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Originally Posted by Hopedale Hustler
Thanks i appreciate it man more than you know...im in competition with 22 other guys out of my class for jobs when its all over...and about 20 of them all have dads or brothers or best friends in the field to guide them along...so far you been the only person in the field that i have really talked to and your giving me great info....i appreciate that...i live near baton rouge in Hammond at the time being...ive tried talking to a few companies over the past few months but they really dont seem to want to give a student the time of day which i understand...im eventually gonna start working my way west some to try to talk to other companies too...i just havent had time yet...this school aint no joke...i just passed my level II RT course now all i have left iss UTT and shearwave and im done...cant wait to get working though,,,its tough to just take off 7 or 8 months to pursue something different but i hope its worth it...
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It definitely be worth it man. Once you graduate and get you NDE certs you will be very marketable. There are a lot of NDE guys out working right now that have had no formal training like yourself, that training you have will take you as far as you want to go. It won't happen all at once but in due time the work and money will be there. Everyone of us API inspectors have started out just like you. Do your time, learn every chance you get and in a few years start trying to test for your API's. I can give you a number for a guy named Steve Rayburn, he runs a inspection company in Baton Rouge area, it's called JZR, they will give you a shot i promise you that, they are looking for qualified guys like yourself right now. His number is 225-614-3315. Tell him Chad gave you this number, he is working nights right now so call him after 4pm. Other companies would be Gulf Engineering in the new orleans area, Alltech Inspection in the St. Charles, la area, Pro Inspect, Accuren, Matrix. All of these guys hire NDE techs quite often. Good Luck