@tylerallison92: Heavy duty mechanic is one of the higher paying jobs around the oilfield, especially at the oil sands sites in Fort McMurray. Trades in the oilfield are a great career path. Make big money early on, get plenty of hours and the skill is transferable if you ever decide to live/work in other areas. The apprenticeship program can look like this for the in class portion: Level 1: 10 weeks Level 2: 8 weeks Level 3: 6 weeks Level 4: 5 weeks Complete that over 4 years and you come out with money in your pocket and a high paying job… although nothing is guaranteed and you probably have to be a top mechanic to be cracking $200k.
Ima heavy equipment mechanic and make 50k a year, don’t fall for the blue collar propaganda😭🙏
2026-08-24 15:06:30
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Lexxwagner :
Let’s not forget a journeyman is a few year SCHOOLING, so not a “degree” but a ticket/certificate is still required
2026-08-31 14:36:11
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Melissa-Jean :
yeah no way my husband been a mechanic for 17 years and actually you need to be legally licensed to be considered a Red Seal in Canada...
2026-08-31 17:06:00
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Beni Meza :
Hi, which company is this? I’ll go for that kind of money.
2026-08-31 14:49:34
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Ally :
It just kills me you guys work so hard to see half that on your paychecks 😭
2026-08-31 19:22:50
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Empress Che 🇨🇦👽 :
My son works at the mines near Sparwood (border of Alberta) and does 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off. He is making $200k as a heavy duty mechanic.
2026-08-24 17:18:39
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Caleb :
Watched that job destroy my dad’s body by 40. Pays great but you are trading your health for it
2026-08-24 15:01:02
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Crabtree83 :
yea but you have to live in Alberta...
2026-08-24 17:18:06
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spanky3381 :
$100k a yr 40hrs a week & home everyday I’ll stick with that..
2026-08-25 01:43:34
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cmine10 :
All of these are ghost jobs. Try applying and see if you get a response lmao
2026-08-24 17:19:37
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McEbo :
which site/platform is this?
2026-08-30 06:57:33
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tsgroove :
I find it sooo funny how all these blue collar bros are like “no DEgREe ReQuIReD” yeah it doesn’t need a degree, they call for a journeyman license…. Which takes 4 years to acquire. 😂😂😂
2026-08-24 20:36:55
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bluelagoon553 :
Yeah, you couldn’t pay me any kind of money to live in Fort Mac or Alberta for that matter
2026-08-24 22:15:29
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FullTrttle🇨🇦 :
What they dont say is you have to work 80 hours a week to get the pay they claim...
2026-08-24 16:00:13
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rmaster :
That's all lies just to get you in the door.
2026-08-24 22:21:02
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Curt_G :
yea, but working 12s and away from home sucks, as someone who spent most their adult life in Fort Mac and other FIFO jobs, its not worth it
2026-08-25 11:59:18
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...🇨🇦 :
My husband has a grade 10 education and a very long criminal record from his late teens to early 20's. He got into crushing as a labourer maybe 15 years ago and now clears 200k as a superintendent. He works a 28/14 rotation, so basically a 2 week break every other month. I won't take away how hard he works and his rotations definitely get tough on the tail end but a guy like him was never going to get a university degree and frankly I think a desk job where he has to write passive aggressive emails all day long would make him suicidal. His record has never held him back in his career but sometimes his company has to ask if he'll be allowed into a mine. No mine has ever said no though. He's been able to travel all over Canada to some extremely remote locations, he's walked on glaciers, he's taken helicopters to work. White collar jobs aren't for everybody and are rarely as financially rewarding as these remote jobs.
2026-08-24 17:17:17
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🫶🏼 Desiree 🫶🏼 :
My man is a truck and trailer mechanic got his red seal he was gonna switch to heavy duty but worked on a few vehicles and said ya not my cup of tea haha 🤣 said not worth it and we don’t live far from fort mcmurray either lol he works up in the north west territories making over 10k a month 🥰 12 hour days fly in camps make good money too JS 💜
2026-08-29 19:55:27
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MirinBrah :
working that much for 200k a year ruining your life for little money
2026-08-24 15:40:00
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🌗dom🌓 :
7 on 7 off is actually peak scheduling. I did 8 on 6 off and it was still great.
2026-08-24 20:38:46
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Brad :
I made 210000 last year in a Diamond Mine, 14 on 14 off.
2026-08-24 19:50:32
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Tye :
but you need a journeyman ticket which is 4 years of experience and 4 years of schooling to be able to qualify for that job
2026-08-24 17:30:41
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Sophia420 :
They pay great because you work 12hr days 7 days a week, 2 of your days off are travel days, so you only really get 5 days off, you work in the middle of nowhere away from friends and family, it's hard on the body and most guys get out in their 40's cause their bodies are broken
2026-08-24 20:02:39
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Kenneth :
that's false for Herc, I just left them and there. 61$ an hr. ot at 1.5. union dues eat up 1700$ a year. Max I made was 195K and not being home much.
2026-08-24 19:06:09
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lastofthehumanrace :
It says no degree mentioned. You need a journeyman ticket
2026-08-25 22:43:03
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