otipoju:


That is also a very good one. An Auto mechanic is a knowledge worker but still requires some hard work and grime. I know of a very good Nigerian electrician who retrained and got licensed in US..earns roughly 80 thousand dollars a year. Even a Plumber or HVAC technician will earn decent.

But with IT jobs we are talking of working from the confines of your bedroom and making really good money.

Not all of IT is writing codes.

I work in heavy IT environment and can't write a single line of code nor even have any IT certifications. But i am a highly skilled people leader and I just provide leadership and guidance from my closet.

Edipet:
I have hvac skill but in a beginner level

otipoju:


If you like yourself you better invest at least two good years in yourself make you go school and get at least an associate degree in Information Technology with good IT certifications.

Why you go leave Nigeria come dey drive forklift for North America, when you can start earning at least 75,000 dollars per annum working from the comfort of your bedroom as an IT proffessional.

Do not limit yourself.

otipoju:


I've been on this forum for more than 15 years.

Wake up!!!

otipoju:


Some people have been here since 1996 at least. Sadly till today they are still delivering mails for post office or FedEx at 50+. That is where thier exposure reach.

Do you want him to still be driving forklifts at 55 years. What is the career path in that and how much can he really make longterm. When he has a brain that he can put to work.

Originalsly:


This is an example of the degree mentality brought over to the "West". Forgot his name .... " a village boy" migrated to the US... has one of the most read threads on NL ... narrated how he got a job at UPS ... met a fellow Nigerian on the "menial job" ... who had earned I think 4 degrees but never left the job. He couldn't understand the same .... what is the career path in this menial job? ... how much can he make long term? ... why doesn't he put his brain to work? It didn't make sense until he was shown how much he was earning in the "menial job".
It seems to me you have no clue how much people earn in these jobs.... especially those in a Union. Not saying learning IT skills is a waste of time ... but do not see learning other skills as less rewarding or not good as a career path. There are soooo many forklift operators over 50 still driving forklifts ... you should find out their pay ... especially if in a Union .... I can bet you they are making more than 7 out of ten guys with IT degrees.

BigYash:
The way he and those nairaland scammers say it en,one will think its very easily to learn or say na surgery them wan use put am inside person brain. To learn and master IT skills no be beans o

otipoju:


I've been on this forum for more than 15 years. Since 2007. Not one scandal, no business transaction with anyone, no advertisement of any product, no begging for or soliciting for anything from anyone. I comment and rarely reply DM's. Clean as a whistle.

He is in Canada and there are thousands of open positions in many fields. This is not Nigeria where unemployment rate is 50% and IT penetration is still minimal.

IT is a very very broad field. Not everyone will be a software developer. If your brain is so dead that you cannot find one field there to chuck head na you sabi.

There are other fields too. Phlebotomy, Medical Billing and Coding, Insurance Claims Adjusting. Project Management, Copywriting.

The person concerned greatly appreciates my input cause I have opened his eyes to how to prosper in his new environment.

Young Nigerians in the USA and Canada are killing it. Working 2- 3 easy jobs from the comfort of their bedrooms as knowledge workers with a combined annual gross of ranging from 150 to 250 thousand dollars per annum.

Why should he not invest two years in his life to aquire an in-demand skill and secure his future and prosper in an environment that guarantees success if you put the work in.

Na where you eyes reach na him you go see.

If the guy brain dull...instead of driving forklift, I will advise him to kuku get a Commercial Driver License and start driving trucks across Canada. That one will pay him more than Forklift driving. That one na warehouse job na....you go dey struggle to pay bills all your life.

Wake up!!!

Majorly21:



You don't know how to read or you just love to comment with comprehension? Na everybody love IT work?? You nor see where the OP say he don start to learn Carpentry and he want specialise on it? Why you de force people to learn things dem nor de passionate about? You know how much carpenter make a year?

Majorly21:



Lol, don't mind that s1mp. Like say he nor see where OP write say he de learn carpentry and he want specialise on that path.. the 75k annual salary he de talk for IT job. Financial traders de make am a week. I make around 25k a month because of my equity now.. make he go learn forex if his brain nor go explodes.

I too know plenty for nairaland... leave people to enjoy their lives and choices.

otipoju:


Liar!!!!

otipoju:


How much? Carpenter Max 27$ per hour.
A Project Manager makes 60$ per hour.

You dey encourage am to go learn Carpenter but you took your time to learn and trade forex which is more financially rewarding than being a carpenter.

As Carpenter income dey very okay, why you no learn the Carpenter. You no see say you be wicked person.
You dey use full bucket of water take bath but you dey advise another person to bath with small cup...dey talk of passion. Na passion you find come abroad. Evil soul you are.

