Re:Ask HN: Manual skills that pay well and can be self taught?
by rococode on Monday December 28, 2020 @03:31PM
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Always wondered how people get to those jobs, though. They pay well because they're niche jobs that most people don't have the qualifications for, but how do the people who do have those qualifications get there in the first place? You can say "I'm gonna be a car mechanic" and go out and learn to do that, but if you say "I'm gonna be a diesel electric mechanic"... where do you even start? I guess you still start as the broader job (a car mechanic), and hope that you eventually get a good opportunity to specialize further?
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Re:Ask HN: Manual skills that pay well and can be self taught?
by giantg2 on Monday December 28, 2020 @03:44PM
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Technical schools will train you to be a diesel electric mechanic, just as they do for cars. Honestly, it's probably the best thing to go for right now because you have two domains that you can transfer that knowledge to if the railroads don't hire you - electric car motors and diesel truck engines.
Also, keep in mind that technical schools cost a lot less and take less time time. So you could get certified as diesel electric and if they don't take you, it should only require a few extra classes to get certified as a regular car or truck mechanic.
Re:Ask HN: Manual skills that pay well and can be self taught?
by lukaszkups on Monday December 28, 2020 @05:23PM
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some people are just learning that while repairing own car - e.g. my friend basically took his Audi A4's (B8) engine apart and put it back together as it had multiple recurring issues that nobody was able to fix - he fixed all of them by himself and now he knows almost everything about his car.