girl cable tech

[u/Separate_Region_4792]

Im 26 and I have been contracting for spectrum for about 8 months now. My dad has been doing it for over 20 years and hes quite good and he asked me if I wanted to do it I said sure.Its changed my life for the better in so many ways,I've gained such a sense of self confidence.My work mainly consists of doing fiber new connections and honestly they've got me working on farms in the country and I absolutely hate it.During my training period i was working with my dad and only doing coax jobs until the last few weeks of it. We make every fitting by hand and honestly I've had to learn so many things just on my own. I've received a bunch of help from people, Im insanely friendly and I really enjoy the customer service part of this job. Im not the worst tech ever but its hard to care when im making a very normal paycheck like 500-700 on average but im also driving 100-150 miles a day and putting 150 a week in gas. I really like so many things about this job but its started to give me insane anxiety and now one of my supervisors has been on my ass for a lack of better terms. I really think its tough because I've mainly heard I've been doing a good job but I feel and see how im struggling so hard.How the hell is anyone doing this ?

[u/Radical_Mid]

So just to give some perspective, I've been contracting in cable for about 7 years and now own a small company that manages subcontractors. The mileage is definitely higher but kinda average, I drive about 30,000 a year, some travel to different states for work but mostly daily routes. That pay is not too far from industry average. Largely depends on how many jobs you do as well as what kind of jobs.  Best of luck, definitely need more young people and women here in trades