What is wrong in advising someone not to settle for less? Because that is the whole point of my message to him. I myself am not an IT person ,it does not fit my personality but I work closely with developers and it's more financially rewarding for me than driving a forklift or being a carpenter.

prophetfire:
. Please is there good opportunity for a plumber there? Does plumbing sell big there? Thanks a lot.

kunle75:



Am in same shoes with you bro,here in the state technicians are living far better.
My auto mechanic from Benin republic only speaks French with little or no education but the guys are cashing out big.
I have been thinking of learning some culinary skills and major in confectionery business down the line too.
Presently I work with servicenow as an admin but tech job is on the lose in America at the moment.
God help us.

kaymandak:
Please like how much do I need to relocate to Canada from Nigeria

Oyindamolah:

Jozzy088:

Hi, pls sir I will be needing your assistance I learned carpentry and also have a diploma in carpentry and joinery and trade test certificate and I will moving to Canada on a study visa I would like you To get direct contact with you I have a lot I want to ask about carpentry jobs in Canada. I will be glad if you can assist me on this

nwizu042:


Hi jozzy, which institute did you get your certificate from?

otipoju:


I've been on this forum for more than 15 years. Since 2007. Not one scandal, no business transaction with anyone, no advertisement of any product, no begging for or soliciting for anything from anyone. I comment and rarely reply DM's. Clean as a whistle.

He is in Canada and there are thousands of open positions in many fields. This is not Nigeria where unemployment rate is 50% and IT penetration is still minimal.

IT is a very very broad field. Not everyone will be a software developer. If your brain is so dead that you cannot find one field there to chuck head na you sabi.

There are other fields too. Phlebotomy, Medical Billing and Coding, Insurance Claims Adjusting. Project Management, Copywriting.

The person concerned greatly appreciates my input cause I have opened his eyes to how to prosper in his new environment.

Young Nigerians in the USA and Canada are killing it. Working 2- 3 easy jobs from the comfort of their bedrooms as knowledge workers with a combined annual gross of ranging from 150 to 250 thousand dollars per annum.

Why should he not invest two years in his life to aquire an in-demand skill and secure his future and prosper in an environment that guarantees success if you put the work in.

Na where you eyes reach na him you go see.

If the guy brain dull...instead of driving forklift, I will advise him to kuku get a Commercial Driver License and start driving trucks across Canada. That one will pay him more than Forklift driving. That one na warehouse job na....you go dey struggle to pay bills all your life.

Wake up!!!

Xyzee:


Go get a certificate from any of the colleges close to your in Plumbing, Carpentry or as an Electrician and thank me later.

You go see money and work, na you go run.

LastProphet:


That's less than my auto Mechanic earns in a year, listen very well to what he said

emorse:

Sir? Aircraft engineer you say? What business do you have laying bricks as an engineer?

nikdam:


Language. You must be proficient in German Language before you can get certain jobs in Germany.

Some require training or retraining and to achieve this depends mostly on your language proficiency.

Authoreety:
Oga, forget big boy and flexing and start behaving like the way abokis behave in Nigeria.

Majorly21:


I trade funded account of $200k and get 85% of the profit made. You think trading is like before when Nigerians suffer to fund their accounts because of the economy??

Nothing to prove here.. I'm saying people have their choice to make.. not everyone can learn forex trading, it broke me plenty of times, i gave up more than I can counted but I found myself going back and looking at chart each day for the past four years and I'm too resilient. Some people can't even bear losing their money, they just want to work and earn then save for the future.. if the OP is more passionate about Carpentry and handy job no need to advise him or insult him and calling him dull. We all can't be doctors, lawyers, politicians/president.. trying to be what you're not destined to be will make you more poor and later you'll quit..

Me personally I hate looking for job or talking to people and love being in charge. Some people love the rat race and working under someone.. you can't force your ideas into someone.

I've seen ADs on programmers in Nigeria doing videos and placing their ad on the internet and ad boards asking people if they want to create websites etc.. some programmers that I know personally and they work in lagos, they're being paid 100k to #200k.

I can't do that, I can travel anywhere in the world and not look for job and live really good. Even though the country timezone is different I'll shift to stock options trading and live really good. So we think different.. while you are advising people to do a skill and start looking for job then working under someone.. some people aren't interested in that kind of lifestyle...

Have a great day....

otipoju:


I won't argue unnecessarily with you. I do not talk because I want to talk.

The average salary for a forklift driver is $32,000 per year. An average Network engineer salary is $90,000 a year. Even entry level data analyst will hover around $75,000 per annum with less noise in the warehouse and backaches.

If all the skills you want to have in life is lifting pallets and boxes for 8-10 hours everyday in a warehouse,that is your choice but it shows how ambitious you are. But Nigerians go abroad to take full advantage of opportunities that they did not have back home so why settle for a 32k max income when you can invest in yourself for a couple of years and earn anywhere between 75k and 100k per annum.

I know very well about warehouse jobs as we call them.It's for those new immigrants who are still trying to find their feet, uneducated citizens,teenagers who just finished, high school and those adults who are not interested in adding any value to themselves.

https://www.ziprecruiter.com/g/Highest-Paying-Forklift-Operator-Jobs

https://emeritus.org/blog/career-guide-what-is-the-highest-paying-tech-job/

Mikelarteta:
As a heavy Equipment Operator, I make over 6 figure’s easily. Way to go men no be all this university graduates without skills. This is why a country like Canada is working, thru put more empjyon technical education.