I’ve been lurking in this sub for awhile now and I finally have something to add to this sub. For the past 7 months I’ve been going to technical school to learn machining and I really enjoy it but I’m starting to get fed up with the bootlicking my teacher is pushing. A guy who finished this class which is a year long was making 16 an hour without any overtime. He gets him a new job at a shop that does parts for NASA and has 20 CNC machines and they’re gonna start him at 18 an hour. I tell my teacher 18 is not enough for a guy with a year of school under his belt and a little experience, it should be more like 20 out of school, especially when guys who drive a forklift are making 20 with maybe a year of experience. He proceeded to tell me that that’s a ridiculous ask and that kids these days just want a handout. Is it really that ridiculous when this is a skilled trade and rent for a one bedroom is 1600-1800 a month in my area?
Tl;dr: my teacher thinks 20 an hour is a ridiculous ask for a machinist starting out, I disagree. What do you think?