u/Acceptable-Profit806

I want to become a heavy equipment mechanic, recently got offered a job to become a forklift mechanic, is it worth it to start or should I look elsewhere

Professional opinion are very appreciated. I am 23 years old in Arizona and grew up welding and working on trucks because my father was a mechanic when I turned 18 i took the welding route.
But now I want to switch back to automotive preferably diesel. Welding does not have a high pay in my area compared to being a diesel tech. I didn't go to school for it. Which brings me into my next question if I should I go diesel tech school in my area (NOT UTI) there is a better more affordable one in my area. But growing up I have replaced engines and transmissions on my projects truck and about everything else that can go wrong on my daily. But all them were gas not diesel. I'm was pretty straight forward with places in area with everything but can't get a place to get back. I don't have a high lifestyle by any means but I frankly don't know if I can live off minimum wage has a lube tech or tire tech. If I go to Deisel tech school will that be a way to get my foot in the door has a bottom level apprentice at least.
Because from the welding field no experience and just school was no go for most places l've been at and all my co workers were like me and didn't go to a school. So will a technical school be good to get me in. Or will the school but no experience combo deter most of the places. Please let me know how much of your coworkers went to school or started off has a lube tire tech

Professional opinion are very appreciated. I am 23 years old in Arizona and grew up welding and working on trucks because my father was a mechanic when I turned 18 i took the welding route. But now I want to switch back to automotive preferably diesel. Welding does not have a high pay in my area compared to being a diesel tech . I didn’t go to school for it. Which brings me into my next question if I should I go diesel tech school in my area(NOT UTI) there is a better more affordable one in my area. But growing up I have replaced engines and transmissions on my projects truck and about everything else that can go wrong on my daily.But all them were gas not diesel. I’m was pretty straight forward with places in area with everything but can’t get a place to get back. I don’t have a high lifestyle by any means but I frankly don’t know if I can live off minimum wage has a lube tech or tire tech. If I go to Deisel tech school will that be a way to get my foot in the door has a bottom level apprentice at least. Because from the welding field no experience and just school was no go for most places I’ve been at and all my co workers were like me and didn’t go to a school. So will a technical school be good to get me in. Or will the school but no experience combo deter most of the places. Please let me know how much of your coworkers went to school or started off has a lube/tire tech because if I have to I will. But I can comfortably go to school and work right now as well