Which trade is best for one’s career?
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Plumber because you get to clean my pipes 
Radical Cadre
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No joke. Masonry.
You get to fix shit and you get the secret codecs.
You get to fix shit and you get the secret codecs.
Mr.Logistics
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Storemen, you sit on your ass half the day and on a forklift the other half
Just be prepared to work harder than you thought was humanly possible. (worth it.)
Trade firewater and beads to the injuns for land
Sell the land
Sell the land
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Being a cop is pretty popular right now, but you might not have a neck knack for it.
DumbDude42
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what kind of career? also depends a lot on your local area. if for example you have oil wells all around then you can check with the companies that do maintenance work on them, see what kind of skills they're looking for in new hires. working on that stuff is really lucrative.
otherwise, generally speaking, electricians and plumbers make decent money, and there's always work for them cause most people are too scared to work with electricity and too grossed out to work with sewage piping
otherwise, generally speaking, electricians and plumbers make decent money, and there's always work for them cause most people are too scared to work with electricity and too grossed out to work with sewage piping
Getwhatyou
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If you want fingers the size of sausages when your 50 and arthritis by 60
Radical Cadre
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Better than working in tech and having those maladies at 20 and 30, respectively.
David Brown
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Regarding building trades (i.e. construction, esp. new construction, NOT utility or maintenance work), electrical construction or steamfitting/plumbing pays pretty well. There is a shortage of skilled labor in the United States and it's only getting worse. I can't speak on utility of maintenance trades really, that's out of my wheelhouse. Being a lineman pays really well but you will absolutely HAVE to travel for work and it's also really miserable work sometimes, generally being in the elements all the time. It's a joke in the trade that electricians and lineman aren't really journeyman until they have at least one DUI and one divorce, but it's also not really a joke. Construction trades are brutal. Absolutely DO NOT become a carpenter or sheet metal worker or iron worker or mason or basically anything involving the structure of a building. Bless their hearts but those trades will destroy your body and the people that are in them are generally drug addicts, drunks, etc, but the worst kind. If you can operate the innernet well enough to use (now) antiquated forum-styled software, you are smart enough to be an electrician or skilled welder like a steam- or pipefitter. Construction trades are also very dependent on the area that you are in. I am very fortunate and there is a ton of work in my field going on where I live. I recognize that one day, I will probably be obligated to travel for work. One must be prepared for that.
If you're serious, I generally recommend organizing into a labor union for whatever trade you're interested in, with some caveats. You can find out what local union (basically like a branch of the union) governs your area just by googling for their local hall. Find out their phone numbers and the phone numbers of their local training centers. Find out if someone in your family or a friend's family is a member of a trade union. Not all unions are equal. Most of them have become very shitty but there are still good locals out there. I happen to be a member of a good local, but I understand that could change too. Depending on how outgoing you are (lol), you might ask the hall where the local brotherhood nights are held. These are generally held at bars where local workers come together to blow their paychecks on overpriced alcohol and food and to have a good time and relax. If you're feeling brave (it really helps to know someone in the union), you can approach the friendliest looking members and tell them you are interested in the trade and want to know more. Some of them might be really blunt or rude. Don't take it personally.
A trade has a significant bearing on your life trajectory. You should be as informed as possible.
You can look at resources like the Bureau of Labor Statistics and find out what trades and skills the """"""experts""""""" are projecting will be in demand in the future. As of typing this post, the BLS website is offline for maintenance... but it is a good resource. https://www.bls.gov/
If you aren't in the United States... this post is probably useless to you.
If you're serious, I generally recommend organizing into a labor union for whatever trade you're interested in, with some caveats. You can find out what local union (basically like a branch of the union) governs your area just by googling for their local hall. Find out their phone numbers and the phone numbers of their local training centers. Find out if someone in your family or a friend's family is a member of a trade union. Not all unions are equal. Most of them have become very shitty but there are still good locals out there. I happen to be a member of a good local, but I understand that could change too. Depending on how outgoing you are (lol), you might ask the hall where the local brotherhood nights are held. These are generally held at bars where local workers come together to blow their paychecks on overpriced alcohol and food and to have a good time and relax. If you're feeling brave (it really helps to know someone in the union), you can approach the friendliest looking members and tell them you are interested in the trade and want to know more. Some of them might be really blunt or rude. Don't take it personally.
A trade has a significant bearing on your life trajectory. You should be as informed as possible.
You can look at resources like the Bureau of Labor Statistics and find out what trades and skills the """"""experts""""""" are projecting will be in demand in the future. As of typing this post, the BLS website is offline for maintenance... but it is a good resource. https://www.bls.gov/
If you aren't in the United States... this post is probably useless to you.
