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My name is Kevin Maupin and I am interested in the welding field.I could use some advice from someone who has experience in this career. Do you have time in the next two weeks to answer some questions I have about the welding field. Like what is a typical day in your job like? What do you like most/least about this career? Is your job typical of others in the field? How do people advance in this field?

I'm from Bowling Green, KY.#job

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Michael’s Answer

Safety meeting @ 7AM lasts 15 minutes giver take. Go to my work area and do the work assigned to me by foreman. My parts I repair weigh 300-600 pounds takes close to 8 hours to complete most parts. I have two 10 minute breaks and a 20 minute lunch break (paid) actually at work 8 hours not 8.5 hours. hit the clock go home and start again the next day.
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Dakota’s Answer

There is multiple ways to answer this. Are you interested in shop work or field work? Then there’s working out of town field work too. Shop work is generally pretty close to what Michael said. Some shops have more or less micro managing but I would say to expect to be given a job to do wether it be a blueprint to read and build off of or a broke part to repair. Most places I’ve seen let you do the work your way but some places are very tight to procedure. Most shop work is done solo but with others around to help if need be or to train you in the beginning. Field work can generally starts with a crew. The foreman can set you up on separate parts of the job or work together but field work is more about working in a team in my experiences, especially if you are out of town or on a big job. I could go on and on about this. If you have any more specific questions I’d be glad to answer
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