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Career Path => General => Topic started by: indoprime on Sep 05, 2007, 09:49

Title: Number of Roadtechs in the business?
Post by: indoprime on Sep 05, 2007, 09:49
Hey folks,

I was wondering, just how many of us are in the Roadtech world?  I've heard numbers ranging from 485 all the way to 1000.  Hit me back, let me know what's up?

Indo.
Title: Re: Number of Roadtechs in the business?
Post by: Brett LaVigne on Sep 06, 2007, 12:40
I have heard recently that there are somewhere in the nieghborhood of 800 - 1000. That is about 1/3 what there was in the early 90's. I am sure someone has more accurate numbers but this is probably not far off. We are a rare breed for sure.
Title: Re: Number of Roadtechs in the business?
Post by: illegalsmile on Sep 06, 2007, 05:37
One less. After 27 yrs in the commercial/DOE nuclear world, I start my non-nuclear government job at Aberdeen Proving Ground on 9/17. Happy trails, y'all!!!!
Title: Re: Number of Roadtechs in the business?
Post by: MrHazmat on Sep 06, 2007, 08:14
OK, who is the .7 person...slacker.  ;D
Title: Re: Number of Roadtechs in the business?
Post by: RDTroja on Sep 06, 2007, 08:43
Quote from: MrHazmat on Sep 06, 2007, 08:14
OK, who is the .7 person...slacker.  ;D

Based on my experience that represents 7 x .1 people and I think I have worked with most of them.

But back to the first question, lets take a scientific approach. Everybody sound off...

1  ;)
Title: Re: Number of Roadtechs in the business?
Post by: Brett LaVigne on Sep 06, 2007, 12:25
Quote from: RDTroja on Sep 06, 2007, 08:43
Based on my experience that represents 7 x .1 people and I think I have worked with most of them.

But back to the first question, lets take a scientific approach. Everybody sound off...

1  ;)

Uh...2  ;D
Title: Re: Number of Roadtechs in the business?
Post by: vikingfan on Sep 06, 2007, 12:48
are we counting all trades or just hp type folks ??
Title: Re: Number of Roadtechs in the business?
Post by: alphadude on Sep 06, 2007, 03:24
there are about 3000 at any one time down from 4900 of the late 80s  on the road at any time- around 1000

if u are talking about people that are temps- no benefits, no job in 5 weeks, use unemployment as a means to survive-- 400-600
Title: Re: Number of Roadtechs in the business?
Post by: Mike McFarlin on Sep 06, 2007, 04:20
Not enough!
Title: Re: Number of Roadtechs in the business?
Post by: Already Gone on Sep 06, 2007, 05:59
One fewer here.  You might see me at an outage or two, but I'm not techin' no mo'.
Title: Re: Number of Roadtechs in the business?
Post by: Rennhack on Sep 06, 2007, 08:18
For every 4 that drop out, one comes back in...
Title: Re: Number of Roadtechs in the business?
Post by: SloGlo on Sep 06, 2007, 09:43
eye dunno.  i bin offa da rode fer a wile.  still teching contracts, gist knot dune da rode.  well, maybe da short rhode.  duz dat kount?  mebbe eye yam wonna da 0.1?