Hey everyone,
Hoping some of the grizzled elders here can give a young guy w/ zero experience in the construction industry (and also maybe not physically cut out for the industry) some advice.
My current career doesn't pay what I'd like, so I started looking into crane operator pay online (it seems pretty nice, even more so once you're established and if you're able to work your way up to the big tower cranes, etc). Then I started looking into a local IUOE apprenticeship near my location - it seems like a great deal, but they only accept 30 members twice per year and I feel I have virtually zero shot of making this cut (I'll still try though).
If my end goal is to be say, a gantry crane or tower crane (or some other large crane) operator, what can I do besides a union apprenticeship to break into that industry? It seems that rigging, maintenance, etc would need to be learned, then start out in mobile crane operations (thus a CDL, etc), but what comes before that? How do you get into an industry like this when you're 25 and have zero construction experience whatsoever?
Not only that, but if I have to start as a laborer, I'd be willing but probably not physically able. One of the reasons crane operations seemed pretty sweet to me was that I was told by a couple schools that crane operators usually do a little less manual labor (less heavy lifting by hand) than a guy running other heavy equipment. I've had shoulder problems in one of my shoulders for most of my life. I've had two surgeries to fix it, and after these surgeries it is stable again. But any static lifting over 50 lbs just isn't good for me and could result in me blowing it out again (particularly very heavy weight). Hell, lifting 50 or more lbs on a daily, regular basis, even though I can physically do it, would just be bad for my shoulder (doesn't heal day to day like a healthy joint - instead just wears and tears and gets more painful). Sitting in a chair w/ controls is something I can do - but the other aspects of the job I'm not so sure of.
Because of this physical limitation, combined with a complete lack of construction industry experience, do you feel I'm barking up the wrong tree wanting to work my way up to a large crane? I feel I have the energy, the drive, and the financial ability to accomplish it, but I just don't know if I have the physical goods to do the job (particularly the maintenance, any required heavy manual lifting, and other jobs I will likely have to start in to work my way up to crane AKA the physical stresses of being a rigger, etc). If anyone could point me in a direction as to how/where to start (and if you feel I'd be physically able to as per my description), I'd really appreciate it.
-NoNameCrane
Hoping some of the grizzled elders here can give a young guy w/ zero experience in the construction industry (and also maybe not physically cut out for the industry) some advice.
My current career doesn't pay what I'd like, so I started looking into crane operator pay online (it seems pretty nice, even more so once you're established and if you're able to work your way up to the big tower cranes, etc). Then I started looking into a local IUOE apprenticeship near my location - it seems like a great deal, but they only accept 30 members twice per year and I feel I have virtually zero shot of making this cut (I'll still try though).
If my end goal is to be say, a gantry crane or tower crane (or some other large crane) operator, what can I do besides a union apprenticeship to break into that industry? It seems that rigging, maintenance, etc would need to be learned, then start out in mobile crane operations (thus a CDL, etc), but what comes before that? How do you get into an industry like this when you're 25 and have zero construction experience whatsoever?
Not only that, but if I have to start as a laborer, I'd be willing but probably not physically able. One of the reasons crane operations seemed pretty sweet to me was that I was told by a couple schools that crane operators usually do a little less manual labor (less heavy lifting by hand) than a guy running other heavy equipment. I've had shoulder problems in one of my shoulders for most of my life. I've had two surgeries to fix it, and after these surgeries it is stable again. But any static lifting over 50 lbs just isn't good for me and could result in me blowing it out again (particularly very heavy weight). Hell, lifting 50 or more lbs on a daily, regular basis, even though I can physically do it, would just be bad for my shoulder (doesn't heal day to day like a healthy joint - instead just wears and tears and gets more painful). Sitting in a chair w/ controls is something I can do - but the other aspects of the job I'm not so sure of.
Because of this physical limitation, combined with a complete lack of construction industry experience, do you feel I'm barking up the wrong tree wanting to work my way up to a large crane? I feel I have the energy, the drive, and the financial ability to accomplish it, but I just don't know if I have the physical goods to do the job (particularly the maintenance, any required heavy manual lifting, and other jobs I will likely have to start in to work my way up to crane AKA the physical stresses of being a rigger, etc). If anyone could point me in a direction as to how/where to start (and if you feel I'd be physically able to as per my description), I'd really appreciate it.
-NoNameCrane
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