Being a supervisor working on construction site

cannabisweedPotNerd said:

Diploma in building and construction is the course

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these are questions really for your school of choice
typically they will have "about the course" sections letting you know what type of employment positions you can obtain from said course

is this online course from an accredited college ?
is this a job you actually want to do?
have you ever worked in construction at all ever even a grunt job to see if you even like it?
is money your only reason for choosing said employment choice?
do you have to do an apprenticeship afterwards? (usually with trade jobs you do)

if youre gunna waste money on college, make sure its a job you want , its by a real college and the diploma or whatever you receive from it actually gets you a job

Those are rhetorical questions by the way just things you shoul look into or answer for yourself

cannabisweedPotNerd said:

Diploma in building and construction is the course

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I know, you're talking about taking a short course and not talking about a degree you're talking about a certificate.
If being a supervisor was that easy we'd all be supervisor's. When you graduate from trade school with no real experience in the field except for the shit you may or may not have read in your six month online course. You're not going to be a supervisor. It's common sense

Rank 1 bring the top 3 being least

1 degree ex: masters degree , it's from university
2 diploma. From college
3 certificate from any online course or short study period can be from an instructor not a college some people take extra certified courses after school to have a leg up
Or to learn new material in their job field

My husband has had the same job for 8 years but he often takes certified courses to get certifications to better help his career

Don't see how an online course will help you much with construction

cannabisweedPotNerd said:

Diploma in building and construction is the course

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This will open the door for you to become a laborer.
Paperwork is back-breaking, they will make sure you can carry plywood first.

On the other hand, many workers die because of poor management, so it's possible.

Drowning-Man said:

Don't see how an online course will help you much with construction

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Id put my money on it being a certification people take after they've worked in the field for some extra education honestly
But who knows

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sunni said:

Id put my money on it being a certification people take after they've worked in the field for some extra education honestly
But who knows

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Post employment certification might be useful for online

Easiest way is to find a construction company whose owner has a fat ugly daughter and marry her .......

sunni said:

doint you have to like work in construction before you can just show up and say hey im your supervisor now

i would think a hands on job like that you earn your respect by years of service and moving up the ladder rather than an educational standpoint and coming in right out of college

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You would think, right? It depends on the outfit, bigger firms that follow modern corporate guidelines, not just construction, don't care about experience. I have close to 20 years in my field, no degrees,certs, etc. I have many good references, but without that paper it doesn't matter, I get much less consideration.

My last place I had 7 years in, hands on experience. I lost a promotion to a kid out of college with no experience, but a degree. Kid literally graduated 3 months before being hired to a supervisory role, no on the job experience at all. I hate corporate America.

cannabisweedPotNerd said:

Diploma in building and construction is the course

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Those diplomas don't mean shit.

You want a job in construction? Show up at a job site and ask for a job. Preferable union. You will start at the bottom. Hard work and years later you might get to be a supervisor.


Want some real money. Go get a four year degree in some type of engineering.

whitebb2727 said:

Those diplomas don't mean shit.

You want a job in construction? Show up at a job site and ask for a job. Preferable union. You will start at the bottom. Hard work and years later you might get to be a supervisor.


Want some real money. Sell drugs.

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Fify.

Drowning-Man said:

Guise it depends on the job. Construction engineers usually have university degrees and are always above grunts.

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That is totally different than being the supervisor on the job site.....apples and oranges

cannabisweedPotNerd said:

Do you get paid alot?

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lol.. like @sunni asked, have you ever worked construction before?.. if not, dont waste your time with the course. like someone else said on this thread. most construction company owners dont care about a cert, its construction.. unless your plumbing or electrical. you dont need a course to build, just need to know what the hell youre doing.. and im guessing you do not. just need to know codes and how to correctly/safely use tools. the best construction workers i know went to the school of hard knocks. theres a lot of little stuff a book wont teach you and little tricks you'll learn with experience. the only way i can see this happening.. getting right in, is if its not new construction. one of my good friends has a renovation company and his supervisor doesnt know much, he knows just enough and is good with people.. then if they get the job all he really does is make sure the customer is happy and if the workers need supplies he runs to grab it. he makes about 40 an hour... but honestly id say dont waste your time.. go to school for a trade, get a paid apprenticeship and actually do the work, when you meet enough people start your own business on the side then eventually break off into your own thing once people realize you know what youre doing

WeedFreak78 said:

Fify.

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I was being serious. Union construction workers make good money.

Hell walking in off the street you can make 12-15 bucks an hour with zero experience. Get into a skilled trade make it past an apprentice and make journeyman, you can do that in two years easy. Now you're talking $30 a a hour.

A degree in some type of engineering is even more money.


I will bet just about any large construction site on any given day will be short handed and even have a trailer on site to take applications.

If they tell you they are not hiring, show up everyday at starting time and ask the boss if they are short handed.

I guarantee in a week to ten days you will have a job.

If you have no experience supervising, you better be good at sucking dick if your looking for a supervisors position. You dont really need trade skills to be a supervisor...trust me I've worked for people that didn't know shit about construction...they only really need to know how to manage people.

are there hats?

Foreman/operator I make $62 an hour doing underground. Bit I'm going on 12 years and $15 of that goes directly in 401k

cannabisweedPotNerd said:

Do you get paid alot?

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In my trade a foremans get $2.50/hour over scale. Is $2.50 more a lot of money?

There are all kinds of construction work what are you interested in?
Carpentry
Laborers
Cement Masons
Insulators
Iron workers
Pipe Fitters
Steam Fitters
Plumbers
Boilermakers
Operators Engineers
Elevators installers
Gazers
Electricians
Line Men
Residential Construction
Sheet Metal / HVAC
I would suggest that you look at your interests research each field of construction (each one has its own + or -) then go through their apprenticeship program learn the trade. After you become a journeyman take what ever classes the company or unions offer learn all you can from your trade while taking outside classes that will further you knowledge within that trade as you move up in the company or trade union in to supervisory position.