I'm a college boy meow.

[2011GT]

Just stay in aviation ,but get off the floor. Look at management or QC. I have a friend that used to be a mechanic on my crew but got his engineering degree at UTA. Now He works at bombardier on the lear 85 program.

You might want to call your friend and see how he's doing. It was the lear85 program that was scrapped. 600 people from Wichita and 400 from Mexico.

[2011GT]

I'm guessing you didn't hear: 85 program has been "paused" indefinitely. I'll hazard another guess that his resume has been recently updated.

Beat me to it.

I was then thinking well maybe I'll just work for Boeing. They at least pay for school unlike Bombardier which doesn't anymore due to "cost containment". Then I read they're moving and laying off engineers also. So it seems Boeing also thinks engineers are dime a dozen. Maybe I'll try Dassualt Falcon Lol.

[2011GT]

The hydraulic industry pays well and a lot of mechanics already know a lot more than most already in the field. I work with aeronautics, mining, O&G, construction, industrial, etc. so I do not feel the roller coaster as much as people that only work with one market. Best part is you can make more money than those with secondary degrees.

Unless you plan on getting your PhD do not go in aeronautical engineering, almost impossible to get a job without one. If you are dead set on an engineering degree mechanical is the most versatile, if a school offers it mechatronics is the coming wave.

Mechatronics. That sounds interesting. Now I know why I always had erector sets growing up! I've been groomed Lol.

[mk5.0]

I'm guessing you didn't hear: 85 program has been "paused" indefinitely. I'll hazard another guess that his resume has been recently updated.

He is still employed with them. I work for gulfstream and we hire a lot of engineers too. We just released two new aircraft and my company is working on a supersonic business jet. So there are opportunities out there for engineers.

[krazy kris]

look up foofing.

Fluffing?

[YALE]

Accounting.

Lot of truth here. I started off an accounting major, but switched to Econ. I made accounting my minor. Now I'm in a finance class, and I think I want to get an MBA in it.

[mk5.0]

I'm guessing you didn't hear: 85 program has been "paused" indefinitely. I'll hazard another guess that his resume has been recently updated.

They just moved him to the 7000/8000 program.

[quikag]

Honestly, with your background knowing how to get your hands dirty, do something with electrical, plumbing, etc. Get licensed and get really good and I bet you could make a damn good living. With a good head on your shoulders, start your own electrical and/or plumbing outfit.

I've been hearing a lot lately about the skilled "hands dirty" labor pool is dwindling as demand goes up. No one knows how to work on their own stuff anymore.

[Tremor14]

plumbing isnt a bad career!

[Binky]

"Blue Collar" tradeskills are where the money and job security is at.

I think people with the aptitude for it would be stupid to not look into a tradeskill as a serious option for a career / life path.

[CJ-95GT]

Shit, do something you enjoy. You will probably get bored after a few years so make sure it's something you want to stick with. Money comes and goes.

[Moose242]

"Blue Collar" tradeskills are where the money and job security is at.

I think people with the aptitude for it would be stupid to not look into a tradeskill as a serious option for a career / life path.

I agree wholeheartedly.

I was fortunate enough to get through college debt free, but I look at some of my friends who are paying for and struggling with student loans with entry level jobs in a polluted job market and they are struggling to get by. On the flip side, I see other friends who are damn good tradesmen living much more comfortably.

I am not advocating people forego higher education, but it damn sure isn't what it used to be. My mom got a degree in marketing from a pretty lowly school up in Missouri that today wouldn't mean a thing, but scored her a pretty decent job in the 70s. That said, my old man has done well and has no 4 year degree. When they met and up until I was born, my mom was making more money than him doing marketing for a jewelery store.

[dsrtuckteezy]

I too agree that a skilled trade is a good viable option. Took me to the age of 25 fucking off and working dead end jobs to realize that this is better suited for me.

OP already has a skilled trade and seems he wants an office job. Nobody here can tell you what will be right for you

[Baron Von Crowder]

I agree wholeheartedly.

I was fortunate enough to get through college debt free, but I look at some of my friends who are paying for and struggling with student loans with entry level jobs in a polluted job market and they are struggling to get by. On the flip side, I see other friends who are damn good tradesmen living much more comfortably.

I am not advocating people forego higher education, but it damn sure isn't what it used to be. My mom got a degree in marketing from a pretty lowly school up in Missouri that today wouldn't mean a thing, but scored her a pretty decent job in the 70s. That said, my old man has done well and has no 4 year degree. When they met and up until I was born, my mom was making more money than him doing marketing for a jewelery store.

I'm just a few years older than you are, and I've only kept up with a handful of friends from high school. I'm looking at (mainly guys) that went into a trade, welding, pipe fitting, electrical, or mechanical. Comparing them with the friends that got a 4 year degree with office type jobs, the guys who are working with their hands seem much better off.

It will be interesting to see what time does, a desk job may be more stressful, but it's damn sure not as hard on the body. The tradesmen had a few years of on the job training when the college grads were new to the workforce, so in a few years things could look a bit different.

[A+]

I'm a college boy meow.

I'm also 30and in college meow but I have twins in the 3rd grade and a step son in 6th. I work 12hr shifts and these jerks keep bringing me their math homework. To make things worse, I don't have a major. Best of luck to you, "the old guy" in the class.