Energy and Power 9

Name: Brady Symes

HR:9-1

Choose 3 possible careers which interest you from the various post-secondary
school. It should
centre on energy and power but you may find other suitable areas.
Career #1

Description Of
Program

Pre-Requisite To
Program
Where Is Program
Offered
Length Of Program
Opportunities
Earning Potential

MOTOR VEHICLE BODY REPAIRER (METAL AND PAINT)

This program is designed to assist you in develop sufficient basic
skills and knowledge to enter the labor force as an apprentice
Mechanic in Motor Vehicle Body Repairer (Metal and Paint). Some
of the duties include:
Repair and replace vehicle structures and body parts
Remove and install interior and exterior finishes
Hammer out dents, buckles and other defects
Operate soldering equipment and plastic filler
Remove damaged fenders, panels and grills
Weld replacement parts
Straighten frames and underbodies
File, grind, mask and tape body surfaces in preparation for
painting
High School Graduation
Offered At: Prince Philip Drive Cona
Program Length: Nine Months
Graduates may find employment in the following areas:
Garages
Service Stations
Calgary Alberta 15.00 23.08 40.00 2013
Edmonton Alberta
13.46 23.00 39.00 2013
Vancouver / Lower Mainland Southwest British Columbia
15.00 26.00 36.00 2013
Winnipeg Manitoba
12.00 21.19 33.00 2013
Fredericton / Oromocto New Brunswick 10.00 14.55 20.80
2011
Halifax Nova Scotia 11.00 17.50 22.12 2013
Toronto Ontario 13.75 20.00 35.00 2013
Ottawa Ontario 13.75 19.23 34.00 2013
Windsor / Sarnia Ontario
13.75 19.23 34.00 2013
Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie Ontario(1) 13.75 19.23 34.00
2013
Prince Edward Island
12.40
19.20 2011

Career #2

Description Of
Program

Pre-Requisite To
Program
Where Is Program
Offered
Length Of Program

Montreal Quebec
14.00 20.00 28.42 2013
Saskatoon / Biggar Saskatchewan(1)
15.00 22.00 33.17
2013

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

This program provides training in the safe and effective operation
of Heavy Duty Earth Moving Equipment. Some of the duties
include:
Explore the operation of heavy equipment
Perform preventative maintenance
Develop skills necessary to become proficient in the use of
the following heavy equipment
High School Graduation
Offered At: Bay St. George, Bonavista, Placentia, St. Anthony
cona
Six Months
Graduates may find employment in the following areas:

Opportunities

Earning Potential

Career #3
Description Of
Program

General contractors
Paving companies
Pipeline companies
Logging
Mining
Landscaping
Hourly Rate
C$17.10 - C$35.23
Hourly Tips
C$0.32
Overtime
C$20.60 - C$53.66
National Annualized Data (?)
C$0 C$50K
C$100K
C$150K
Bonus
C$0.00 - C$4,779
Profit Sharing
C$0.51 - C$19,727
Total Pay (?)
C$36,546 - C$96,810
WELDER
Welders join and server metals in beams, girders, vessels, piping
and other metal components make metal parts used in
construction and manufacturing plants, and weld parts, tools,
machines and equipment. Some of the duties are:
Develop patterns in given layouts, blueprints and work

Pre-Requisite To
Program
Where Is Program
Offered
Length Of Program

Opportunities

Earning Potential

High

orders
Clean and check for defects and shape component parts
Examine blueprints and work orders
Perform welding of various metals
School Graduation

Baie Verte, Burin, Corner Brook, Happy Valley-Goose Bay,

Labrador West, Placentia, Prince Philip Drive cona
Nine Months
Graduates may find employment in the following areas:
Machine shops
Fabrication plants
Garages
Production plants
Shipyard
Oil and Gas
Hourly Rate
C$15.67 - C$36.01
Hourly Tips
C$0.00
Overtime
C$22.49 - C$57.76
National Annualized Data (?)
C$0 C$50K
C$100K
C$150K
Bonus
C$0.00 - C$2,367
Profit Sharing
C$206.08 - C$8,726
Total Pay (?)
C$33,939 - C$84,300

Credit for this activity :Wiseman.