EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

What kind of jobs are out there for a man looking to make a change, may be able to get? I know it sounds like a dumb question its just i live in a small town and its all the same stuff around here. I am not asking for a job just curious whats out there, looking for ideas on what i may want to venture in too. ??? ??? ???

OIlfield pays great hours are long  though

ya been there was gone to much and did not get to see my kids enough

Railroads crisscross Texas.  Pay is pretty decent, and the benefits are better than average. They are always looking for people.  Don't think you'll get rich quick neither, those days are over with.  The government stepped in and put a stop to the working everyday and 16 hour days.  Any other questions you can PM me.

Inspectors in plants make any where from 15/hr up to 65-70/hr dependin on the certs you get

Try to stay away from the plants. I work them when I have to but I hate them. Its about like being locked up. You cant do anything in there.

I have thought about doing a taxidermy class here lately myself,start out small then have something to keep me occupied with a little income for when i retire,if i started buying a couple of the tools at a time it wouldnt seem so overwhelming and im sure it wouldnt require a huge workshop for the basic animals.

if ur wanting to bank fast, try over seas. im just starting with mantech int n they are paying for certs for heavy wheel mech. it pays good working in iraq or afghanistan, but ur previous post said u were nvr hm workin oilfield. if ur in a small town, and looking to make real good money, its kinda like having your cake and eating too. it takes sacrafices as we all know. iv been gone to that part of the world since 2005. 05-09 wasnt realy by choice, the military said i had to go. now im making 130-160k a yr. there r some jobs that pay 200k+ a yr depending on ur certs. money is important and so is family, but there lays the choice for you to make.

I got with a company that payed for and helped me get my CDL with hazmat and tanker endorsements. People always lookin' for a trucker with all these endorsements. Pays pretty good. Can't work too many hours or DOT will shut ya down. I'm just doin' local hauls and home every night. Never saw myself in a truck but now I'm set for life, as long as i'm physically able

Yeah charles your right my grandad was making around 220000 a year.  He was doing 6 month and year contracts. I was trying to find something to do over there but my wife said "i dont think so" so that got shot down real quick. If your singal and like mobey go for it.

I been thinkin bout doin soon as I'm 21. My dad drives a day cab with a van trailer and he don't really get paid much. Does havin those endorsements help the pay quite a bit?

Anyone know how to get on at a railroad co in Texas
Or get on on a oil field

Those endorsements are high responsiblity so yeah they're gonna pay a lil better and they are mostly oil field. Seen jobs lookin' for drivers starting out $22+ an hr but you gotta put in a couple years of 14-15 and hr jobs to get your experience on paper then no prob findin' a job

heck just ask Jason how he does it....................... >:D apparently you dont have to go anywhere and just rake in the doe?????  ;D ;D ;D I crack myself up sometimes

"if i had his money i would throw mine away"

I'm with dwhd39.  I do inspections in the plants and make really good money.   If you have no experience you start around $14 to $18 depending on the company you start with.  After that its really up to you how much you want to put into it.  The more cert. the more cash.  You can travel or get an in house job.   

OCD I'm in the same boat, I have been trying to get into the oil field but haven't had any luck. I have faxed,  E-mailed resumes made phone calls and nothing I also tried posting my resume on rigzone.com and they wouldn't let me post due to lack of experience. Don't know what else to do...

Welding is good. Working in a shop really sucks. You'll make good money on the pipeline. A lot of lines are going in now in Texas.

You need to make a roadtrip then to the Carrizo area then they are hiring like hotcakes. Don't ever become a teacher/coach though people have lost the ability to teach their kids how to work for something. Like a grade.

medical professions are easy to get into, some pay good, some dont, great health plan and you can always build on it

Do you know anything about computers? If you know anything at all, they offer short crash courses that you can get microsoft certified in a specific area. Those jobs pay great, and the classes can be bought and watched at home... Then you pay 100-200 bucks per test till you get you cert. Check out compTIA certifications. Or like SCHitemHard said... They have crash courses in that fields as well, and you could have a radiology job or x-ray tech posistion from a 1-2 year course. JMO hope it helps...

