I'm in Operations for Chevron.

 

I was a police officer for 10 Years, now I am a Refurb Tech for Solar Turbines( owned by Catepillar) we refurb Gas Turbines Generator/ Compressor packages.

 

8 years in the Air Force now. Before that I was in construction. Built a few restaurants in central GA

 

Im a maintenance mechanic for my county's water and sewer authority. I literally have a shitty job some days . Other than sewer issues, everything else is pretty much gravy work. Working on getting my Class A CDL now and then eventually I want to move up and become an equipment operator.

 

Certified Public Accountant / Accounting Professor here.

 

Are any of you guys diesel mechanics? I'm looking into that particular field, and from what I hear/have been told, theres gonna be a big hiring boom in the coming years.

 

I can tell you for a fact, that there is a huge demand for diesel mechanics. I wish I had gotten into that while I was at Wyotech. Think of all the different applications diesel engines are used in!

 

Thats what originally got me interested. More and more vehicle platforms are adding diesel powerplants. I'd like to either work on ag diesels, or production motors (non-commercial trucks). From what I can tell, I can make a good chunk of change turning wrenches. aka doing what I love

 

Ive talked to a few guys who are on-road mechanics and they make REALLY good money. Talked to a guy who services our CAT generators and he said the same thing.

There are TONS of options out there for working on diesel engines if you really think about it. At my job, we have diesel work trucks, our light, medium, and heavy duty equipment all use diesel engines, all of our on-site backup generators use them as well.

 

Thanks for the good info! I plan on going to the University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) for my degree. From what I've been told, its supposed to be on in the best schools in the nation for diesel tech degrees.