WOmen who work in "unusual" manual jobs....

[KatB]

Are there any women who work in more amnual jobs like plumbing, electricians, mechanics, landscape gardeners out there?! Was just thinking of "different" career routes to go down, and whether women would be at a disadvantage or not in these ares?!

 

[Kal]

Does a Railway Engineer count? I do site surveys and then back into the office for the design work. There wasn't many women when i started 8 years ago but more and more are creeping in.

Although i'm buggered for life insurance, what with riding and dodging 125mph trains, it'll cost me a fortune, and i'm not worth that much.

 

[cob1]

I used to be a site engineer setting out on civil engineering projects - such as building bridges and roads, however 18 months ago had enough of rain etc. and changed to be a quantity surveyor instead for the same type of projects!! Although i have put on weight as i dont do as much walking / climbing etc!!!

Thats were my high vis came from LOL!

 

[wench]

I'm a QS to!

 

[StefDua]

Not myself but I know a woman who's an electrical engineer at a nuclear power plant

 

[echodomino]

I'm a bus driver does that count?

 

[billyslad]

I had a very attractive friend of mine that served an apprentice as a bricklayer a few years ago

 

[Horsemad12]

H&S manager for an M&E engineering company. Spend most of my time on building sites surrounded by men.

 

[Alibear]

I work in IT and acutally do take computers apart and put them back together again and they work

Seems to shock a lot of blokes.

 

[Nailed]

I did two years as a farrier?

Lou x

 

[Cop-Pop]

We have a female painter at the moment (painting the outside of the building) and she's the only one at the company - she has to work with 24 blokes

Poor girl

I work in IT and a lot of blokes get put off by that - some of my customers immediately assume they must know more than me because I'm female!!!

 

[Mavis]

I shoot guns for a living, testing stuff. Im the only female and this definitely works to my advantage especially when the army guys come down.

The downside is having to work in fetching doc marten boots and overalls and permanently having black grubby hands. I do occasionally wish I could wear tight skirts and heels and nice tops to work instead of trundling about in the rain and looking dishevelled.

 

[Angelbones]

OMG you are SO cool! I am green with envy!

 

[AlexThe Arab]

I used to be a HGV driver for a builders merchants, delivering bricks and cement etc - loved it

 

[CorvusCorax]

Cool, Ethel, I want your job - I did an interview with a husband and wife plumbing/electrician team once.

 

[The Virgin Dubble]

I am a milk recorder for National Milk Records, if that counts?

I go to farms at milking time and take samples and record amounts given, then input the data onto a laptop, along with herd 'hatches, matches and dispatches'.

I enjoy my job, but I do get covered in cow sh*t and smell a lot.

 

[dawnpetenathshir]

I'm a taxi driver, I drive a minibus and a wheelchair accessible minibus for special needs kids.

 

[wishfulthinking]

Not me, but know a girl who is a tree surgeon. My brother would love your job ethel!

 

[Mavis]

Ooh Dubble I like the sound of your job!

 

[destiny11]

Engineer, electrical by trade, worked on the teams that refuel our nuke subs

 

[KatB]

Oh cool! SOunds like lots of cool jobs out there... was just thinking that there seems to be a shortage of electricians out there, and I could go self employed in such a job... but not sure anyone would trust me to rewire their house

But just set me thinking what sort of jobs other girlies have....

 

[lilym]

i have always wanted to start a garage run by women for women, how many times have you been in a garage and felt intimidated and been ripped off???

 

[Hollycat]

I did my NVQ in plumbing but am also a lawyer. I enjoy plumbing and there are more women getting into it, though t can still be hard to get a job/training. If you PM me I can give you the e-mail of the women in plumbing group at the institute of plumbers - they have newsletters, conferences etc.

 

[embonaught]

I used to write about cars for a living. Can't imagine why! Then again, I also used to write a load of drivel for women's mags aswell. The motoring blokes were just as neurotic and bitchy (although they could only be neurotic or bitchy, not both at the same time!)

 

[digger2]

I used to work with my dad as a joiner making and fitting windows that was good fun, and free shavings!!

not as cool as some of your jobs

am a surveyor now, do get some building/construction site visits.

 

[skye123]

i did farriery for a year

 

[Rosiefan]

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The motoring blokes were just as neurotic and bitchy (although they could only be neurotic or bitchy, not both at the same time!)

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Love it

 

[Horsemad12]

It is a 5 year as an apprentice to be an electrician. Good once you get there though. You can do it independantly through college, but then you need to fund yourself!