Im married n been that way for 8yrs i think. I will say this though. My wife dont mind me bein gone as long as the money is good n i wouldnt go if it werent good. It also wouldnt matter if she didnt want me to go, my answer to that would b. there the door, pack up n get out. She does miss me, but both her n i would rathr b completely debt free for a change instead of livin payck to payck. I dont have i guess much of a soul or heart since im not attached to much with my wife or son, but he dont care to spend time so i dont even worry bout him. I go on as if he aint even alive. With this economy, its all bout the benjimans for me rite now.

 :o  :-\

Global warming is sure to keep Air Conditioning and Refrigeration techs busy. Go to a local technical college. Pay is decent to good depending on experience and location. I'm not rich but pay my bills and I'm home every night.

Wow I hope your sun never sees that.  I'm the only one in my family that works and we are blessed that my wife can stay home with the kids.  We aren't rich (trust me I don't make much) but we don't miss a meal either. Can't take the money with ya so might as well be happy with your family.

X2 on that one Jared!

i may not can take my money with me, but i will be happier with my wife when we can live with living payck to payck. my dont wanna have anything to do with me because i dont have my xbox hooked up and i would rather be outside messing with dogs or workin around the house. i wont never be rich, i wont never miss a meal unless its of my own choice but im not gonna struggle while helping feed the sorry a$$ out there that dont wanna get out n work for what they want, but would rather steal from the honest man/woman who did have to work for their stuff. either way, to each our own. you provide for yours and i will provide for mine by what ever means possible, even if that means staying gone for yrs on end.

I am not knocking you Charles and do see where your coming from! I guess there was a time in my life where I wanted nothing to do with my dad either. But now that I have a son and another on the way I cant hardly imagine being away from my family for more than a day. lol Even if that means living paycheck to paycheck. But to each their own!

thats funny ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I agree Blake.  To each their own.  I grew up without a dad so I'm determined to make sure my kids don't.

guys, I third you on that one! I have a wife and daughter, and ur right to each his own, but I couldn't bear not being around them for that long! I hope to one day have a son that I can enjoy passing on the passion I have for my dogs and the woods to. In the mean time, my daughter will soon be getting down. Charles, does he not care about hunting at all?

The Midland Odessa area is full of oilfield jobs, I have several friends who are just starting out in the oil field and there are companies begging for people out there.  Also you my want to check into the DFE tech school in tyler ( drilling fluid engineer) starting pay is around 60 a year, I know of 6 people who have finished this school since december and 4 of them are starting work this month, some companies are doing 14 on 14 off, or 28 on 28 off.

I will agree that it is less stressfull to not live pay check to pay check but that may not be the answer to you problem. Wether you make 40K 400K there is no difference. There are bigger toys, more expensive resturants, better vacations, newer iphones, ect. You have to adress both sides of the equation.... income and out go to get wiggle room. More income is not always the only solution. Plus, as little as $100 a month and you can retire with some wealth (depending on you age). Thats a month of dog food or fuel for 2 hunts for most people on here.

Also, my dad use to force me to go places I didn't want to. He made me get up every Sat morning and work some where with him all thru high schoold especially if he knew I was partying or hunting the night before. I've aleady forgot about the fights..... but I do remember the time we spent together. ;)

Ryan, the only intrest that boy has is video games or the disney channel. I was visitin with my dad several wks ago n had a dog with me. I ask him if he wanted to go n he said no, im watchin tv. His half sister on the other had went to lookin for her huntin boots. I didnt even half to ask her. Now as for the vacations n resteraunts n other things. Yep they r out there. I got dogs so the vacation is outa the question unless my wife stays hm, but what good does that do to take a family trip n only half the family goes? The eateries are out too bc i would rather cook my own food n then its made to my likings. I was raised only by my dad from the time i was 2 n wish i woulda spent more time with him when i was younger. I feel bad that i dont spend much time with him now n he has ask me to try n move closer to him, but i gotta look at jobs in that area, aint much there anymore. Some of yaw may think im a cold hearted or even heartless sob bc i dont care to have anything to with my son, but i was raised not to put time into any1 or thing that is an endless or waistfull cause. If my son doest want to spend time unless its an xbox, im not forcing him or goin outa the way either to make or bribe him to like or spend time with me. I grew up in a hm of hard knocks with limited feeling to pass around. I guess i had no business fathering a child, but chit happens.

