they will let you transfer into the shop and get some on the job training I say go for it. One thing I will say though. If you want to become a machinist, be a machinist, not a machine operator. The market is flooded with people who can run a machine once it is programmed and setup, but there's a huge shortage of people who can take a print and build good parts with no help. Nearly every shop I know of in this area is looking for top level guys. They are hard to find, and most places will pay good for a good machinist. I've been working as a machinist since I was a senior in high school. You won't get rich by any means, but it's a good trade. Every job I've had, someone called me. I've never looked for a job, and if I lost mine tomorrow, I'm confident I could make a few calls and have another job lined up the next day. There's a lot to be said for that. I've had some good jobs in bigger companies, but I took a job managing a smaller shop a few years ago. The next step for me is owning my own shop. This is where the real money is in the trade. [/QUOTE]
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