Electrical engineering tech. at a tier one automotive supplier of variable valve timing components for Ford, GM, Chrysler and Audi. I do plc's, cnc's, robots, and anything else to do with automation, and love it.
The paying job is Hydraulics with the oilfields and industrial customers. That includes drilling rigs with topdrives and powerswivels. Also a lot of truck systems basically anything that has to do with fluid power and power units. The partially paying jobs are electrical, tree removal, and welding. Still do a lot of mechanical work for friends and such but will not do it for the public anymore, just too many headaches. CJ
I'm a software consultant specializing in web apps built on Microsoft technologies. Been with the same company since graduating college in '98. The best part of my job is the fact that I get to work from home. With 3 small kids at home, my tractor work is reserved for weekends since my evening are taken up with kids and kid stuff.
Same Explorer 65, MF 135, MF 30, MF165, Volvo BM 55, Volvo BM 425, Volvo BM 2254, Terengmester skidder, Ford 3000, Fordson major, Derreng unknown model, IH B275, MAN 4R2, Gutbord sub compact.
5 Years as a sawmill operator, 3 years in the logging, one year as a welder at full time with welding truck frames and 3 years as a self-employed doing all types of odd jobs
Currently I am a horse groom and yard handy man these last 6yrs, prior to that I had 11yrs heavy plant and construction, driving Cat 345s, D8s and D9s, 637s and a few hours on a CAT16.
I'm still trying to decide what I want to do when I grow up ... In the meantime, I've spent the last 32 years working as an analytical chemist in the pharmaceutical industry.