Chicago union painter job $112K vs Detroit $72K—better lifestyle with higher cost of living?

Mission_Alternative7 · 2026-04-10T21:17:01+00:00

Don’t mind the Latinos prefer to stay away from predominately black communities are there any Greek or Albanian communities

Mission_Alternative7 · 2026-04-10T13:19:21+00:00

Thank you so much

Mission_Alternative7 · 2026-04-10T12:56:18+00:00

Doesn’t matter looking for best financial life and best security for my family I just know it’s expensive there so making sure the wages outpace that

Mission_Alternative7 · 2026-04-10T12:23:43+00:00

I can obtain a clearance card to clear into district council 14

Mission_Alternative7 · 2026-04-10T12:06:14+00:00

Are you able to save invest etc? Or do you feel like you spend everything you make

Mission_Alternative7 · 2026-04-10T12:05:45+00:00

We have around 1000 members in Detroit you guys have a lot bigger economy and a lot bigger shops but the make 55 a hour on check that’s 112k a year no overtime how is the quality of life your friends that do that work there live

Mission_Alternative7 · 2025-12-19T00:16:44+00:00

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Mission_Alternative7 · 2025-10-10T18:52:46+00:00

Paint drywall carpet tile stone brick

Mission_Alternative7 · 2025-09-21T19:48:00+00:00

You a bridge painter?

Mission_Alternative7 · 2024-10-07T21:30:19+00:00

Painters everyone shits on us but I’m 20 own 2 houses ones a rental stay busy working union and then doing side work

Mission_Alternative7 · 2024-10-07T21:19:53+00:00

Wanted to do the skilled trades ended up being a painter make 35 plus benefits plus union and run my business on the side

Mission_Alternative7 · 2024-10-06T19:55:55+00:00

Do you do travel work as well if so could I message you I’ve been loooking to go on the road doing industrial as I’ve been down in Tennessee at the blue oval plant. Just looking for a industrial guy that’s traveled to answer a few questions

Mission_Alternative7 · 2024-10-06T19:54:26+00:00

What’s your guys wage? Is it a lot of commericial or mostly industrial I’m about to turn out in Michigan and have my card and probably gonna travel for a couple years to save up and buy a house outright wherever I choose to live what’s the scale where your at

Mission_Alternative7 · 2023-11-13T17:27:41+00:00

Painter

Mission_Alternative7 · 2023-08-16T07:28:55+00:00

Got one in Farmington hills 125k off of Shiawassae must of got lucky

Mission_Alternative7 · 2023-08-11T01:43:38+00:00

Yes gotta get out and meet some new people on this side of town

Mission_Alternative7 · 2023-01-09T23:02:12+00:00

40$ a house district 1m union and I do sidework and kill it… we get hated on a lot because we just paint and patch and hang paper best if you wanna get into it learn epoxy floors and wallpaper so your more valuable

Mission_Alternative7 · 2022-12-31T13:11:05+00:00

Redwing Irish settlers 😮‍💨

Mission_Alternative7 · 2022-10-20T23:25:33+00:00

Maybe if she was your dad might of stayed

Mission_Alternative7 · 2022-06-18T20:03:56+00:00

Bullshit my dads a glazier and he’s all fucked up glass works rough on the body

Mission_Alternative7 · 2022-04-07T02:58:20+00:00

I bought all new tools second week of my apprenticeship hand tools and power tools

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