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> median for plumbers is $54K per year, which is not such a bad money for a job that requires no school, just on-job training. Not only is it not bad, it's hi
by smileysteve 7y ago
> median for plumbers is $54K per year, which is not such a bad money for a job that requires no school, just on-job training.
Not only is it not bad, it's higher than the median salary of many college graduates, even of highly accredited known public schools.
- lotsofpulp 7y agoThere are other opportunity costs of trades, such as increased risk of morbidity and mortality due to all the driving/type of work/materials worked with, and working away from home. If one can land a well paying desk job, then currently it still has a greater value proposition, and who wants to be real and tell their child that they probably won't make it into the ranks of a well paying desk job?
- smileysteve 7y ago> who wants to be real and tell their child that they probably won't make it into the ranks of a well paying desk job? Likely the successful tradesmen who has instilled a sense of worth in "dirty jobs" and working final product. Anecdotally, I have some college educated friends that describe the majority of their desk jobs as tedious, repetitive, and duplicative data entry; A plumber or welder's job certainly has comparatively longer term viability.