How Much Do Equipment Operators Make?

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  • Опубликовано: 2 дек 2022
  • I spoke with two intelligent UCI students majoring in computer science.
    I asked, how much money will you make once you graduate and get a job?
    Why did you choose to pursue this career path? Was it for the money or because you enjoy the work?
    Would you recommend computer science to other people?
    Will artificial intelligence replace website development anytime soon?

Комментарии • 2,8 тыс.

  • @mattd1188
    @mattd1188 11 месяцев назад +867

    Bro thought you were undercover OSHA and almost took lunch. 😂😂

  • @davehalliday8010
    @davehalliday8010 Год назад +4382

    Construction needs a HUGE wage increase across the board.

    • @BuntTheBlunt
      @BuntTheBlunt Год назад +160

      I was just talking to a tin knocker the other day and he banked 180k last year and that’s one of the lowest paid trades. You can make insane money in construction, you just have to be good at it

    • @ryanosiecki8372
      @ryanosiecki8372 Год назад +74

      Join a union bro local 424 ironworker 40+

    • @joey0077d
      @joey0077d Год назад +53

      @@BuntTheBlunt my dad had his own grader. Easy 120$ per hr with a four hr minimum. That was 20 years ago.

    • @joey0077d
      @joey0077d Год назад +26

      @Busy Bee Farms owner making 5x his wage as he operates it. Nothing wrong with the owner making it.

    • @BuntTheBlunt
      @BuntTheBlunt Год назад +16

      @@joey0077d yeah, it bugs me that people really don’t understand this. Of course there’s some construction companies that pay less, but as long as you get in with one of the good ones, you have an unlimited potential of making money

  • @dwalk713
    @dwalk713 11 месяцев назад +237

    I have nothing but respect for the guy who records, and asks questions. He's helping other people out like no other. Keep up the great work.

    • @brandonkent6617
      @brandonkent6617 10 месяцев назад +6

      How is he helping?

    • @BENYEET
      @BENYEET 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@brandonkent6617 information like this is highly valuable

    • @oberlinortiz8215
      @oberlinortiz8215 4 месяца назад +1

      please tell us how he's helping others by recording and asking how much they make???

    • @diegochu7594
      @diegochu7594 3 месяца назад +2

      @@brandonkent6617guys, hes on your side. Hes being sarcastic😂😂

    • @diegochu7594
      @diegochu7594 3 месяца назад

      @@oberlinortiz8215nothing gets past you😂

  • @gabrielkessay6629
    @gabrielkessay6629 Год назад +481

    $25 a hour to be a "spotter" for excavator here in AZ. I literally get paid to stand around.

    • @ScottyBeen1000
      @ScottyBeen1000 11 месяцев назад +27

      I'm moving back to Tucson! 🐻⬇️

    • @miguelreyes8477
      @miguelreyes8477 11 месяцев назад

      Lazy bastard..grab a broom

    • @BoutThatAction
      @BoutThatAction 11 месяцев назад +16

      32 to operate a crane in Wa. Yeah ik garbage

    • @Blaxx101
      @Blaxx101 11 месяцев назад +28

      Just hanging around 😂😂

    • @Mr1Alex91
      @Mr1Alex91 11 месяцев назад +6

      Man that’s what i get to operate in ca

  • @languso13
    @languso13 Год назад +2469

    He dont need a license for those wondering, 99% of operators dont have any formal training just work experience.

    • @FliightLiine
      @FliightLiine Год назад +88

      You need certification incase anything happen or if someone get injured the company will not end up in a lawsuit.

    • @gabrielquintero93
      @gabrielquintero93 Год назад +26

      Ya lo dijistes solo necesitas ganas de trabajar es todo

    • @JANK-qm9vg
      @JANK-qm9vg Год назад +19

      What 3 world country are you from..?🙄

    • @donziperk
      @donziperk Год назад +14

      Well that comment shows how much you don’t know.

    • @darknorth239
      @darknorth239 Год назад +11

      ​@@FliightLiine not true

  • @jasontamayo9194
    @jasontamayo9194 Год назад +840

    I like the honesty he’s a real one…💯

    • @schwaggybammer968
      @schwaggybammer968 Год назад +1

      Why would he lie? Think before speaking/typing..dummy

    • @206dogg
      @206dogg Год назад +4

      Fr

    • @johnparker6642
      @johnparker6642 Год назад +2

      Right on brother, most people would've lied, in my area A- operators are +or- about 50ish$ an hr full benefits and an outstanding retirement

    • @schwaggybammer968
      @schwaggybammer968 Год назад +1

      @@johnparker6642 why would he lie about that? Stop talking/typing fcking dummy

    • @maranatha9769
      @maranatha9769 11 месяцев назад

      I get paid over $43 non union

  • @luisgalvan6225
    @luisgalvan6225 11 месяцев назад +172

    I was in construction and some of this guys are true experts using heavy equipment, and everyone was underpaid.

    • @donherbi
      @donherbi 9 месяцев назад +1

      1000 dollars a week is underpaid?

    • @cmpondeck33
      @cmpondeck33 9 месяцев назад +21

      @@donherbiYes.

    • @angelgjr1999
      @angelgjr1999 8 месяцев назад +13

      @@donherbi1k a week ain’t shit anymore.

    • @Element0145
      @Element0145 5 месяцев назад +7

      @@donherbiyes should be more like 1800$ , the amount of money saved on the overhead because your operator knows how to make things go quicker .

    • @tenidaska9984
      @tenidaska9984 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@donherbi only 1k lol

  • @Mr.NiceGuy80
    @Mr.NiceGuy80 Год назад +101

    Yep, no certifications needed. Get hried and work your way up into a machine. Show interest. Spend lunch times checking out the machine, learning about it. Make friends with the operator, get some lunch time seat time. Boss man sees it, next opening for an operator, you could be him/her. Stay and work on rain days, be dedicated. Youll go far.

    • @tpeoples3516
      @tpeoples3516 11 месяцев назад +11

      Lol that doesn't work in any workplace

    • @Mr.NiceGuy80
      @Mr.NiceGuy80 11 месяцев назад +17

      @@tpeoples3516 Of course it does. People just have to put themselves out there and stop acting like they don't care about anything.