Eric said, Also, my dad use to force me to go places I didn't want to. He made me get up every Sat morning and work some where with him all thru high schoold especially if he knew I was partying or hunting the night before. I've aleady forgot about the fights..... but I do remember the time we spent together.

And don't get me wrong, I do not want to seem how to tell you how to be a parent, as I am semi new to it... but do you not think that if you made him come with you on some of your hunts that he would see how much fun it really is??? Have you taken him with you before? Did he just not like it, or was he just mad at you for making him go? All I’m saying is do you not think later on down the road that you may regret not putting that good old country boy and father time in the woods together??? That's just my .02 and I deff don't want it to come across as getting up in your bizz... It is completely out of concern.

 no worries ryan, ur not prying into my business. i would let you know if you or any1 was, but i also opened the door. i have takin him a couple times and all he did was complain that it was hot or when are we goin hm, i want to play xbox. i used to do some of it as a kid myself, but i was never made to go ride horses, harvest honey from the hives, ride bulls, hunt or fish. those were things i wanted to do. he has NO intrest in hunting and little in fishing. as i said in my last post, i grew in the house of hard knocks where hurt feeling didnt have a place. i dont know about latter in life if i would regret it, but i can honestly say as of rite now and for probably yrs to come, i wont regret not making him go hunting. im not gonna force it on him. i may not pay child support for his half sister, but i still call her my daughter and she calls me daddy charles and we spend more time together than my son and i do when it comes to hunting. the ex dont understand it. i have heard her in the back ground asking her mom to ask me when i was goin hutning next or when is the next bay pen event. i am though paying for half their trip to go the disney place in florida for the kids on spring break, that even includes half of the ex's and her husband trip too. its for the kids and by puttig money back in the adults pocket, that gives them more to spend on the kids.

I'll just flat say it. This may very possibly be the saddest post I've ever read. Are you a man?  Take the Xbox away. Teach your son some responsibility. Spend quality time with your family. Give them a reason to love and respect you. Choosing to make a buck over family only works for the employer in the long run. Everyone else involved suffers long term. You've posted some "off the rocker" stuff on here, but that post just made me feel very sorry for you. I'll eat leftovers behind the local deli with my family on a nightly basis before I place the almighty dollar ahead of them. I will pray, and I mean pray hard for you and your family. I truly mean every word I just posted.  :angel:

Im in no need of ur prayers cutterbay. The xbox is mine n it aint hooked up or not that i know of. When i was his age, i didnt put my dad ahead of anything. He stayed gone workin all the hrs he could n left me at hm to fend for myself while he put food on the table, close on my back n land for ur to live off of. I nvr held it against him for makin me a loner. My wife is lonely n my dogs too but she supports me bein gone to pay for her stuff along with mine. Some people were not ment for children and im 1 of them. Pls keep ur prayers for u n urs n others. Come judgement day, i will answer for doings. Im not a puppet, i dont need some1 to speak for me. Thanks for the offer though

No one said to do it for yourself. I was mainly talking about doing it for your son. You're right, not everyone is designed to have kids. However, those that have kids have an obligation to them to provide a loving, yet meaningful life. I'll pray for you anyway. It won't cost you a dime.  :angel:

his mom does an exceptional job providing for him. im late on my support but she does not care since she knows that if she ask n them kids need it, they get it, even the girll that aint mine by blood. i took her in as my own from birth till her mom n i divorced n i have a closer bond with her even though she spends time with her real dad now, she will say (if kota dont wanna go, i wonna go. i wanna play with the hogs).

