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Why I Want To Be A Welder

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59.8% of American citizens are employed as of last month if you plan to be successful. As a high school student I am getting prepared for what is coming after college or the work force. when I was little I wanted to be a professional football player as I got older I realized that it was a very slim chance of me getting into the NFL. So therefore I am preparing two other career choices just in case my dream doesn't work out. If the NFL didn’t work I would be either a welder or a Motor sports salesman. The most important points about my job is the pay, job outlook, and what I would do. The jobs are pretty similar they are both in the Automotive field. But they are both different because in welding a welder would be outside almost all the time because it is hot in a shop. If I was a salesman I could be outside or inside to sell the vehicles. …show more content…

As a welder they would get paid hourly but as a salesman I would get paid by commission. A welder makes $32,166-$42,478 on average. Salesmen normally get anywhere from 5-40% commission. Which based on those facts the best way to increase my pay as a welder is to work hard, get good reviews, promotions, and seniority. The only real way to build my pay as a salesman is to expand my sales.

Job outlook is also a very important thing to look into. What if someone never searched anything about their career then after they spent four years in college and then find out that the career they are going into will only be useful for one more year. That is why it's important because it would be better to join a growing industry instead of a dissipating industry. Both the welding and salesmen careers are growing jobs. Altogether job outlook is very important because if someone goes into a dying industry they are bound to lose their job

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