    • @tpeoples3516
      @tpeoples3516 11 месяцев назад +18

      @@Mr.NiceGuy80 once again in most modern workplace environments, that theory doesn't work unfortunately. Yes it sounds good... You work harder, go above and beyond and you move up... But in reality, it just means they get to pay you the same amount of money to do extra work. Then you become "too valuable at your position to move you from there" or they just expect you to do more. Most times that work isn't recognized.

    • @Mr.NiceGuy80
      @Mr.NiceGuy80 11 месяцев назад +4

      @@tpeoples3516 I was speaking more on the aspect of learning to operate machines and how to get into that. Someone said something about needing a license to do it. That's specifically what I was talking about. Mine and other's experiences learning to run machinery.

    • @Mr.NiceGuy80
      @Mr.NiceGuy80 11 месяцев назад +5

      @@tpeoples3516 I'm afraid you misunderstood what I was talking about, even though I was very clear and specific. Have a good day. Good luck to you. It's sad to see people with such a negative attitude toward hard work.

  • @ballswanging9750
    @ballswanging9750 Год назад +488

    Dude is just finding out what’s like for us working class folks👷🏻‍♂️

    • @ballswanging9750
      @ballswanging9750 Год назад +7

      Not with this type of economy and if you have family

    • @0xsergy
      @0xsergy Год назад +12

      ​@nicknackpattywackshow5011 this is trumps economy. Changes take time to have effect. Anything bidens done in office has had very little effect so far.

    • @Isaacsth11
      @Isaacsth11 Год назад

      @@0xsergyyou are brain washed. We where thriving under trump. Why do you want a guy who’s been in politics for decades to run this country? All politicians are corrupt. Biden hasn’t done a single thing in Washington in all the years hes been there. All he’s done is fill his pockets with $ and lie to the American people. Not even Obama was impressed with joe as a vice president. Biden has been caught in so many lies over the years but never admits he lied even after he’s proven wrong. He still claims he graduated top of his class when it’s proven time and time again he didn’t. That’s just one of many examples

    • @zacheryhedge2485
      @zacheryhedge2485 Год назад +7

      I make 900 every 2 weeks, no family so that helps, got a 100lbs dog though. And I live comfortably. I make 13.50 an hour

    • @locario4
      @locario4 Год назад

      Nice username mah boy

  • @gregorioromero8138
    @gregorioromero8138 Год назад +720

    I used to work with the same machines and the same hours for a small company I honestly thought I was living it getting paid 18 a hour but then I found a security job that pays me to sit around for 21 bucks a hour lol lol

    • @wanderingdaze7018
      @wanderingdaze7018 Год назад

      Look for a union security job. They’ll pay you even more to sit on your ass lol. Trust me I do the same

    • @Trent_Moorman
      @Trent_Moorman Год назад +29

      Look into being a "facility manager" you could parley that background into more $ and little work.

    • @timfagan816
      @timfagan816 Год назад +62

      I used to do the same to in small machines, for a small company. Now I get paid $58.80/hr to sit around and say "on its way" over the walkie talkie. To notify the crane operator there is something on his hook occasionally. Easy job!

    • @aa1chris123
      @aa1chris123 Год назад +104

      Security is one of the worst jobs ever you literally just stand around doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. it’s complete torture I’d very much rather get my hands moving

    • @wanderingdaze7018
      @wanderingdaze7018 Год назад +64

      @@aa1chris123 honestly it’s the best thing that ever happened to me, I don’t have to deal with no one, I have plenty of time to myself, I sleep, read, play video games, take my mpc to make music, do a bunch of push-ups and times goes by fast.

  • @DMoneyB420
    @DMoneyB420 Год назад +59

    Currently enrolled in the IUOE Local 115 Training as a Heavy Equipment Operator. Super excited to be doing this full time with benefits and union

    • @TheRepublicOfJohn
      @TheRepublicOfJohn Год назад +9

      hey brother I'm a journeyman electrician in IBEW 494 (Milwaukee) just wanted to tell you you're on the right track. stick with it, stay safe, and keep living the dream bro

    • @TheAnnoyingBoss
      @TheAnnoyingBoss 11 месяцев назад +4

      I hate unions. Its not the good old days where there was child labor and we actually needed unions 😂

    • @bidenkidsniffer4926
      @bidenkidsniffer4926 11 месяцев назад +17

      @@TheAnnoyingBossyou’ve clearly never had a union job

    • @TheAcenightcreeper
      @TheAcenightcreeper 11 месяцев назад +9

      My dad was local 150 for 40 years, raised four kids, three through college, and had a wayyyyy better pension/retirement than i will have, working in tech….
      Only issue is, he died of cancer shortly after retiring…working in a landfill for 40 years….starting before strict epa, osha safety requirements…retired at 58, died at 62…was the oldest one still alive from the company…everyone else had died of rare forms of cancer as well…not to leave out all the young guys who died in accidents…
      People like to think cops have a dangerous job…its not even close to dangerous compared to equipment operators, farmers, etc….

    • @MrRequiem147
      @MrRequiem147 11 месяцев назад

      @@TheAnnoyingBossthat’s cuz you are a moron that likes low wages and no benefits. And unions didn’t start because of child labor moron

  • @anthonystreeter7217
    @anthonystreeter7217 Год назад +15

    My old boss literally gave me a heavy machinery operator "certification" card when I walked into work one day. I guess if OSHA asked, I'd have one😂

  • @gdub2812
    @gdub2812 Год назад +577

    $25? My man better join the MF Union!!!!

    • @briansullivan1621
      @briansullivan1621 Год назад +46

      100%. Union

    • @oscarethan8470
      @oscarethan8470 Год назад +38

      But right there the company doesn't care if you are legally or not they look for people like him that way the construction company are rich get guys which not residents or status legally and pay the lower pay it's possible same building homes company.

    • @briansullivan1621
      @briansullivan1621 Год назад +8

      @@oscarethan8470
      You got that right.

    • @BigMC17
      @BigMC17 Год назад +88

      Yeah join the Union to make $50hr and pay back the company about $25hr.

    • @jrockaz548
      @jrockaz548 Год назад +7

      He said it's a small company

  • @cristiancastorena8727
    @cristiancastorena8727 11 месяцев назад +6

    Ppl that ain’t afraid to say how much they make. Respect!

