What does a heavy duty mechanic do for a job?

Question

He's 58 and has had back surgery this last year. His body isn't as strong as it used to be but he has 30+ years of knowledge when it comes to motors of any kind.

Answer 1

well, that's the bummer about blue-collar work... I'm 27 and I have friends who work in blue collar fields and are making a LOT more than my college-educated butt... the flipside is, what happens when time creeps up on ya and you can't do the work anymore?

My dad was a machinist, and when he lost the ability to do the job, he ended up taking a job at a casino as a slot attendant. If he has some other machining experience, maybe he could do precision machining or CNC type stuff... that's not quite as strenuous. If he has management experience he could shoot for a foreman position in a mechanical company. Otherwise, he might have to settle for something more generic like working at a hardware store. Too late to go to school or pursue any licensures, so hopefully he has something under his belt other than the heavy duty stuff.

I wish him the best of luck! Like I said, my dad (and thus my whole family) went through this, so I feel where you're coming from.

Answer 2

Be a shop foreman, or maybe a teaching job
at a tech school. I'm a heavy equip. mechanic too
for 20yrs. I'm getting good at building,fixing
computers for a fall-back in case something like that happens to me. I'm actually burned out on
mechanics.

Answer 3

They usually climb all over large motorized objects , analyze how they run and determine what is needing fixed. Perhaps he could become a teacher, like at a vocational school. I am sure he has a wealth of knowledge that should be shared.