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Old 03-23-2017, 09:07 AM
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Learn about solar installation....seems to be on the rise. Put Environmental in your title...... Solar Electrician Environmental Technician...that sounds good...
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Old 03-23-2017, 10:23 AM
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I think power engineering has some legs left in it. Still a swathe of older guys to retire and there is a few plants going up here and there. Where i am at management is all old more or less and they are done in the next few years and there are floor level older people leaving soon aswell.

I think the days of going to school and getting a job sound like they are done but it seems like some one with other work experience plus a steam ticket still has a chance.

The environment is different now though....companies are extracting their revenge on the floor level guys after years of people leaving for signing bonuses elsewhere etc. That is pretty much all the one manager where i am at talks about is the piles of resumes they have for people who want our jobs, and how lucky we are the company didnt hire too many people during the good times, lol.

Maintenance is suffering these days and the oil and gas sector is probably pushing the envelope on questionable fixes.

Having worked in both process and utility plants i would say the utility plant isnt a maintenance priority. And process is fairly gnarly when things arent going well or catch on fire, or start leaking and there is a big pool of flammable material all over the ground.
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Old 03-23-2017, 10:50 AM
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Become full time trader. Unfortunately the test, comes before the lessons.
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Old 03-23-2017, 12:04 PM
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Become a Professional Enviromental Retiree. The job is great. I get a pension cheque, the bank pays me a RIF cheque and frilly pantys trudeau pays me CPP and OAS cheques. Im so busy counting up all the cheques I can barely keep up with fishing, scouting , hunting and golf. The environmental part is part of the job is a daily pick up of all my dogs doo which Im told is good for the environment and the pleasure of throwing it over the fence. Life is good as a retiree specialist but you have to follow the prophesy
" All things commeth to he who waiteth, if he worketh like hell while he waiteth
Good luck on your career change
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Old 03-23-2017, 12:05 PM
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Old 03-23-2017, 02:35 PM
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Urban directionary describes Power Engineer just about right.

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