  • @sdrewe99
    @sdrewe99 11 месяцев назад +1

    That's unusual. Crane drivers get paid heaps,up to several hundred a day,here in Australia.

  • @enriqueg1322
    @enriqueg1322 11 месяцев назад +7

    Here in California a heavy equipment operator pays about $60 - $80 an hr. Depending on your experience and what company you work for , union or non union . Starting as a laborer is about $35- $40 hr.

    • @joelshack85
      @joelshack85 9 месяцев назад

      Right and thats the reason California is so unaffordable.

    • @Gman737e
      @Gman737e 7 месяцев назад +1

      Well wages have to be very high when basic necessities are one of the highest in the US. How much are you really making compared to other states after factoring in expenses.

    • @krail5500
      @krail5500 2 месяца назад +2

      Who's paying 80 an hour? Union, non union?

    • @FJL004
      @FJL004 2 месяца назад

      ​@@krail5500 Davis-Bacon (Government contracts) operator is at $85.00 depending on the wage determination.

    • @coachmonte3173
      @coachmonte3173 Месяц назад +1

      That's a great living at the wage, but you have to double that in California to buy a house more than 800sq ft!

  • @OMARC919
    @OMARC919 Год назад +247

    Im in Northern California, Union Local 3, you start as an apprentice at $24 and Journeyman $50+ depending on the machine, big tower cranes are $75+

    • @ashenmoonclash
      @ashenmoonclash Год назад +23

      Plus all the benefits.

    • @OMARC919
      @OMARC919 Год назад +33

      @@ashenmoonclash yeah thatis true, my advice to all will be join a union, there's alot of bad comments about unions but i think there alot more of good stuff than bad about unions!!!

    • @TheTruelakersfan
      @TheTruelakersfan Год назад +13

      @@OMARC919 in construction union is good because they make a hell a lot of money ! But in other job places fk the union

    • @BurnCrushExecute
      @BurnCrushExecute Год назад +5

      I wish I had the balls to climb 1 of those tower Cranes. That job looks awesome.

    • @user-zw4ii3pt8e
      @user-zw4ii3pt8e Год назад +1

      How do I get in ?

  • @b_bagasa
    @b_bagasa Год назад +5

    At least someone posting videos which makes sense. Thank you sir.

  • @jackdrippin7980
    @jackdrippin7980 10 месяцев назад +1

    Exactly why I’m a welder, the more time I have in the field is the more I’m gonna make on future jobs, why I also pursue better jobs WHILE having a good job

  • @qx4n9e1xp
    @qx4n9e1xp Год назад +81

    I'm union, but shout-out to my bothers who are non union & just trying to make a living by working hard the best they can. I can confirm there's hackjobs both IN the union & non-union, just like there are good honest workers who try to put care into their work.
    I just wish the man in this video & others like him got more benefits & more OT.

    • @1bkres
      @1bkres Год назад +3

      You're a good dude

    • @vinceramon7754
      @vinceramon7754 Год назад +1

      Good UNION Man you are

    • @walterripoll7746
      @walterripoll7746 Год назад +4

      Mason contrator here, for 48 years. We worked Mostly non union jobs. Still our employees worked and received ot, 2 weeks vaca, 3 weeks bonus at Christmas time. They all got to see their children play sports during work hours, all we asked was to be truthful and have their projects covers. I was very fortunate to have 20 great men and women that cared and trusted us. We in turn trusted them, we worked side by side winter and summer in NJ's crazy weather..Hard work does pay.

    • @gabrielkessay6629
      @gabrielkessay6629 Год назад +2

      $25 a hr to be a "spotter" for excavator. I literally get paid to stand in the heat.

    • @michaelhostetler5190
      @michaelhostetler5190 11 месяцев назад

      I agree worked many years as a Carpenter and Mason. Was not Union. Almost always underpaid...

  • @alfonsogonzales2605
    @alfonsogonzales2605 Год назад

    2023 and thats accurate. It also ashame but true with the benefits. Small companies will sometimes pay a little more “initially” but don’t forget your missing out on benefits and bigger advancements that a big company can offer.

  • @megatron2846
    @megatron2846 Год назад +724

    He said you need no license to operate that machine 🥴

    • @dcgeeked8917
      @dcgeeked8917 Год назад +322

      you don't

    • @nahhh5318
      @nahhh5318 Год назад +78

      that is how this works, pretty useless to a normal person so no point restricting it

    • @thestranger1164
      @thestranger1164 Год назад +102

      Not a license but a certification

    • @bman6678
      @bman6678 Год назад +49

      In Mass you need a 2A hoisting license to operate anything with tracks, 2B for wheels and 2C for skidsteers, unless your on a farm.

    • @williamhoitink3658
      @williamhoitink3658 Год назад +92

      @@bman6678 I was 16 operating 5 ton forklift with no certification lol

  • @23Keith23
    @23Keith23 Год назад +43

    Sounds perfect I was working 60 70 couple 90 hr weeks. Then life flys by

    • @Alyx.03
      @Alyx.03 Год назад +3

      You’re ever gonna get back those 40-90hrs you spent on the clock

    • @23Keith23
      @23Keith23 Год назад +6

      @@Alyx.03 yep I don't live to work I work to live.

    • @briansullivan1621
      @briansullivan1621 Год назад

      You got that right …… 28 years Dockbuilders Union flies by . I hardly ever took time off

    • @TzUuup
      @TzUuup Год назад +1

      ​@@23Keith23 I work for a company that has all you can overtime. I've been doing it for 11 years so far and have found that it is better worth it to try to get the hours in during the 5 days and keeping the 2 days off for the family. I like to do 5 days with 3 or 4 of the days as 17 hour days. Occasionally I'll work the 6th or 7th day if we have a vacation coming up

    • @Shutupyourbrown
      @Shutupyourbrown 11 месяцев назад

      Yeah bro tome has sky rocketed since ive been working fulltime and on my own. Ik that’s life but days feel slow, but go by fast

  • @smirkinatu5512
    @smirkinatu5512 11 месяцев назад

    Yes People, this is the future and beyond. Than you for recording and posting this video.

