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Mexican immigrant takes $28/hour welding job at SpaceX — now his stake is worth over $1M. How to build big wealth quick
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- Mexican immigrant takes $28/hour welding job at Space X — now his stake is worth over $1M.
- “I thought in my head, I don’t know what SpaceX is, but let’s go,” Hernandez said.
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Mexican immigrant takes $28/hour welding job at Space X — now his stake is worth over $1M. How to build big wealth quick Thomas Kent Thu, June 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM GMT+7 8 min read SPCX Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below.
Juan Hernandez, who spent a decade at Elon Musk’s aerospace company before moving to Blue Origin, told CBS News (1) that he had never even heard of Space X (NASDAQ:SPCX) when a friend suggested he apply for a welding job there in 2015.
“I thought in my head, I don’t know what SpaceX is, but let’s go,” Hernandez said.
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