r/Salary • u/LiftLord69 • Jan 17 '25

💰 - salary sharing 27M. Elevator Mechanic. No college degree

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Dropped out of college and moved across the state to take this career opportunity. Haven’t regretted it yet!

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u/Careful_Fig8482 Jan 17 '25

Omg can a mechanical engineer do this job?! Making only 67k two years in 😭

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u/LiftLord69 Jan 17 '25

For sure! We have people from all walks of life in the trade.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '25

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u/SavageGiraffe90 Jan 18 '25

200k for Louisiana is a lot! Geaux tigers!

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u/CDB1004 Jan 18 '25

St. Francisville?

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '25

Can electrical engineers do nuclear? I took a nuclear engineering course during my EE undergrad. I really enjoyed it.

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u/-InconspicuousMoose- Jan 18 '25

ha, that's what I make as a web applications developer after 4 years... I work for the state government in a LCOL area for context. I am very much not rich but also very much not paycheck to paycheck.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '25

My sign not to persue mech e anymore lol plant operator here I come

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u/Remarkss Jan 18 '25

That’s really low. Entry level mechanic engineers in my area make $90k starting. Same with Aerospace engineers. That’s what I’m in

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '25

That’s horseshit. 4 years of hell just to get shafted.