  • @MrHines88
    @MrHines88 Год назад +2

    I'm thinking about getting on with this right here as heavy equipment operator but would like some opinions,..etc how go by it plus I live in Jacksonville, FL but sometimes be in Tampa FL

  • @krail5500
    @krail5500 Год назад +25

    Journeyman in a union, California 56.33 plus benefits. Non union workers are getting screwed.

    • @xCkillaxC
      @xCkillaxC Год назад

      $50/hr in Cali is like minimum wage tho right? Lol

    • @larrysmith2655
      @larrysmith2655 Год назад +1

      ​@@xCkillaxC Cali expensive asf but not that expensive lol

    • @izzywashington5461
      @izzywashington5461 Год назад +1

      @@xCkillaxCnot at all 50 in Cali your killing it just stay out of the Bay Area lmao

    • @greggrape7
      @greggrape7 11 месяцев назад +2

      $34/ hr in eastern Washington local 302 brother 💪🏻

  • @thewargododin1976
    @thewargododin1976 Год назад +12

    I live in California and starting pay is $40 an hour and most operators with a rig that big average $50 an hour, the huge crane operators that are really high like skyscrapers make up to $140 an hour, that’s over $1000 a day. I’m a geotechnical engineer and building inspector, I know these things.

    • @braydenbledsoe3252
      @braydenbledsoe3252 Год назад +1

      Cali and new York seem to pay the most but I assume that's because the higher cost of living in those areas.

    • @lolomar
      @lolomar 11 месяцев назад

      @@braydenbledsoe3252still, at least those states adjust their salaries to the rising cost of living, in texas these guys make around $18-25, even with experience, these jobs are worth it if you live in a pro-union state, not texas.

  • @unveiledrealitypodcast1289
    @unveiledrealitypodcast1289 11 месяцев назад

    It can also get more than that, but also depends on location too. My buddy has been doing this for like 20 years and makes $40+/hr and gets like 70+ hours a week in Utah, idaho, montana areas.

  • @TheBanjoShowOfficial
    @TheBanjoShowOfficial Год назад +14

    people here complaining about $25, shit I work in behavioral therapy and earn two dollars less than that with a bachelor's degree. I'd take that 25 any day of the week.

    • @martinlutherkingjr.5582
      @martinlutherkingjr.5582 Месяц назад

      Then why don’t you quit and work in construction? It’s not like you need a PhD or MD to work in construction?

  • @cz2563
    @cz2563 Год назад +117

    Damn those workers need to leave. That owner is ripping off all of his workers.

    • @daniels.132
      @daniels.132 Год назад +24

      If only you knew how construction was this guy is making good money for sitting and using sticks compared to laborers making 150 with 12 hour days

    • @Dunk1It1Hard
      @Dunk1It1Hard Год назад +4

      You must be new around here.

    • @joelcastaneda1394
      @joelcastaneda1394 Год назад

      Right very low price

    • @OfficialReckM8
      @OfficialReckM8 Год назад +8

      People can't just leave. They have to have connections to other jobs and have something lined up.

    • @TzUuup
      @TzUuup Год назад +1

      ​@@daniels.132 150 for 12 hour days? Sign me

  • @NicholasKroninger-rk8oh
    @NicholasKroninger-rk8oh Месяц назад

    See I did it for the love of the work, along with the ethic and teamwork involved.

  • @johnyanke1148
    @johnyanke1148 11 месяцев назад +5

    $25 an hour is first year apprentice rate in Ohio.

  • @JonahIsrael
    @JonahIsrael Год назад +17

    Hey luckygut thank you for what your doing!!! You bringing light to alot jobs some people don't consider.

  • @TracyTsVideos
    @TracyTsVideos 6 дней назад

    $25 an hour is very low for an operator position, even for a remote low pay state like Maine.
    Side note, in Massachusetts, operators need hydraulic licenses to operate anything with high pressure hydraulics.

  • @user-up5fi4hz2v
    @user-up5fi4hz2v 11 месяцев назад

    I've been an equipment operator for 30 years. But technically, much longer than that because I was a farm kid. So as soon as my feet could reach the pedals, I was on tractors, combined, and other equipment.

  • @JoJo-209-
    @JoJo-209- Год назад +7

    Operators UNION tho... they can make a shit ton of money and amazing benefits

  • @deeboy1321
    @deeboy1321 Год назад +6

    I've never seen an operator only work 8 hrs a day in Pennsylvania

  • @MotherBuckers
    @MotherBuckers 4 месяца назад

    Nothing as cool as talking to real people doing real work! Keep it up! 👍

  • @latheanpago628
    @latheanpago628 Месяц назад

    Been working at a ply wood mill for a year driving forklifts just got the opportunity to drive a front end loader it’s actually easier than it looks

  • @derekmaddox9343
    @derekmaddox9343 10 месяцев назад

    Good job guy. Take what we can get. Get better & move up

  • @tyler2634
    @tyler2634 Год назад +6

    This shorts channel has given me the motivation to finish college🙏🏻

    • @diegoperez8425
      @diegoperez8425 Год назад +3

      Your degree better be worth it. I have a bachelors degree in education social studies teacher but I make more money driving a truck 🚛

    • @xX_RED_Xx-bj1rn
      @xX_RED_Xx-bj1rn Год назад

      A union operator is making 55 an hour plus benefits and pension in California. A union carpenter makes 48 an hour plus benefits and pension. A lot of the union tardes are solid

    • @tyler2634
      @tyler2634 Год назад

      @@diegoperez8425 what’s the hours like tho

    • @tyler2634
      @tyler2634 Год назад

      @@xX_RED_Xx-bj1rn tax man is taking a big cut of that 55 an hour in california, so really not left with much of a comfortable life, also long hard hours

    • @mAtchew91
      @mAtchew91 Год назад

      ​@@tyler2634 This is entirely based on your personal situation (you pay more if you're single vs married with kids for example). Dont ever not get a job because you'll pay more taxes.. that's like refusing overtime because you'll end up paying more taxes. You're still netting more money in your bank account.

  • @angelluis4444
    @angelluis4444 Год назад +12

    In Michigan an operator makes 47-49 dollars an hour. I'm a labor/finisher and I'm at 39. No cap

    • @jameshalljedidrivertrainer7207
      @jameshalljedidrivertrainer7207 Год назад +2

      I work with you and this is ALL CAP !!!

