Guess I'm just a kid in the forklift tech department. Only got 27 years there. Was a truck and trailer mechanic before I got "smart" and changed to forklifts. Still not old timer with only 44 years total. Never worked at any other trade, just glad when they started calling us tech's not mech's, raised the pay level a little bit. Don't think I would enjoy anything else near as much. Never had a real title for my level of experience, was just told, you found it, you fix it. Worked with some great people who helped me out. Always been a road tech, got tired of the shop scene during truck years. Only worked for two brands, three dealers. Nissan first, Hyster, and Nissan again. Not the same Nissan dealer due to relocation to the Gulf Coast.
60 % of our tehcs are over 50