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I install, service, and repair industrial equipment. I enjoy the problem solving, mechanical and electric aspects of it, and some of the places I travel to are pretty cool. It's a very niche field though, so I hate when something odd is happening and nobody has any clue what's going on. I'm also a skinny guy so when I've got to do heavy lifting I feel my body deteriorating.
That's cool! Lots of travel ?
A decent amount, yeah. Depends on how busy we are. I was home for like 7 collective days in January, but I was only gone for like 4 days out of April. Before this job I'd only been to neighboring states on the west coast but I've been to Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania.
I've talked with millwrights a good bit and that's always the biggest drawback. Not sure if that's what you're classified as. The union ones I've worked with at different plants seem to be in a different state every week. One I'm pretty tight with works 6 months on then 6 off for that reason. For those who don't know, millwrights usually make pretty fantastic money so that's a viable strategy if you really hustle on your 6 months on.