Some of it depends on location, when the weather gets bad a lot of construction shuts down. I always thought being an electrician would be a cool gig.
High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads Line Up For University
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Bboystyle
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Aint nothing wrong with trade. Making $20+ an hour is decent enough for a single man.
If u go to college, its best to go into the medical field. Its the most diverse and in demand job. It will always be there regardless of the economy and u can easily change locations and/or find jobs on the spot.
Other then that, fukk college.
If u go to college, its best to go into the medical field. Its the most diverse and in demand job. It will always be there regardless of the economy and u can easily change locations and/or find jobs on the spot.
Other then that, fukk college.
chickenteriyaki
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So you wouldn’t want your child to have a skill that they could travel anywhere to work with, guaranteed pension/healthcare/personal days, plus the ability to make close to 6 figures
Do you sis
No, I absolutely wouldn’t. If my child is going to learn a skill it will be math. Numbers are international, after all. There is no longevity in trade jobs.
As the saying goes... “Work smarter, not harder.”
Oh I see. I think there's another side to it though. Market flexibility. Sure you can go to college while doing a trade, but it's like...that whole NFL situation. Once you make good money you learn how to stfu and stay in your lane. So you end up with people who, if the job market suddenly changes, are out of work for a long time because they never learned how to adapt to the demands of the economy. I had a good family friend who worked at UPS making good money out of high school, it's not that he looked down on college. Its just That he made such good money, college didn't really make sense anymore. But that's how they lock you in. And get you doing 1 job until you retire, long after you actually want to work the job. College teaches you that you can use your mental skill sets to be flexible to the ever changing future. Some people just don't want to feel locked in like that.Yea breh that was my whole point
At least that's the ideal. The problem is college has become so expensive that it's almost not worth it unless you're doing STEM. Which is nothing to look down on. You wouldn't have your job if it weren't for advancements in technology, either that or it's be much more work than you already do. STEM builds tools to make work like yours manageable and marketable.
My pops had a 6-7 year run where he was pushing mid 90sI know someone who works at google who getting 100k at 35 years old who gets paid to travel which is better than being a carpenter for 30 years hauling lumber doing manual labor
congrats to your pops and his pensionunion ass nikka shut the fukk up
Once again, them dudes you know can be fired/laid off at any minute with no union to protect them.
I rather make 56k union bread than 100k corporate bread where upper management can give me the boot at any moment
Some of the main nikkas trying to shyt on blue collar work be the ones in other threads talking bout they struggling
My dad worked as a union contractor for 3 decades what are you talking about
I'm sorry to bust your bubble but 4500 a month ain't all that much. Pension is usually equal to your working salary right? There are plenty of corporate jobs especially tech jobs that pay 10k+ a month and you get to have your health and much freedom and autonomy on top of that.They’ll still be working in they 50s
Pops was a union carpenter for 30 years retired at 49, dude got a 4500 a month pension + awesome benefits
Show me a corporate tech job with those type benefits
Its not pennies either, but I rarely see tradesmen living the life that they want to live, because work is so demanding and physical.
feelosofer
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It's funny because you really don't see these tradesmen on career day like that in high schools in the hood either. That wasn't the case in the 80s and 90s. I think part of it is a marketing issue too and most people aren't aware of the changes and updates to our infrastructure over the next couple of decades.
You lost all credibility right there breh
Keep in mind this a 53 year old man with all grown kids and a paid off house
@String Bell he don’t know what neighborhood I’m from
Atlanta 80s baby
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Let's be honest. Half or more of the pool are teenage women choosing between hard labor or "finding themselves" in college. The other half are young teen males, metro sexual as ever, too enamored with social media, or simply would rather follow their passions, etc.
Those union apprentices take too long imo. Both sexes would rather take their chances with 4 years of college and what that offers compared to 5-7 years in a trade they probably will burn out on shortly thereafter.
These trades need to focus on the cats coming home from prison eager for a 2nd chance and redeem themselves for their families and society.
Those union apprentices take too long imo. Both sexes would rather take their chances with 4 years of college and what that offers compared to 5-7 years in a trade they probably will burn out on shortly thereafter.
These trades need to focus on the cats coming home from prison eager for a 2nd chance and redeem themselves for their families and society.
chickenteriyaki
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My dad worked as a union contractor for 3 decades what are you talking about
And my mother has worked a finance job for the school district for 3 decades with a $110k/yr pension waiting for her. She started when she was 30 and is past the retirement age now yet refuses to retire cause she “does nothing” and gets paid.
I’m not even trying to shyt on labor jobs since somebody’s gotta do it. Just saying it’s not what I would want for my child or grandchildren.
I'm eating really good right now off trade jobs. Companies fighting over me, I got 3 different shops I used to work at that want me to come back. Plus many more offers. 32$ a hour is where I'm at currently as a tig welder
I started a new job about a month ago, I turned down a decent offer at another company to start working there. The next day they call me and offer me 5$ more a hour. shyt I quit and packed my stuff and left for my current job
The place I left was begging me to stay, and said I should come back if things don't work out. I didn't even give them proper notice.
Dudes sleep on welding. nikkas be making a killing. I’m a weld inspector myself. Get paid to find y’all fukkups
My only problem with blue collar guys is y'all try to be tough and shyt but y'all are sensitive. You're not shytting on a trade job just because you have different goals then the next dude. Some people don't see every job as the $/hour you make. The fact that you are paid hourly in of itself is a huge turn off to a lot of people. Because if you don't work you don't get paid. Some people like to have control and be in positions of autonomy and not at the mercy of the amount of labor you put in but rather the value of your expertise. Y'all just not understand corporate and tech jobs. People be taking weeks off chilling at home with full guaranteed salary. Paid holidays, paid leave, paid sick time, paid vacation time, with full benefits. Nobody says nothing because those are the conditions of your emplyment. When you have leverage like that, and a unique skillet that is not easily replaced you can make those kind of negotiations.Some of the main nikkas trying to shyt on blue collar work be the ones in other threads talking bout they struggling
Right I’m assuming the retirement age is early 60s for school districts, pops would’ve been retired a decade at that point
