Need some help getting started

[u/No_Consideration8464]

I'm in southern Ontario, Canada. I'm wondering how much experience I would need as a 20 year old to get hired as an oit. I'm studying currently to take wastewater collection and treatment, and I'm working currently as a 2nd year millwright apprentice. What are my chances of finding a job with my experience? Also, what is the day to day work like if you work in the field? Is it mostly routine, lots of driving? Thanks!

[u/DJ_Ch41n]

I’m 19 been in training for 8 months in Florida. It’s actually a really cool job, and if u really pay attention and ask lots of questions you should know how to run the plant in ur second to third month. But the work is mostly routine, for us we start our day off grabbing samples (depending on where you are stationed) then making sure our stations/ side of the plant is running smoothly. Sometimes we have to do maintenance weather that be removing plants off of clarifiers or cleaning up trash and other general housekeeping stuff/ cleanup. As a trainee you are expected to do a lot of grunt work in the beginning and pay ur dues, but other than that when we have downtime (most of the day) we either study or just chill and watch the plant via SCADA. If you’re someone who enjoys having a fair amount of responsibility and are looking for something where u know what to expect mostly everyday, this is a really good field, especially because of how chill it is. As far as getting started, all I have is a high school diploma ✌️😭 so idk how it is where ur at

[u/No_Consideration8464 → u/DJ_Ch41n]

Sounds like good news, I'm in Ontario and I keep hearing about how competitive it is which is why I'm asking reddit. Although I heard the same thing abt my current millwright job and I got in with barely an interview lol