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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 2912067" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>Here is my advice.</p><p>You've already got a good start. Some of the jobs in the civilian sector that will always be in demand is in General mechanical maintenance in industrial facilities like manufacturing plants, refinery's, Tire plants, Drill bits for the oil field, big machine shops, etc. A mechanical maintenance person with a good overall background in hydraulics and some verifiable mechanical experience will draw close to top pay right off the start in those facilities.</p><p>Upgrade your training into the electrical field, or take evening classes at a votech to get a job after getting out as an electrician. There is a shortage of electricians and apprentices in a lot of places with all of the new construction going on in Stillwater, OKC and other places. Okla does require an apprentice to go through a lot of time as an apprentice, but once you get your Journeyman card, you can go on the road as a contract electrician, or find a spot at an industrial facility locally. Ask the civilian electricians at Tinker what their pay is, and you might want to get the training and stay there if there is an opening.</p><p>Finally the cream of the crop in industrial maintenance is Instrumentation and controls technician. I&E, or in some company's they include electrician and Instrument tech into one and call it I&E. </p><p> Involves every thing from Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Mechanical understanding and the processes that control them, to programming and troubleshooting electronic control systems, called PLC's or DCS, Distributed control systems where the intelligent systems are in the field and fed back to control room where the control system analyzes the data and makes the decisions to control the system, and PLC's that are Programmable Logic Controllers that are typically right at the systems that need to be controlled.</p><p>These jobs are in power plants, refinery's, and large manufacturing facilities. This was the field I was in before retiring.</p><p>It pays top wages and typically requires a 2 yr associates degree at minimum to be considered for hiring.</p><p>Top pay in that field right now approaches $40 an hour with a lot of over time depending on where the job is. Its a critical job to any employer, and there are not a lot of qualified applicants out there, so the field is wide open.</p><p>I&C/I&E would be the path I'd follow if I were in your position.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 2912067, member: 5412"] Here is my advice. You've already got a good start. Some of the jobs in the civilian sector that will always be in demand is in General mechanical maintenance in industrial facilities like manufacturing plants, refinery's, Tire plants, Drill bits for the oil field, big machine shops, etc. A mechanical maintenance person with a good overall background in hydraulics and some verifiable mechanical experience will draw close to top pay right off the start in those facilities. Upgrade your training into the electrical field, or take evening classes at a votech to get a job after getting out as an electrician. There is a shortage of electricians and apprentices in a lot of places with all of the new construction going on in Stillwater, OKC and other places. Okla does require an apprentice to go through a lot of time as an apprentice, but once you get your Journeyman card, you can go on the road as a contract electrician, or find a spot at an industrial facility locally. Ask the civilian electricians at Tinker what their pay is, and you might want to get the training and stay there if there is an opening. Finally the cream of the crop in industrial maintenance is Instrumentation and controls technician. I&E, or in some company's they include electrician and Instrument tech into one and call it I&E. Involves every thing from Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Mechanical understanding and the processes that control them, to programming and troubleshooting electronic control systems, called PLC's or DCS, Distributed control systems where the intelligent systems are in the field and fed back to control room where the control system analyzes the data and makes the decisions to control the system, and PLC's that are Programmable Logic Controllers that are typically right at the systems that need to be controlled. These jobs are in power plants, refinery's, and large manufacturing facilities. This was the field I was in before retiring. It pays top wages and typically requires a 2 yr associates degree at minimum to be considered for hiring. Top pay in that field right now approaches $40 an hour with a lot of over time depending on where the job is. Its a critical job to any employer, and there are not a lot of qualified applicants out there, so the field is wide open. I&C/I&E would be the path I'd follow if I were in your position. [/QUOTE]
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