Skilled Trades jobs in Central Iowa

[cyclonedave25]

Looking at making a career change and moving back to Central Iowa.
I’ve always loved working with my hands and being out and about, moving around.
Any recommendations on getting into HVAC, plumbing, electrician, or even getting my Class A CDL and hitting the road in a truck? It looks like there’s a fair amount of apprenticeships available.

 

[BCClone]

Looking at making a career change and moving back to Central Iowa.
I’ve always loved working with my hands and being out and about, moving around.
Any recommendations on getting into HVAC, plumbing, electrician, or even getting my Class A CDL and hitting the road in a truck? It looks like there’s a fair amount of apprenticeships available.

You ever driven a truck before?

 

[CYCLNST8]

Plenty of opportunities for “cooks” in central Iowa…

 

[Althetuna]

Looking at making a career change and moving back to Central Iowa.
I’ve always loved working with my hands and being out and about, moving around.
Any recommendations on getting into HVAC, plumbing, electrician, or even getting my Class A CDL and hitting the road in a truck? It looks like there’s a fair amount of apprenticeships available.

Speaking from experience. Local 33 Refrigeration Fitter. Worked primary in grocery stores and warehouses building and servicing refigeration systems. Excellent pay & great benefits, especially retirement. Mentally challenging work. Plenty of work. In fact, when the economy goes south, grocery stores do better and that redounds down to refigeration fitters.

Downside: Service work requires nights and weekends. Working in the elements.

Training - Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union 33

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[AllInForISU]

I made the decision to join the electrical trade 12 years ago. Best decision career wise I ever made.

IBEW 347 is in Ankeny and has a lot of work especially with all of these data centers coming into the area.

 

[cyclonedave25]

You ever driven a truck before?

I don’t have experience with an 18 wheeler, but did drive those large mining trucks in college at Martin Marietta.

 

[BCClone]

I don’t have experience with an 18 wheeler, but did drive those large mining trucks in college at Martin Marietta.

How much schooling do you want? OTR would be the least but could pull you away from home a lot.

 

[cyclonedave25]

How much schooling do you want? OTR would be the least but could pull you away from home a lot.

Yeah not sure I would be interested in OTR, but rather regional or local.

 

[clone4life82]

Yeah not sure I would be interested in OTR, but rather regional or local.

do you have any experience in the trades? Or looking to get into it? I run a facility department with about 80 facilities positions that were almost always looking for individuals for various trade positions.

 

[deadeyededric]

Looking at making a career change and moving back to Central Iowa.
I’ve always loved working with my hands and being out and about, moving around.
Any recommendations on getting into HVAC, plumbing, electrician, or even getting my Class A CDL and hitting the road in a truck? It looks like there’s a fair amount of apprenticeships available.

If you really want to make $$$ join try and get an apprenticeship in the elavator mechanics union. I've been a union fire sprinklerfitter for 10 years and wish I would have done something easier on my body. Great money and benefits though. I think my total compensation is about 140k.

 

[clone4life82]

If you really want to make $$$ join try and get an apprenticeship in the elavator mechanics union. I've been a union fire sprinklerfitter for 10 years and wish I would have done something easier on my body.

Or a welder

 

[cyclonedave25]

do you have any experience in the trades? Or looking to get into it? I run a facility department with about 80 facilities positions that were almost always looking for individuals for various trade positions.

I have 5 years of roofing experience, but not looking to wreck my back anymore as I get older lol.

 

[deadeyededric]

Or a welder

Welder for who? Most of the "welders" I know are Ironworkers and they kind of get the shaft in pay for what they do imo.

 

[carvers4math]

Or a welder

Welders are in high demand.

Know a guy in HVAC who had a pretty bad fall recently. That’s one where you work some crappy hours

 

[clone4life82]

Welder for who? Most of the "welders" I know are Ironworkers and they kind of get the shaft in pay for what they do imo.

More of a pipe fitter than ironworker

 

[deadeyededric]

More of a pipe fitter than ironworker

That probably pays well if it's Local 33. Not sure what the pipefitters and steamfitters make for them but the plumbers make somewhere around 42/43hr

 

[clone4life82]

Welders are in high demand.

Know a guy in HVAC who had a pretty bad fall recently. That’s one where you work some crappy hours

Yeah I think that could be any trade with the hours (or the hazards for that matter). Kinda dependent upon the job and where you’re at in construction.

 

[deadeyededric]

I have 5 years of roofing experience, but not looking to wreck my back anymore as I get older lol.

Electricians probably have the least labor-intensive job of the trades(not saying their job is easy). If you have a CDL you could drive for Elder, McAninch, or Correll. I think their drivers are in Local 234(operators union)

 

[carvers4math]

Truck driving is good money, but have a friend who describes it as 99.9% boredom and the rest sheer terror. A car with two young women crossed a divided highway in front of him in heavy rain. He has needed extensive therapy to get over their deaths.