What should I do?

[Hotrod70C10]

I am kind of stuck with a carrer choice, I currently have been going to school to be a computer technician / network administrator. I have been searching for a job for most of the year in this field as an entry level employee with no luck. I have had an interest in cars / trucks since I was a little boy since my grandfather and father have been technicians and or worked around cars their whole carrers. I have really been looking into going to technical school for auto body repair and welding plus, I have a chance of working at a body shop basicly as a shop hand. Now my question is, Should I go for the new carrer or stick with the computers?

[racedvl]

I wanted to turn wrenches for a living. . . . it almost killed my hobby. . .

[cableguy0]

i do turn wrenches for a living but i work in a different type of shop than most people are lucky enough to get into. the shop i work at is a full machine shop/speed shop as well as regular auto repairs if its car related we do it with the exception of body work. i love working there because i work on a lot of muscle cars as well as race cars we do engines for and so on and thats my favorite thing to do always has been probably always will be. i dont mind working on my own stuff when i get home but i usually wait for the weekends. but in my opinion do you want regardless of the money because if you arent happy the money wont matter you will still hate your job and thats no way to live. do what you want to do not what someone wants you to do or because you can make more money doing it. you will be much happier doing something you enjoy for a living

[Class of 69]

In the fluid field of computers, you may have to chase the jobs all over the country. In automotive, you can stay in one bigger local, and have the jobs come to you. I don't think you'll ever match the potential income of a seasoned computer tech in the auto field, but like cableguy0 said, you gotta do what makes you happy.

[gldevall]

I would agree with racedvl on this one. Why not work in the shop until you find a computer job? It may turn out the you would rather do the wrench turning and you would always have the computers to fall back on.

[krue]

Take two sheets of paper and draw a line down the center of each. Label one sheet "auto" and one "computer" and put pros on one side a cons on the other. Then list every good point and bad point of each. Then you will know that you have really considered what you wanna do.

Hope that helps.

[trixter99]

Since I work in autobody already I'll say do it. I love my job and really can't think of another job I would rather do.Every lazy bastard in the world has dreams of being a huge computer mogul like Bill Gates but only a few really are smart or lucky enough to pull it off. Trades where you have to use your hands and actualy think a problem through are really needing an infusion of young technisions.The only drawback to starting out is having to work for minimum wage or close to it and trying to live as well as buy tools so you can do your job.I got really lucky and got to start in small shop with a really good rep in the collision industry as well as the best boss I ever had,he took me under his wing and taught me alot about fixing wrecked cars and trucks.When I started out I thought that I was going to work on really cool custom stuff but I now know it's not all hot rods and tricked out cars. I actually prefer to do collision repairs thanany custom work.If you manage to get into auto body or mechanical trades you can probably get a job anywhere you want to live. Good luck on your choice of career.............Darcy

[lukecp]

I would keep looking for a computer job, and get training on the side for something automotive. Between the two, you should always be able to find a job.

I personally would hate to work on cars all day long....working on my truck alone is somewhat of a love/hate relationship, i think i would go mad doing it all day, lol. Personally, i would rather be on the parts selling end of the automotive industry, but that is just me...

[Spoof]

I would say stick with computers for now. I don't think you'll regret it.
It would be easier to shift mid stream to an automotive trade than vice versa IMO.

[1FaastC10]

i too wanted to turn wrenches for a living, but just as racedvl said, it almost killed my hobby. so i quit school, and 4 years later, i still havent figured out exactly what i want to do yet. i have been in the sales end of the auto industry, and its not that bad really. plus, you eliminate the BS stories of "discontinued" and "unavailable" parts.

[Hotrod70C10]

Thanks for the insight guys, I'm going to go look into the job tomorrow and go check out the vocational center and see what their classes are like. I went there for my computer training and it was great. I'll let you guys know if I get the job later on tomorrow!