welding certification in new york

jasonknapp · Thu Nov 29, 2012 5:05 pm

I live in new york and just finished the lincoln welding school ,i was told my cert in ohio would not be recognized in new york so what cert is recognized everywhere in the us,thank you(6G ,6010 root and hot pass 7018 out)

Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:36 pm

The state has little to do with it. (The exception is OK, which has a state licensing process.)

Most certifications are little more than "foot in the door" highlights on a resume'. Any job at journeyman pay will have an on-site test to certify you to the processes and WPS they'll require you to do. That Lincoln cert will help you get the interview and on-site test.

New York is a strong Labor Union state. Call a local hall and ask questions.

One set of certifications that carry weight almost everywhere are for ASME code welds. (Boilers, pressure piping, pressure vessels, etc.) The only cert. I've ever held, other than an in-house certification, is an ASME for cryogenic pressure vessels and piping.

Good luck (and congratulations on finishing school with a certificate!)

Steve S

jwmacawful · Sat Jun 08, 2013 10:19 pm

new york city (until very recently) issued a dept of building structural welder's license. the test was administered at the dept of sanitation central repair shops in maspeth queens. i received mine in 1979 and all i had to do to renew it was mail in 5.00 (10.00 if i was late) to the dept of buildings every year. due to a rash of bad publicity surrounding crane collapses and a few scandals involving corrupt building inspectors and some inferior overseas welding on critical heavy equipment parts new york city decided to do away with "in-house testing" of it's welders and go with the a.w.s. standards. flash forward to today (june 2013) i just came back from a testing facility on long island n.y. where i re-tested for the first time in over 30 years. one specimen in the overhead position and another in the vertical. both one inch thick plate. all for the price of 850.00. that's a big jump from the 10 bucks i usually go for!! i read a few other message boards where i hear other welder's from around the country and canada talking about having to qualify on every job and dealing with picky inspectors and un realistic procedures and often wondered if i still had the skill to pass a test if i had to. after hearing my boss remark the other day that he would hate to see anyone lose their job because of failing this test i hope i can't help but think be careful about what you wish for!

Sat Jun 08, 2013 10:36 pm

Do you have your results, yet?

I know how this must SUCK out loud, waiting for some facility you've never heard of determining if you're qualified to do what you've been doing for many years...

The damn testing guy doesn't realize we spend our lives learning how to to the job right, not studying for some damn test!

Steve S

jwmacawful · Sat Jun 08, 2013 11:08 pm

no results yet. i just took the test several hours ago. i did luck out cause the guy who owns the place is a retired electrical utilities welder/q.a. guy. the facility was small and the atmosphere was very laid back so if i did have to re`qualify i couldn't have found a better place. i was a structural welder for many years then went to work for a large detention facility where all i've done for the past 25 plus years was maint. welding so to have to take this test 3 years before i retire was like a bad dream. i get the results on monday.

Sat Jun 08, 2013 11:52 pm

Well, friend,

Best of luck.

It sounds like you're golden, but I can't imagine having to retake a simple qualification a few years from retirement!

Steve S

Mike · Sun Jun 09, 2013 8:45 am

Good luck and welcome to the forum.

jwmacawful · Sun Jun 09, 2013 1:31 pm

thanks for the encouragement guys! having to take this test so close to retirement is some bogus b.s!

jwmacawful · Fri Jun 14, 2013 5:02 pm

update: just got the results of my test last nite. passed!

Fri Jun 14, 2013 6:07 pm

jwmacawful wrote:update: just got the results of my test last nite. passed!

Cool! I figured you would, but there's always that grain of doubt, when some idiot asks you to prove you know what you're doing. And, anyone who's had to qualifiy for two or three jobs a year will tell you, you can have an "off" day when testing. Allergies acting up is enough, sometimes...

Steve S

Alexa · Sat Jun 15, 2013 2:14 am

JwMacAwful.

My gut feeling was that you were going to do okay ... but to ward off the evil eye ... it is better to not say anything.
So now ... you can share some of your tips and tricks accumulated over all those years.

Waiting.
Alexa

jwmacawful · Thu Jul 11, 2013 7:26 pm

update on the nyc welder license requalification issue. after laying out the dough for the aws structural test and some tense moments waiting for the results I now hear retesting won't be necessary. go figure?!

Alexa · Fri Jul 12, 2013 10:24 am

jwmacawful wrote:update on the nyc welder license requalification issue. after laying out the dough for the aws structural test and some tense moments waiting for the results I now hear retesting won't be necessary. go figure?!

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Jwmacawful.

Everything has its pros and cons.

So ... did anything positive concerning welding turn out from the episode?

Alexa

jwmacawful · Thu Jul 18, 2013 4:38 pm

one good thing that came out of this whole license fiasco is now I have an additional certification and this one is recognized everywhere which may come in handy as i'm going to be dividing my time between ny and florida.

Thu Jul 18, 2013 6:52 pm

jwmacawful wrote:... i'm going to be dividing my time between ny and florida.

Sounds like every Jewish retiree I ever met near Melbourne.

Steve S

jwmacawful · Mon Jul 22, 2013 4:43 am

i'm sure that's a slight exaggeration down under as well as here.

Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:27 pm

Well, I meant Melbourne, FL, so you be the judge...

Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:09 pm

Hey,

Not a great deal of jewish retires in the melbourne aus area, remember its southern hemisphere so they head north hear. Still not sure if theres much of anything jewish over here. Not it community numbers anyway . lol

Mick

jwmacawful · Tue Jul 23, 2013 5:27 am

flocks of Canadians ducking the freezing winters in balmy florida

ONEDEADLYVENOM · Thu Aug 01, 2013 3:26 pm

jwmacawful wrote:update: just got the results of my test last nite. passed!

congrats my friend:) I will be in that same boat in a few weeks.
I have to get re-certified in the Boston area.

jwmacawful · Fri Aug 02, 2013 4:58 pm

ONEDEADLYVENOM wrote:
jwmacawful wrote:update: just got the results of my test last nite. passed!
congrats my friend:) I will be in that same boat in a few weeks.
I have to get re-certified in the Boston area.

good luck to you. it's a pita for sure!

jwmacawful · Sun Aug 18, 2013 4:34 pm

ONEDEADLYVENOM wrote:
jwmacawful wrote:update: just got the results of my test last nite. passed!
congrats my friend:) I will be in that same boat in a few weeks.
I have to get re-certified in the Boston area.

so? what's the scoop about the re-qualifying test in boston? what's it consist of??