Rudd75 - 2-16-2010 at 09:06 AM
Just finished school and looking for some info/ job inquiries...thanks
Jason the Magnificent - 2-16-2010 at 10:41 AM
Not in Mass. But I'd think if you went to school your best bet would be sending a resume to non union heating and cooling contractors and hoping for
the best the way things are right now.
Any union contractors the school probably wont mean much as they'd have to bring you on as an apprentice anyway...though the HVAC school would give
you a leg up as a service tech I'm sure once you've got your card.
Rudd75 - 2-16-2010 at 11:17 AM
Ya I have some potential leads on jobs that may come to be around the end of March...I know with the union you have to do hours in their schools as
well, so for now I'm avoiding that, I just want to get working in the field asap...
how long have you been in the field? and any recommendations on other liscenses to get that would help along the way..Right now I am EPA Universal
certified and have my OSHA 10 cert...and am waiting on a date for my MA state oil burners liscense...
I had been looking into some of the NATE certifications, not sure if that's something I should do.
Jason the Magnificent - 2-16-2010 at 03:06 PM
I'm actually a union sheet metal worker so I'm not doing anything at the service end and don't really know anything about the certs etc. I've been
doing it for 15 years in April.
You do need to do hours in the school for the union but odds are you're going to be getting paid better to sit in a classroom than you will be in the
field at a non union shop. Just food for thought, I don't know what the union marketplace is like out there. I know out east/NY it's still fairly
strong, not sure on New England. The 3rd year of my apprenticeship I was getting paid like $18hr to sit in a classroom for a month.
I honestly wouldn't recommend anyone getting into the construction side of union labor, as much as it pains me to say it I think it's on its death
bed. But service techs will always be needed so anyway you can find to get the most out of your dollar is always good. Keep up on your classes and
certs. Service fitters in Chicago make $40hr on the check, w/o the fringe included.
clevohardcore - 2-16-2010 at 03:17 PM
That is a good field bro. You should have no problem finding a job. Best of luck!
Rudd75 - 2-17-2010 at 12:48 PM
Thanks a lot guys..one my of teachers was in the Union in RI, and he liked it a lot. I'm strongly considering looking into right now.. However at
this time I'll take anything just to get my foot in the field..
thanks for the info!
XHonusWagnerX - 2-17-2010 at 03:09 PM
Union might be the way to go.... I dont know how hard it is to get in and stuff though. Even if it means making a little less cash at the begining the
long term benefits might be worth it.