Attrition is affecting other industries.

Roger Roger said:
Still aviation, but aircraft mechanics.
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Retirements, or leaving the industry?

I imagine everyone is taking one of those "I hate my job, what should I do, Reddit?" threads seriously and quitting to teach themselves how to code at home, waiting for that entry level $90k programming job that will surely land in their lap



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bimmerphile said:
Retirements, or leaving the industry?

I imagine everyone is taking one of those "I hate my job, what should I do, Reddit?" threads seriously and quitting to teach themselves how to code at home, waiting for that entry level $90k programming job that will surely land in their lap



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Retirements and straight up dying off. Turns out 30+ years working with solvents, sealants, lubricants, and paint is even worse for you than 30+ years getting cosmic radiated while eating leftover airport chicken wings.
 
Roger Roger said:
Retirements and straight up dying off. Turns out 30+ years working with solvents, sealants, lubricants, and paint is even worse for you than 30+ years getting cosmic radiated while eating leftover airport chicken wings.
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Oof.
The guys that worked on our fuel farm at my old job now all have cancer in their late 40s/early 50s, I don't think any of those concoctions you all are exposed to are doing you any favors

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Roger Roger said:
Still aviation, but aircraft mechanics.
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Lately the new (younger) mechanics I've met only earned it while in college in a dual program and never intending on being a wrench. Just a resume bullet for their next flying job. I'll admit I don't turn a wrench much any more but I spent a fair amount of time bleeding from safety wire.


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In the comments in the article, it sounds like fire fighters and paramedics are getting there training/experience in marion county and moving on to better paying positions elsewhere, doing the same work.
 
bimmerphile said:
I imagine everyone is taking one of those "I hate my job, what should I do, Reddit?" threads seriously and quitting to teach themselves how to code at home, waiting for that entry level $90k programming job that will surely land in their lap
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$90k is the absolute bottom of the scale in a lot of markets, so not all that unrealistic.
 
Regional shortages of emergency personnel are occurring, even in well-paying areas. There is an EMT/Paramedic shortage here in New Jersey, where Paramedics are some of the highest paid in the country starting out. IMO, the cause is the large pay disparity between Paramedics and Nurses, with increased demand for nurses also drawing people out of the prehospital field and into nursing programs.
 
Roger Roger said:
Retirements and straight up dying off. Turns out 30+ years working with solvents, sealants, lubricants, and paint is even worse for you than 30+ years getting cosmic radiated while eating leftover airport chicken wings.
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That and the fact that very few people are even getting certified, I know for the shop I work for finding experienced mechanics is becoming increasingly difficult, even when good money/benefits are offered and it's a place with an excellent reputation.
 
Not being snarky, honest question:

Wasn't (cough, isn't) this expected on the downside of the big slide on the graph behind the Baby Boomers?

There's a pretty big number of jobs that seem like they'll just go unfilled behind that wave, but in theory demand will also fall for many of them.

Not all, of course. But stuff like mechanics, well... we didn't exactly encourage kids to do traditional "blue collar" jobs for the last couple of decades as a society, nor value the jobs or the folks who do them, very well. Took away a lot of the retirement bennies behind them, also. (Pensions)

My good contractors, mechanics, and other tradesfolk who've worked on my house and what-not make a better living than all sorts of folks now. Especially if they own their own businesses.

Not trying to be political about it. Saying it's an economic "known" and it's starting to get real, as predicted.
 
One of the best things my Dad left me was his list of contractors and trades people. That list is down to about 1/4 because of retirements and people passing away.

It's murder trying to find anyone to do anything. It's really bad when there is commercial construction going on because those jobs are gravy to contractors and no dealing with the fussy homeowner.

My home AC compressor went out, and the people who installed the AC turned into the "we only do commercial work now". I out of desperation I went to Home Advisors and actually got a decent guy come out.

As it happens, the guy who showed up was the owner of the company. Young guy maybe in his 30s. I was chatting with him and he said that once word got around that he showed up on time, did an above average job, his workers were professional looking and they left the job sites neat, his business went through the roof.

They did a great job, but the point is that they really didn't have to...all they had to do is show up and do the work, and that made them better than 90% in the phone book.
 
CFI A&P said:
Lately the new (younger) mechanics I've met only earned it while in college in a dual program and never intending on being a wrench. Just a resume bullet for their next flying job. I'll admit I don't turn a wrench much any more but I spent a fair amount of time bleeding from safety wire.


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Me Too - The skilled mechanic shortage is as great or greater than the pilot shortage.
 
denverpilot said:
Not being snarky, honest question:

Wasn't (cough, isn't) this expected on the downside of the big slide on the graph behind the Baby Boomers?

There's a pretty big number of jobs that seem like they'll just go unfilled behind that wave, but in theory demand will also fall for many of them.

Not all, of course. But stuff like mechanics, well... we didn't exactly encourage kids to do traditional "blue collar" jobs for the last couple of decades as a society, nor value the jobs or the folks who do them, very well. Took away a lot of the retirement bennies behind them, also. (Pensions)

My good contractors, mechanics, and other tradesfolk who've worked on my house and what-not make a better living than all sorts of folks now. Especially if they own their own businesses.

Not trying to be political about it. Saying it's an economic "known" and it's starting to get real, as predicted.
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Party this, partly the 'Dirty Jobs' effect, and there's also something to that millennial stereotype..
 
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