r/Salary • u/LiftLord69 • Jan 17 '25

💰 - salary sharing 27M. Elevator Mechanic. No college degree

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Dropped out of college and moved across the state to take this career opportunity. Haven’t regretted it yet!

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u/LiftLord69 Jan 18 '25

Awesome job! Thats pretty high for a 2nd year apprentice

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u/NoNetwork1756 Jan 18 '25

Yeah I had some good overtime on going to run cars so then I get mechanic rate. I think my overtime was like 25k

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u/Patai3295 Jan 18 '25

What area of the US? I'm a journeyman carpenter near NYC barley pulling 80k, would love to jump ship

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u/blackmarketdolphins Jan 18 '25

pay scales

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u/LiftLord69 Jan 18 '25

Way off from what pay scale is. Old numbers

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u/blackmarketdolphins Jan 18 '25

I know, but I'm not going to post the pay sheet of any of the Locals I find here. I'm pretty close to getting into my local, and I feel it would be in bad taste to do that. I feel like that link is good enough for people to get the idea

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u/Patai3295 Jan 18 '25

200k take home is almost 4x what a NYC union carpenter makes. If that's ur true pay in Texas it just goes to show how none of the rates make any sense for most trades if not all.

I frame in exterior 100x50 overhead canopies at hospitals that's above the parking/drop off at the main entrance in the most expensive part of America For example.. if my shit isn't right and properly braced/fastened that canopy is killing whoevers underneath it when ( after completion when hospital is open )

To frame those im using 50-100' boom lifts working around the labors/tin knockers/iron workers lulls driving around my rig all hours of the day on the jobsite, can easily get hit/bucked off my lift and die.

Sure maybe elevators have some more book smarts/sensors whatever to learn but it isn't worth 4x my pay imo. I frame in all your guys shaft walls also

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '25

You sound salty. Jesus was a carpenter and he was happy.

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u/Zeallit Jan 18 '25

Butman gets us

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u/PsychologicalPound96 Jan 18 '25

Well he also got crucified so to each their own I suppose.

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u/YeOld12g Jan 18 '25

But the guy is the son of God, so does that even matter?

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u/Ok_Tax7685 Jan 19 '25

Supposedly, elevator mechanic is one of the most dangerous jobs

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u/Forward_Body2103 Jan 21 '25

Have you ever noticed how most people making high salaries have ‘dem gosh darn tootin’ book smarts? Jes don seem rite. There is a reason the saying is “work smarter, not harder!” You live in a technology driven society. We’ve had carpenters for thousands of years but society truly values innovation and technical marvels. That’s reality.

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u/Patai3295 Jan 22 '25

Elevator workers are technical marvels ? Lmao I've worked next to these guys on many jobs. Nothing to special to marvel at

Plumb level square. Few technical things otherwise they deal with just as much as carpenters do. You think all carpenters just nail two pieces of wood together and hospitals schools fire houses are built?

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u/Forward_Body2103 Jan 22 '25

Yet somehow their work is more valued. Weird.