    • @fphcukjoebideen353
      @fphcukjoebideen353 Год назад +2

      The fact that you just said cap like a 13-year-old transgender with green hair lets us all know that 100% for a fact you do not have a job

    • @Veinslayer554
      @Veinslayer554 Год назад

      @@fphcukjoebideen353 he meant pay cap you dunce idiot

  • @user-tx1xi7ks6y
    @user-tx1xi7ks6y 11 месяцев назад

    Love it, No Licence, No Union, No Competency, just show em your skills.. gold..workin...

  • @gdprince748
    @gdprince748 11 месяцев назад

    I just started my new job geeting out of construction starting at 21.78 all the over time i want and great benefits im so thankfull

  • @OreoM112K
    @OreoM112K Год назад +57

    You better go union!!! Above 56 for sure and every year you get a raise

    • @mAtchew91
      @mAtchew91 Год назад +10

      Work union live better!

    • @allaansnackbar4269
      @allaansnackbar4269 Год назад

      Unions are a clear sign there’s a dysfunctional relationship between the employer and employees

    • @ryanmccarthy406
      @ryanmccarthy406 Год назад +6

      Union isn’t always better. You start off at good pay, but compared to private companies the raises are way too slow. I started off entry level apprentice at a private company $30/hour as a custom finish carpenter. Now I’m making 65/hour plus mileage and bonuses. Comes out to just barely less than 200k/year. I make more money than Union elevator mechanics here in San Francisco as a carpenter. 🤷🏼‍♂️ my dad always said never go Union because you can find a private company that is always better, and he was right.

    • @RichL4899
      @RichL4899 Год назад +4

      @@ryanmccarthy406 what about pension and annuity?

    • @ryanmccarthy406
      @ryanmccarthy406 Год назад +2

      @@RichL4899 they matched my 401k last year and doubled it from 2k to 4k because I was thinking of leaving. Also not including the benefits.

  • @WITH-THE-BUSINESS.
    @WITH-THE-BUSINESS. 11 месяцев назад +1

    BUT A CERTIFICATE IS NEEDED TO BE HERE

  • @GidDree
    @GidDree Год назад +42

    "Mr. George, the new guy, how much you pay the new guy? 25? No, no good he no good, too much money"

  • @theSkavenger84
    @theSkavenger84 10 месяцев назад

    Love how the dude is literally working in the street with cars next to him, zero barriers, zero cones, zeros Jersey barriers, looks real safe

  • @user-gu7ci4qj6e
    @user-gu7ci4qj6e 11 месяцев назад +2

    You do need to have certification to be a heavy equip operator but it is lucrative like many of the trades

    • @markrone8431
      @markrone8431 11 месяцев назад +1

      Not true Cranes yes excavator / loader no

  • @matthewandrade1893
    @matthewandrade1893 11 месяцев назад +4

    They pay $75 an hour in NY

    • @newmovies8031
      @newmovies8031 4 месяца назад

      M Excavator operator I need job , 14years experience

    • @dustinsmith4860
      @dustinsmith4860 2 месяца назад

      and the rent is 3k for a closet.

  • @cromaticdragon5079
    @cromaticdragon5079 Год назад +3

    $34hr. In Knoxville.....

  • @carlososcarcomedy
    @carlososcarcomedy 11 месяцев назад +2

    Hard working guy. Now let him get back to work while you play.

  • @alexchatoian3592
    @alexchatoian3592 Год назад +33

    Out here in California operators are about 45 an hour but you can make up to 60 if you know what you’re doing

    • @805lizard
      @805lizard Год назад +1

      Those PW jobs

    • @TrillMatic187
      @TrillMatic187 Год назад +7

      Yeah but places that are starting out 25-30 is less expensive living. You wouldn’t be able to live comfortably with that pay in Cali bro.

    • @ae101yota4
      @ae101yota4 Год назад +2

      Yup here in Bakersfield CA 18-23 bucks and hour operating

    • @mike88wt
      @mike88wt Год назад +4

      and a crudy house in the hood is over 600k in an area worth living lol trust me I know.

    • @carloscaballero6904
      @carloscaballero6904 Год назад +2

      Come to Chicago I mean rent is cheap and cost of living is ok. Only thing is you might get shot up full auto Glocks are quite common and you might get jumped by Like 4black guys trying to steal yo shit but hey, at least houses are only in the 300k range and you can own pretty much any long gun with bump stocks and shit as long as the clip size is less than 30. Typical wage for a working class is 40k - 60k

  • @forrestcason3584
    @forrestcason3584 11 месяцев назад

    Yeah, I have my rough terrain forklift certification, and my rough terrain, manlift certification. Yet I rarely get to dry the things because I’m not a family member or anything like that of a company owner and I make 17 bucks an hour and work my ass off. I have tried and tried and tried to come up in the world yet the world just keeps me down not everybody gets the same opportunities, so be fortunate for yours.

  • @juanpadilla4860
    @juanpadilla4860 Год назад +34

    You want a LIVING WAGE, UNION ALL THE WAY!!! NO SCABS!!!

    • @Dukes3677
      @Dukes3677 Год назад +4

      You don't know what a scab is apparently. Scab is some one who was apart of the union then stopped being so to work.

    • @evanezell7913
      @evanezell7913 Год назад +1

      Thank you … wage is a lil low my man… union strong

    • @GeauxRilla
      @GeauxRilla Год назад

      Found the northerner

    • @DerpedUpHorse
      @DerpedUpHorse 11 месяцев назад

      Unions are a joke, each position getting paid barely above minimum wage when certain positions CLEARLY deserve more, and doesn’t pay a single cent extra for operating the forklift etc

    • @bidenkidsniffer4926
      @bidenkidsniffer4926 11 месяцев назад

      @@ranbo9390you’ve never been in a union job in your life man so chill

  • @Greenliight
    @Greenliight Год назад +34

    25 and no OT maaaaan I hate jobs like that I need my ot

    • @trujews466
      @trujews466 Год назад

      It only looks good on paper. OT is everything.

