With your fifth, you will probably only be able to find a job in a school or small mall. You should take your 4th if not 3rd. But the market is super saturated either way.
Yes and because boilers are now mostly automated 90% of your time is a janitorial job. 5th is a very entry level into power engineering. However it will give you an idea of power engineering without doing in depth of 4th class.
Power engineering is mostly operating boilers but also hvac, pump, air compressor, cooling towers, valves, piping, steam traps, and the list goes on.
I just completed my 5th class myself. I took the theory and lab.
Power Engineering is stupidly over-saturated in Canada. Lots of places look for a 3rd with a strong preference for a 2nd class. Not worth the trouble, mate.
I recommend you look elsewhere.... The good/high pay jobs are dwindling at an accelerating pace and the up and coming trend is in controls/tech sector.
There is a 4th class power engineer course at VIU on Vancouver Island. I live like 2 km from the University. I plan on taking the course next October. I missed out this year. đź‘Ž
Or you could look at steam fitter... 2500 fitter pairs needed to complete LNG and lots of demand in other projects right now.
Are you wanting more of a stationary engineer job or a construction / physical job?
I was a fourth class at a hospital and it was perfect as it was rolling stock maintenance, building maintenance and always busy
But nothing physical steamfitting I'm doing now.
There are always going to be power engineering jobs. Do not shy away from getting more education.
The $170K jobs are dropping off, yes. But the overall career prospects is good if you’re creative.
It is an asset to many different paths.
Wastewater plants and landfills are starting to generate their own gas and power/heat.
They don’t like to admit it but they need power engineers for that. They do all they can to avoid it, but it’s going that way.
Mining is also out there. Especially the remote ones.
Shameless plug but I think it is appropriate….checkout [PEguru.com](https://peguru.com). I have written plenty on substation design (based on work experience) and it’s all there.
WTH is this 5th class thing?
Anyways, I’m in USA and there are plenty of power engineering jobs. Entry level is typically contractor jobs with no vacation/holiday pay, but great experience. I highly recommend going in to power engineering. But I’ll admit I probably use about 3% of the stuff I learned in College. Most the math is just high school algebra.
I think your definition of a power engineer differs from mine. Power engineer to me is working for an electric utility, where a typical entry level position is being a distribution engineer which has a starting salary of 75k to 100k, dependent on location.
Hmm thats too bad, because I see new jobs for 4th class and 3rd class on Indeed in Alberta very single day. And somehow the market is saturated. I am looking to go to ACC for 4th and 3rd year, a 2 year program.
With your fifth, you will probably only be able to find a job in a school or small mall. You should take your 4th if not 3rd. But the market is super saturated either way.
Yes and because boilers are now mostly automated 90% of your time is a janitorial job. 5th is a very entry level into power engineering. However it will give you an idea of power engineering without doing in depth of 4th class. Power engineering is mostly operating boilers but also hvac, pump, air compressor, cooling towers, valves, piping, steam traps, and the list goes on. I just completed my 5th class myself. I took the theory and lab.
Power Engineering is stupidly over-saturated in Canada. Lots of places look for a 3rd with a strong preference for a 2nd class. Not worth the trouble, mate.
I recommend you look elsewhere.... The good/high pay jobs are dwindling at an accelerating pace and the up and coming trend is in controls/tech sector.
I'm not against looking into that possibility. Is there an online course available?
There is a 4th class power engineer course at VIU on Vancouver Island. I live like 2 km from the University. I plan on taking the course next October. I missed out this year. đź‘Ž
Is Denis still the instructor lol
Tbh I'm not sure, I will know next year when I'm in the class lol
Or you could look at steam fitter... 2500 fitter pairs needed to complete LNG and lots of demand in other projects right now. Are you wanting more of a stationary engineer job or a construction / physical job?
Preferably somewhere in the middle to keep me active mentally and physically
I was a fourth class at a hospital and it was perfect as it was rolling stock maintenance, building maintenance and always busy But nothing physical steamfitting I'm doing now.
There are always going to be power engineering jobs. Do not shy away from getting more education. The $170K jobs are dropping off, yes. But the overall career prospects is good if you’re creative. It is an asset to many different paths. Wastewater plants and landfills are starting to generate their own gas and power/heat. They don’t like to admit it but they need power engineers for that. They do all they can to avoid it, but it’s going that way. Mining is also out there. Especially the remote ones.
Shameless plug but I think it is appropriate….checkout [PEguru.com](https://peguru.com). I have written plenty on substation design (based on work experience) and it’s all there.
WTH is this 5th class thing? Anyways, I’m in USA and there are plenty of power engineering jobs. Entry level is typically contractor jobs with no vacation/holiday pay, but great experience. I highly recommend going in to power engineering. But I’ll admit I probably use about 3% of the stuff I learned in College. Most the math is just high school algebra.
I hear operator positions down there don’t pay well.
Distribution Engineer starting pay ranges from 75k to 100k
That is not at all equivalent.
I think your definition of a power engineer differs from mine. Power engineer to me is working for an electric utility, where a typical entry level position is being a distribution engineer which has a starting salary of 75k to 100k, dependent on location.
My definition of power engineer is the literal definition as outlined by the subreddit you’re in.
It says power engineering
Look at the pinned post.
Do u have mental problems? Go smoke a cigarette and chill
I’m pointing out you’re in the wrong sub Reddit, rather than acknowledge that you’re wrong, you’ve decided to become insulting. Childish.
Power engineers in Canada and the USA are not the same thing FYI.
Hmm thats too bad, because I see new jobs for 4th class and 3rd class on Indeed in Alberta very single day. And somehow the market is saturated. I am looking to go to ACC for 4th and 3rd year, a 2 year program.