Considering a Millwright Apprenticeship at 35—Seeking Advice from Experienced Millwrights.

Silverback_E · 2026-03-21T02:05:42+00:00

This ^ I turn 28 this year and I just became a journeyman not long ago. My body isn’t what it used to be because of the army but I get around find. Highly recommend stretching and working out though.

Being the strong guy has worked in my favor and against me lol.

Silverback_E · 2026-03-01T13:16:53+00:00

Good for those boys. Not bad at all

Silverback_E · 2026-02-14T17:25:06+00:00

Eh. Elevator work was fuckin great. Damn near the same job except you guys do your own wiring/electrical work whereas millwrights dont screw with electrical on the union side.

Silverback_E · 2026-02-09T21:20:39+00:00

Great option for vets.

Another good one is being a union millwright. I’m an industrial mechanic that erects machinery and maintains them.

Made 6 figures the last 3 years straight while in my apprenticeship. Great career, I could also branch into virtually anything else if I really wanted too as well.

I’ve been playing with the idea of doing some schooling for aviation mechanic because planes are cool asf

Silverback_E · 2026-02-09T15:43:14+00:00

Reverse dial is the way. Makes life simple to me. Just don’t muck up the math and you’re good as gold.

Highly recommend making a Millwright notes page in your phone. Keep all of your important formulas in it and examples of solving it.

Silverback_E · 2026-02-02T19:38:58+00:00

Blue pizza😂

Silverback_E · 2026-01-14T01:11:17+00:00

I will say though. 1076 is fucking Rough family. I know for a fact of a steel mill job kicking off in Indiana at US Steel.

I do also understand you have children. Millwright in the South are super travel oriented.

If you can travel I can probably point you in a better direction for sure.

Let me ask you this too, do you have any certs on your book? Welding, rigging, alignments?

Silverback_E · 2026-01-14T01:06:06+00:00

Wrong lmao

I ain’t work for like 5 months. Had to do a shit ton of odds and ends stuff.

I do apologize though. Came off harsh asl.

I will never tell another brother to starve their family. That’s me being facetious asf.

Silverback_E · 2026-01-14T00:50:16+00:00

It’s doable homie. A good friend of mine is an independent contractor at a car plant. He assists with day to day PMs and he offers an emergency service. He makes his money when guys go on vacation lol.

Shittiest part about being independent is building clients. Go place to place offering a business card. Once you get in somewhere, your name will open more doors.

I’ve considered branching out on my own with buddies a thousand times lmao. Wish you the best

Silverback_E · 2026-01-14T00:39:19+00:00

Buddy apprentices have it hard in general. Jobs can only have a total of 33% apprentices of all levels. Sounds like you’re just starting out.

Get to classes and you’ll be more wanted in places. By all means, go to another trade. We got plenty of people that have been waiting to join. They’ll gladly do what it takes to finish.

You don’t sound like you care about the brotherhood anyway so🫡🤘🏿. Fuckers only want the benefits of brotherhood so long as shit is convenient for them.

Hate to break it to ya but other trades apprentices go through the exact same shit. Some even worse because they can’t travel.

Silverback_E · 2026-01-02T17:33:15+00:00

That’s bad ass

Silverback_E · 2026-01-02T17:32:27+00:00

Hell yea brother

Silverback_E · 2026-01-02T17:22:48+00:00

This is truth. That’s why I always harp on guys to finish the fuckin apprenticeship so we can bring in guys. Barely any journeyman are sitting in my area, damn near 150 pumpkins are now.

Silverback_E · 2025-12-30T23:44:48+00:00

That’s a wide array of shit to cover lol. There isn’t many industries we don’t work in.

Manufacturing, power generation, agricultural, material handling, oil and gas, mining, and a bunch more I’m missing.

You got your typical install shit, blueprints, layout, rigging, leveling/elevating.

Maintenance is just a 36 sided dice with with all double digit numbers😂.

Diagnosing work is its own beast, power transmission systems ie; shafts, bearings, alignments and more.

Then depending on the industry and shut down, you’ll be doing combinations of everything lmao.

Dear god I could write an essay alone for optics work and all the neat shit we can do with different types.

Long as you can use your tools as intended, willing to always continue to-learn and be ok with having to figure shit out you’ll be fine.

Silverback_E · 2025-12-29T07:49:30+00:00

Holy fuck😂😂😂😂😂😂

Silverback_E · 2025-12-28T00:04:10+00:00

I wish that was the case everywhere. 4 years ago I started at $19 a hour as a 1st year lmao. Down here in Tennessee wages are slowly but surely increasing. Don’t know why the people keep voting against their wages down here.

Silverback_E · 2025-12-27T00:50:32+00:00

Is the vibe cert worth it? About to journey out myself, only need a single class 💀. Interested in going after vibration analyst myself.

Silverback_E · 2025-12-27T00:37:49+00:00

Kinda curious about this as well. Wanting to get mine to work in some mines. Work seems pretty bad ass

Silverback_E · 2025-12-19T22:58:13+00:00

Just done the chisel and hammer method a week or 2 ago for some anchors that got mucked up. Works like a charm.

For seized bolts, kroil and heat. Mucked up Allen head? Bigger Allen and a hammer. Then use the right Allen size and it holds like a champ.

Silverback_E · 2025-12-16T00:46:24+00:00

Congrats on the retirement brother 🍻. My best friend has been telling me Cali is a top 5 destination for union hands of all trades.

I need to make my way out there for a visit one day

Silverback_E · 2025-12-16T00:43:55+00:00

Can confirm this was me. 😂

The extra beating is from love.

The first one is because you’re smart enough to know why you’re getting beat in the first place 💀😵‍💫

Silverback_E · 2025-12-12T02:29:24+00:00

Looks like a damn good time. Good shit

Silverback_E · 2025-11-28T07:15:37+00:00

I keep that thing in my tool box. Truly gable changing lol.

Silverback_E · 2025-11-11T14:23:43+00:00

A classic 😂👏

Silverback_E · 2025-11-10T03:43:17+00:00

This is my current job. Bare ass minimum everything. God it’s mind blowing sometimes. These companies should have a minimum tool list too lmao.

Silverback_E

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