    • @0xsergy
      @0xsergy Год назад

      My boss said no OT but when it got busy he didnt care anymore... so it might vary

    • @montemaguire4596
      @montemaguire4596 11 месяцев назад

      My boss just capped my OT I'm thinking about going Solo

    • @greggrape7
      @greggrape7 11 месяцев назад

      Non union scabs

    • @Greenliight
      @Greenliight 11 месяцев назад

      @@greggrape7 lol who said anything about non union? I’m an Ibew electrician wtf are you

  • @joshmayer3311
    @joshmayer3311 11 месяцев назад

    Come to Michigan, operators make 16-19
    Grapple cranes ,fork loaders ,mag wheel cranes and more.

  • @Hungryrain45618
    @Hungryrain45618 10 месяцев назад

    That’s how you look for a job guys take notes!

  • @treyspurge
    @treyspurge Год назад +5

    You should try again later. You caught bro right after his Toke-break

  • @UnionPaidlocal213
    @UnionPaidlocal213 11 месяцев назад +20

    Union Money is where it’s at brother!!! Your company gets rich and they pay you $25!!!!!!🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

    • @Niggaihate
      @Niggaihate 9 месяцев назад +1

      25 an hour is more than enough to survive. People only want minimum wage raised so they can buy that new iPhone

    • @johnnyhendriksvanwarby-qd3ql
      @johnnyhendriksvanwarby-qd3ql 9 месяцев назад +2

      Union and benefits is the biggest lie they can send you

    • @Niggaihate
      @Niggaihate 9 месяцев назад

      @@Jayo26 Florida lmao. Everywhere in america is not cali

    • @diegochu7594
      @diegochu7594 3 месяца назад

      @@Niggaihatespoken like a true aristocrat😂 hell even aristocrats give more to this world than charger people😂😂

    • @ericfichter5226
      @ericfichter5226 3 месяца назад

      ​@@Jayo26Nebraska lol

  • @ShrimpDick234
    @ShrimpDick234 11 месяцев назад

    We need a raise big time to keep up with this Economy

  • @arnoldhauserman6688
    @arnoldhauserman6688 11 месяцев назад +2

    I made 54 an hour and needed an operators license. 12 hour shifts 6 days a week 7th day optional. Miss them days

  • @dustincarrigan4558
    @dustincarrigan4558 Год назад +1

    I’m a heavy equipment operator and I make more than double that with full benefits

  • @taylorodonnell3765
    @taylorodonnell3765 11 месяцев назад +3

    You 100% need to be certified for that machinery, a lot of small places just kinda show the guy the ropes and let him take over without legit training/certification, also will usually make better money at a place that requires certification

    • @lurkerfrombelow8487
      @lurkerfrombelow8487 11 месяцев назад +1

      Its getting the job done even without a certificate, its all about cutting the cost.

    • @greggrape7
      @greggrape7 11 месяцев назад

      No you don’t bud

    • @taylorodonnell3765
      @taylorodonnell3765 11 месяцев назад

      @@greggrape7 you do, even if some companies allow you to drive without proper training you technically should

    • @johnnyolson258
      @johnnyolson258 10 месяцев назад

      "proper" cert at most companies is a 5 min video and a 10 question test that you literally can't fail

    • @taylorodonnell3765
      @taylorodonnell3765 10 месяцев назад

      @@johnnyolson258 I’m aware I’ve been forklift certified multiple times now, even if it is something real simple you still technically should be certified, and in my personal opinion no one should be allowed to operate anything without at least a day of training on said machinery first

  • @ScottyLo
    @ScottyLo Год назад +11

    Operating Enginere Union is a high paying union job. That’s definitely worth looking into

    • @DaOriginalMurdah
      @DaOriginalMurdah Год назад +3

      It's also easier to get in a university than getting into the operators union...

    • @donziperk
      @donziperk Год назад

      You got that right best union.

    • @donziperk
      @donziperk Год назад +1

      @@DaOriginalMurdah Not true. My son walked into the union office said he had the money to take the equipment operators course. In one month he started training and was hired right out of school when he finished. Operating Engineers Union has a great training program. He did his at the Maple Ridge school in BC Canada. He’s now working for a mobile gravel crushing and road building coming making over 100,000 per year.

    • @DaOriginalMurdah
      @DaOriginalMurdah Год назад +2

      @@donziperk you're in Canada... I'm talking USA

    • @donziperk
      @donziperk Год назад

      @@DaOriginalMurdah Have you tried or are you guessing. They are always looking for operators. Thing is you might have to move like my son did.

  • @camerongallagher9544
    @camerongallagher9544 Год назад +1

    Laborer union $30 an hour with $30 an hour benefits. Operator unions vary depending on job but $50-$70 an hour if you’re top notch you get to negotiate more, $30 an hour benefit. There’s a lot of trades but non union doesn’t make jack (companies don’t make as much money)

  • @spc4lf_21W10_DV
    @spc4lf_21W10_DV 9 месяцев назад

    Union is the way to go, wages in excess of $40 an hour PLUS benefits, that includes health insurance, health reimbursement account, pension, & annuity. For a compensation package in excess of $65 per hour.

  • @blahblahhhh2801
    @blahblahhhh2801 Год назад +7

    They bout to blow a rat balloon at the site

    • @jake16542
      @jake16542 Год назад +2

      Hahahaa your comment hit home I did a job where a huge rat baloon was outside and had our company name on it was insane. Yeah I’m a scab proud of it

    • @CerretaniOutdoorsLLC
      @CerretaniOutdoorsLLC Год назад +1

      One job my buddy was in in Boston, they let out like 200 rats over night in the building 😂😂😂

    • @jake16542
      @jake16542 Год назад

      @@CerretaniOutdoorsLLC that’s hilarious!!!

  • @simplysimple7628
    @simplysimple7628 Год назад

    It depends. Like he said, small companies that are not union, do smaller jobs and not contract jobs from the state and federal, are more prone to pay less. But the union based companies that do state and federal work pay double of what this kid was saying. It’s pretty nuts the difference. Especially when you look at annually. 30-40k difference.

  • @jamesstewart6754
    @jamesstewart6754 11 месяцев назад

    It actually depends on what piece of equipment you are operating. And if it is a private job or if you are working on a state job like a highway. Probably the highest pay is the grader and then the escavator and then bulldozer, finish bulldozers, scraper, back hoes, roller compactors, off road dump trucks, rubber tire front end loaders.

