I know all of what you speak. I was a auto tech for 8 years and attained ASE Master Tech level. I primarily worked on foreign cars, VW and Subaru mostly. Later, I joined the US Coast Guard for 7 years and did electronics & radio communications. Now I can't find work as an electronics tech and the future for comp sci and engineering isn't looking good.
I just need to get the auto certificate so I have something recent. A few things in auto tech have changed since I did it but the basic stuff hasn't. Luckily, I kept all my tools. Any way, it's just to hold me over until I can get my degree done and the economy changes. (hopefully)
There aren't any mining jobs near me but there are auto technician jobs.
I'm still in college, originally for computer science but ditched that after the bubble burst. It still looks like I made a good choice. I had decided to work on an applied physics degree but due to economic reasons I'm going to have to drop out soon. There aren't any nearby engineering colleges otherwise I would have taken that track.
I know how to work on cars so I'm going to get a auto tech certificate at the local community college. It's only two semesters so it's not much time lost. I can then continue, albeit slowly, on my physics degree. Hopefully, the economy will change sometime in the near future.
At least as an auto technician, I'm pretty much assured that my job won't be outsourced.
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I just need to get the auto certificate so I have something recent. A few things in auto tech have changed since I did it but the basic stuff hasn't. Luckily, I kept all my tools. Any way, it's just to hold me over until I can get my degree done and the economy changes. (hopefully)
I'm still in college, originally for computer science but ditched that after the bubble burst. It still looks like I made a good choice. I had decided to work on an applied physics degree but due to economic reasons I'm going to have to drop out soon. There aren't any nearby engineering colleges otherwise I would have taken that track.
I know how to work on cars so I'm going to get a auto tech certificate at the local community college. It's only two semesters so it's not much time lost. I can then continue, albeit slowly, on my physics degree. Hopefully, the economy will change sometime in the near future.
At least as an auto technician, I'm pretty much assured that my job won't be outsourced.