Oh, cutter. U said off the rocker posts. Whos to say whats off the rocker, normal society? Who judges whats normal n whats (off the rocker)? Normal society aint that normal to some. Normal society in my opinion are standard people who wear blinders n are unaware of their surroundings n what goin on in this world today. My post is sad. I fell sorry for the normal people for being ignorant of reality. We all live abnormal lives, its what we choose to do with our lives that set us all apart

Now days it ain't wat u no it's who u no

It's all to each his/her own... Some people's ways of doing things are different. If you feel that the only way to provide for your family is to be gone all the time, then do what you feel is best and what will provide for your family. Personally, I couldn't do it. I'd go crazy. But good luck man! Life has some wild curve ballz. I do have to agree with Cutter a little though. If I told my dad something like that he would deff snatch that stuff up and say " you better get outside and do something productive with your life!" I got plenty of that with my Sega!  ;D I won't analyze you or try and preach, but I will say that you could probably find something closer to spend more time with your family. If that isn't a priority, then like I said, to each his/her own, and who am I to judge. Good hunting out there to ya bud!  O0

To each his own,  this post has me speachless.  My son lives out of state, our time together is limited, so i make sure when he is with me that l spend every moment possible with him.  It is my responsibilty to share time, and our country lifestyle together.  I do without a lot but i will never have to look back in life and know that i didn't spent every moment possible with him.   One reason he wants to be with me and spend time with me is because he is my priority!  Had i not made  our time a priority, he wouldnt know my lifestyle or want anything to do with it.  I could go on all day about this!   The close i get to GOD the closer i get to my family! 

Im going to throw my 2 cents in here just to give yall an understanding about charles and why we do what we do. yes i am his wife and i support him in leaving me to work overseas. I have been a military wife for 8 years and went through 3 deployments with charles. My mind set is if i can handle those deployments i sure as hell can handle this. for one he is in no way in danger. I guess im a tough army wife and independent i learned to live that way with being a military family. I work full time at fort hood i have our dogs, family and friends that im always around and most go through the same thing im in. do i want my husband home hell yes but i know in the end we can live a little bit more comfortable. the military taught me alot but it broke us money wise. i know money is not everything believe i know. but with him working overseas it is getting us out debt getting our credit better got us our land and house. i firmly believe in everything happens for a reason and we all learn from our choices. charles was able to get a new job learning something new that he has always wanted to do and i knew in achieving that goal he would have to leave again i understood that bc he let me achieve my dreams. this new job also brings him a better chance of having a good job bck home here at fort hood once he gets done overseas and now a days the chance for a good long time job is far few in between i know once he is done overseas we have a better chance at finally being stable within our jobs. i have that stability and long term i want charles to have that to. i know this situation doesnt fit everybody but we all make sacrifices to make our lives better. i just sacrifice time with my husband. it just makes me cherish that times and texts and phone calls more. we dont go a day without talking to one another. some people on here might think he has no heart but thats bc yes he comes across that way on here but meet him in person get to know him u will see he does (sorry babe for blowing ur cover) just ask his friends and family he does alot for so many people i guess thats one reason we got in so much debt bc we helped out friends. now his son thats a whole different story. charles is a good father even if he dont believe it. he does spend time with him when he can yes its hard when u live 3 hrs away. im not going to get into a big spill about his son bc there is so much backstory to the whole situation. his son knows he is loved by his dad. charles is a good dad good husband and just wants to provide to the best of his ability and he is a guy with a tough outside and softy inside that he only shows to a few people. thats my spill thanks for ur prayers

kudos goes to you for supporting your husband and hitting the grinding stone right along with him! It takes s strong woman to do such things. In this day and age, you're right, it isn't the easiest to make a living that you can afford to be comfortable in. I understand this all too well... I am not judging him nor you other than saying I couldn't do it... But I hope y'all get back to where you need to be so that y'all can live a happy life together as a family. Best wishes! ;D

Kudos Angel, I came up the hard way , the way you did what you to do and went where it required you to to pay the bills. A lot of people today insist on large salaries and big idea dreams but want to be 10 minutes from the house and dictate there salary needs . I don't work that way and A lot of America is quickly coming to that exact realization. I ve done everything from military, meat cutter, insurance saleman , oilfield rig hand and now I have a carreer working for the Federal Bureau of Prisons , We are hiring but people may have to get out of there comfort zones a little but it is a nice carreer. Just my take on everything .