  • @ClintonC-bh1hh
    @ClintonC-bh1hh Год назад +39

    You do need certain approval - an Union gets up to $60 an hour

    • @flacdaddy1313
      @flacdaddy1313 11 месяцев назад +2

      I’m a licensed plumber and I would not want to be part of the union. Unions hate small companies.

    • @TheAnnoyingBoss
      @TheAnnoyingBoss 11 месяцев назад

      But theres no places paying that much hiring many people that isnt in a shithole like LA where you make 60 an hour but rent in a rundown shack is still 4,000. 25 isnt too bad bro you sit 8 hours a day and make 200 a day. 5 days a week thats 1200 before taxes, if youre lucky maybe about 950 after taxes, thats 50k a year if you take a 2 week vacation. If you live on 25k like a poor and save 25k every year for 4 years you can have 100k in the bank savings you csn invest with or whatever bro, now you dont need a pay raise because you have multiple streams of income. Thats pretty good for a job you can get into with no schooling required and all you have to do is gey good at digging with the machine they took all the risk financially in providing for you. You can probably make more than 25 easy but its going to require you buying your own excavator, hauling it from job to job on your own, building your own clientel, its not worth it for most people, theyd rather get 25 an hour and work 4 years 8 hours a day and spend half bank half andnin 4 years you got 100k in the bank. I invested my money and made 112% in 6 months flst so if you can invest with 100k as well as i did with less, you could stop digging holes if you wanted because youre doing alright

    • @jaredrichmond5958
      @jaredrichmond5958 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@TheAnnoyingBoss your math is wrong, $25 an hour times 40 is 1000 gross

    • @inductionbyforce8656
      @inductionbyforce8656 11 месяцев назад

      And work only 6 months out of the year that’s why nyc is mostly non union your corrupt ways got the best of you.

    • @jje8182
      @jje8182 11 месяцев назад

      And everyone wonders why inflation is out of control. F'n unions are part of the problem.

  • @kenzie2015
    @kenzie2015 Год назад +6

    It all depends the city, state here in washington I know operator that make 50,60 up to 70. I'm up to 40 with a truck and gas card and all benefits

  • @stevearttus8164
    @stevearttus8164 Год назад

    OSHA does require a license of sorts, they require certification which is simply proof of training and testing for various types of heavy equipment. Your employer can be fined if they come on site and check it. But probably won't come on site unless there's an accident or someome calls them.

  • @JasonTheMunicipalMechanic
    @JasonTheMunicipalMechanic 11 месяцев назад

    Three states require licenses to operate equipment Massachusetts, Rhode Island’s, and I can’t remember the third.

  • @919hey
    @919hey Год назад +7

    Bro getting floored for $25. Unions pay $40-50 + pension and benefits (total 65+ an hour)

    • @VIP.Chris94
      @VIP.Chris94 Год назад +1

      Facts but unfortunately not everyone can get into the unions depending on their situation which sucks because union got all the benefits

  • @Darrengriffiths3197
    @Darrengriffiths3197 Год назад +11

    That's insane some countries pay you over $50- $75 hour

    • @JackknifeJimmy
      @JackknifeJimmy Год назад +1

      The cost of living is higher in those countries. Taxes are higher too.

  • @EddieButler-fv9tr
    @EddieButler-fv9tr Год назад

    I been pulling leavers since I was old enough to sit in the seat of my dads case backhoe. Trade schools are ok but nothing beats hours in the seat

  • @JJimmy647
    @JJimmy647 11 месяцев назад

    I never got a diploma. I started working for a small landscaping company at 15 for $12 an hour. After raking leafs and cutting grass for a couple years I got told to jump in a machine one day and I’ve been in them ever since. I worked my way up to $25 an hour cash but I left the company last year to come to the city. Joined the union with a good wage and a great pension and I’m only 21. I’m forever grateful for the boss that put me in the machine. I was a kid who had nothing going for him and when I started I had no interest in running machines but I was willing to work hard and that man made it all possible thanks to him I’ve been able to make a career out of it and build a future. You don’t need school. You just need a good work ethic and take advantage of the opportunities that come your way you’d be surprised what can happen

  • @joshuahunter6847
    @joshuahunter6847 Год назад +5

    Need to do this to a California line crew power lines not phone. Jaw will hit the floor

    • @wastedonez6070
      @wastedonez6070 Год назад

      Edison?

    • @dustins.4666
      @dustins.4666 Год назад

      @@wastedonez6070 probably PG&E my buddy told me they make 750 a day clearing brush off power lines during fire season

    • @wastedonez6070
      @wastedonez6070 Год назад

      @@dustins.4666 I'm in socal our service is Edison my trade is a union construction laborer I talk to them here in there they say they make about 75 an hour plus they're on call 24/7 they all say the same thing it's a job fir a young single man 😆 they've all been divorced

    • @dustins.4666
      @dustins.4666 Год назад

      @@wastedonez6070 I’m a young single man, currently getting sued cause the last broad I was with didn’t pay the bills like she said but it’s u see her name. So I’m fighting it lol

    • @dustins.4666
      @dustins.4666 Год назад

      Under*

  • @briansullivan1621
    @briansullivan1621 Год назад +12

    These are good times in America for skilled reliable trade workers that are not drunk & high all the time
    Dont sell yourself short

    • @Dukes3677
      @Dukes3677 Год назад

      Jokes on you I make 21$ an hour to sit and watch a camera high as fuck every night.

    • @briansullivan1621
      @briansullivan1621 Год назад

      @@Dukes3677
      Clown

    • @briansullivan1621
      @briansullivan1621 Год назад

      Your a joke being proud of being a lazy druggie . What are you 16 ?

    • @briansullivan1621
      @briansullivan1621 Год назад +1

      @@Dukes3677
      You are probably one of the types that is proud to live in the projects

    • @adamcastro7593
      @adamcastro7593 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@briansullivan1621he's prolly out of shape too. And eats pork grinds all day

  • @shaggy5829
    @shaggy5829 11 месяцев назад

    I started working for an underground utility company recently and started knowing nothing at $16 an hour and after a month got bumped to $18. Looks promising so far i like it.

