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Chat with a pipeline inspector on a barge last week made me question if I'm chasing the right certs
He told me he makes $5,000 a week doing NDT inspections in the Gulf and said 'you're killing your back for half that' and now I can't stop thinking about getting my UT Level II - anyone else feel like they hit a ceiling on the physical side?
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noah_webb4d agoTop Commenter
Whoa, five grand a week? That's insane money for NDT work, I didn't realize the offshore gigs paid that kind of cash.
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wyatt_shah853d ago
Got a buddy who did a six week hitch on a rig off Angola. Said he cleared almost thirty grand after his rotation. He spent the whole first week back buying rounds at every bar in town, had that drunk on cash look the whole time. But he also said you EARN it, like twelve hour shifts in a boiler suit soaked through with sweat and salt spray, holding a probe to a pipe that’s vibrating hard enough to rattle your teeth.
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