How To Get Into Pipeline Welding

Here are 7 things you can do to prepare to be a pipeline welding and get your first pipeline welding job.

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[vendetta]

I’m 22 just finishing my last year of school and have everything I need but a truck to put it in. Appreciate the guidance, not a lot of folks like to show young fellas the light nowadays 👍

[kirkragland]

Also when you work your rig you are fine tuning your rig. You will learn what you don't need and what you do need you never thought of, you will learn the most efficient way to store your tools.

[zacheryhemphill]

Traded in my Nissan Altima while working as maintenance welder at a plant. Got all my tools and truck together and now basically hired on as a maintenance rig welder for the plant. Pretty much my dream job just being able to work out of my rig much less the freedom of being able to just be given a task and go handle it. If I ever have to leave this facility, atleast I’ll have all my own stuff and be ready to go. Plus since I look like a little kid you can already imagine how hard it is to convince a hiring office I’m able to run a rig.

[joeysantos]

All signed up for welding school in august. School teaches the top 4 ways to weld, you’re a huge inspiration dog

[bartbley]

Good advice . Went to a down hand pipewelding school . Started welding caps on bare 16"pipe done that till one was good at capping then graduated to doing coupons of the same size pipe till the end of the coarse where one took a regular down hand test and then pulled straps. Worked there after at a trucking out fit fixing and welding on trucks and trailers to get rigged up and also in between working there went welder helping on pipeline . Helping on the line gave one a very good Idea of what pipeline was about and one got contacts

[richpitty]

This is a great vid for young guys this is the absolute truth he is 100% right with experience and networking you can never burn to many Rods under the hood it’s impossible in this trade you never stop learning or improving if you can’t find scrap pipe to practice on use plate in 6g or any uncomfortable position to learn great vid man

[DASmith-ojnq]

It's Kool to see humbleness at it's finest

[wyattonthespectrum]

i’m 17 graduating this may, I have my SA 200, lots of hand tools, currently working a welding job as a shop and rig hand. I’m going to wwa this summer. I’m close

[JeepBro]

Love these tips!!! Going to trade school after high school this year and hopefully I will start my pipeline job next year! Can’t wait for it!!!

[yamatodamashii]

I appreciate this channel. I’m a linguist back in Oklahoma after twenty years teaching in Japan and really enjoyed welding in my army days and thinking about making a career change. A lot of bullshitters on the net but I definitely trust your info.

[brianpierson]

Also at most of the schools where you would get the Pipeline knowledge and guidance there are pipeline hands and welders and welder helpers that come in and visit talk about the jobs answer questions and even a few that have weld bosses to drop in An SCOOPE OUT THE CLASS FOR THE NEXT “GOLDEN ARM” I know of fue kids got out of school and started welding and went to school and finished up and put the time in networking and within a month or two was able to get on as a welding helper for the first 2 jobs and proved there selfs to the welder and weld boss and got a test and has never looked back!! Plus one who started at night and working of a day then ended up making a test before they even finished the school up and went straight to work all because the teacher seen how good he was and never came in late or left early and most importantly never missed a day. So the teacher hand the boss come in to see him

[thenomad]

looking forward to the pipeline course. went to welding school and have been a structural welder for 5 years now building hotels, apartments, and parking garages. Doing a hotel for Universal Studios currently. want to switch up and learn to Tig/Stick weld pipe and break away from my company.

[AlpacaRenee]

Good advice Austin. I love your videos! Thanks for all the helpful ideas and instruction. You and Kayla have a blessed weekend.
Ps. Love my sweatshirt!!

[dannynesbitt]

Your doing a great job, sure do appreciate you sharing knowledge and encouraging others to learn and grow.

[olddawgdreaming]

Great information Austin !!! Thanks for sharing this with us. Stay safe and keep up the good work and videos. Fred.

[brianmendez]

Whats your thoughts on WWA in Gillette, WY?

[kjensen]

Cut the end of your beveler off. You can slide the torch and holder off and flip it around way faster with those mathey bevelers. I did it to my 2-4 and 3-8.

[sciencelearnremember]

Where is a place to weld outside for practice? I dont have space at the house

[bigwhisky]

But where in the heck is all the pipeline and oil field Welding work, that’s what I wanna know lol I sure hope it opens up soon.

[ChillwitCam]

You’re a big inspiration, I’m in school for welding now and afterwards I will attend KWI welding to become a pipe welder is the the only career path I can take??