  • @tdogaz4114
    @tdogaz4114 Год назад +9

    My buddy made 70an hr being an operator in Alaska.

  • @Martin-bp4rm
    @Martin-bp4rm 10 месяцев назад

    The crazy thing is that the people who actually work on the buildings and constructs the roads and physically work on these projects get the left overs and without these people nothing would get build shit is crazy

  • @m5hector31
    @m5hector31 Год назад +27

    You need to ask a union guy in NY the same question 🤔. It about 120 hr

    • @matthewgoldberg91
      @matthewgoldberg91 Год назад +4

      It's close..... in NJ I've seen operators get just about 90/hr......

    • @brycesimpson593
      @brycesimpson593 Год назад +2

      But does the cost of living make it equivalent to other states wages? That’s a reason to move to NY fr Lol

    • @m5hector31
      @m5hector31 Год назад

      @@brycesimpson593 I'm not sure 😕 but housing,fuel,and food prices are up everywhere

    • @kevinschindele4829
      @kevinschindele4829 Год назад +1

      And 4000 for a small apartment

    • @m5hector31
      @m5hector31 Год назад

      @kevinschindele4829 you definitely don't live in NY you over exaggerating.

  • @fernandoescobar542
    @fernandoescobar542 Год назад +5

    2 weeks as a machine operator in Denver CO. No license, $25 per hour and over 50 hours per week.

  • @cibelsuero5054
    @cibelsuero5054 10 месяцев назад

    That depends on the state that you’re in

  • @krisb-travel
    @krisb-travel 11 месяцев назад +1

    Man if all your videos are like this then I’m a new subscriber. People need to know about all the jobs out there. You don’t need to be miserable sat in an office

  • @tyrecedickson7661
    @tyrecedickson7661 Год назад +19

    If he got in the union he'd be making about $74 a hr

    • @wolf777-dj1eu
      @wolf777-dj1eu 11 месяцев назад +3

      This is very incorrect.. tier two operators or around 32 32 and that's what I am tier-one operators are at 40hr the only way you're making that money as if you own your own Crane and you're sitting on a job site with your crane that's it

    • @matoisajwz
      @matoisajwz 11 месяцев назад

      Couod you explain real simple what is the Union and why would that make difference in wage

    • @Winckypoo
      @Winckypoo 11 месяцев назад +8

      @@matoisajwzUnions for trade workers ensure you get good pay, benefits, proper training, and usually a pension.
      Basically the union represents the workers and not the companies they contract. Not every union is perfect but it beats being non union most of the time.

    • @matoisajwz
      @matoisajwz 11 месяцев назад

      @@Winckypoo Thanks for explanation!

    • @Sum_TypaWeigh
      @Sum_TypaWeigh 10 месяцев назад

      Maybe union in New York but most other places he wouldn't make no $74 hr. But like he said $30 to $35 is about right tops unless you have years and years of experience.

  • @GnosticCushite
    @GnosticCushite Год назад +6

    I'm interested to see how much city bus drivers make. Can you interview some bus drivers Mr. LUCKY GUT?

    • @mAtchew91
      @mAtchew91 Год назад +1

      School bus or city bus drivers? School bus probably $17-22 depending on area and city drivers probably more $24-28.

    • @allaansnackbar4269
      @allaansnackbar4269 Год назад

      School bus drivers near me are hiring $25+

    • @thebfam6191
      @thebfam6191 Год назад

      @@allaansnackbar4269 what city state

    • @mmmd3429
      @mmmd3429 Год назад

      What area? Denver stays hiring for city bus drivers (RTD). $24 hour starting and they have a sign on bonus right now. Union gig.

    • @juliogonzo2718
      @juliogonzo2718 Год назад

      ​@@allaansnackbar4269 like 3 hours a day 9 months a year lol

  • @combinedlegacy
    @combinedlegacy 10 месяцев назад

    This is low end. Keep lookin boys.

  • @KanesWay
    @KanesWay 11 месяцев назад

    Depends on what part of the country you live

  • @Joe-zk8gk
    @Joe-zk8gk Год назад +3

    I'm a trucker. Delivered asphalt to a job and asked the crane operator and he showed me his paystub. $55/hr.

    • @dale1070
      @dale1070 Год назад

      That's a crane operator, completely different pay scale for them

    • @Joe-zk8gk
      @Joe-zk8gk Год назад

      @@dale1070 i meant excavator. Sorry. Same thing as the video.

  • @chiphargis3703
    @chiphargis3703 Год назад +3

    IUOE apprentice makes more than 25 an hour 😂

    • @Coaltrain87.
      @Coaltrain87. Год назад

      Not until they are 50+%

    • @chiphargis3703
      @chiphargis3703 Год назад

      @@Coaltrain87. still more than twenty five as an apprentice!!!

  • @Sinklebarn
    @Sinklebarn 11 месяцев назад

    He definitely needs a license to operate that equipment, and he’s working right next to it an active road with no safety barrier. My safety guy would absolutely kill me if my job looked like this.

  • @Kevinator-um2zx
    @Kevinator-um2zx 11 месяцев назад

    amazing what people do and accomplish together, I've seen roads and buildings go up and it's very impressive.

  • @3iiis
    @3iiis Год назад +3

    Hey u should do dmt lsd and ayahuasca its life changing we're all the same consciousness creating reality through the mind🧠👁 our souls are all connected we're all God having a human experience

  • @gentianbrija5183
    @gentianbrija5183 10 месяцев назад

    Of course you need a Machinery Ticket to operate that, wich means you’ve done all the training and the theory tests
    Here in UK you have to do it every 5 years

  • @leahhickman269
    @leahhickman269 11 месяцев назад +1

    No license!!! Can imagine the amount of accidents happen 😵

  • @JL-co3es
    @JL-co3es Год назад +6

    He didn’t mention that he prolly getting PW and he wasn’t gonna tell you lmaooo that’s why they ain’t union, they get full amount

  • @HighRidgeHandyman
    @HighRidgeHandyman Год назад +4

    $25? Your boss is taking advantage of you bro😂

    • @Popcorx
      @Popcorx Год назад

      He dont gaf jobs around him paying 15-18 he making more then them