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Originally Posted by meowjinboo
I know tradesmen in Vancouver who make that much. (if they have their own company and chase contracts)
It's just easy to do upnorth if you have a low level skill.
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Yes and No. Depends on your trade, and depends on what type of sites you are working on.
Certainly going to be hard when you are starting out like this Gentlemen was (he had literally only been up one turnaround).
Also his Rig was only doing Structural welds due to a lapse in Pressure welding certification. As soon as he gets that certification again (which he just as to re-apply and weld a test coupon). He will move on from this current job and I am sure in no time we will be well above 30k a month.
Unfortunately just starting out, you don't really get the pick of a lot of jobs, so you may get stuck going to a few lower paying jobs, until you meet some people and get your name out there a bit.
But still 15+ thousand a month is good income. Especially considering that after less than a year he will be be at the very least 30k a month, and after that the sky is the limit. There are numerous welders operating on their own rigs, some even employ a helper and can make upwards of 40K a month.
(and for that matter I know a few tradespeople with their own companies in vancouver who make 100k a month, its just highly uncommon)