So I live in washington state. I've been doing mostly lame paper pushing office jobs most of my life, but I'm looking for a career change, and have been thinking about construction because I've been hearing its possible to move up fast and be making pretty decent (like $30+ an hour) in just a few years.
I also talked to a guy who told me all about prevailing wages in the construction business, and says that he got hired with almost no experience to a company that is paying him prevailing wages 8 months out of the year. However when I talked to the boss of the company, he didn't seem interested in hiring me with no official experience, despite all my personal construction experience.
So I'm wondering, is it likely to be able to find a job that offers prevailing wages, with my lack of experience. And if so, do you know any good tips to help me in my search?
2007-03-09 16:15:05 · 2 answers · asked by Rockstar from another dimension 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
You stand a good chance if don't speak English and go by the name of Juan.
2007-03-09 16:17:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Really all depends on supply and demand. You may need to get experience that is not prevailing wage first, as prevailing wage is usually government contracts.
Check in with the local carpenters hall and the non-union carpenters (there is a such think, just don't know what it is called). Someone there should be able to give you advice.
2007-03-10 01:12:05 · answer #2 · answered by zeebarista 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