Indeed - many of my friends, through coincedence and fate, turned out to be tradespeople. Without exception, every single one is what I would consider well pos

Indeed - many of my friends, through coincedence and fate, turned out to be tradespeople. Without exception, every single one is what I would consider well positioned money wise given their education level. The reasons I prefer IT is that I like working inside, and I prefer not having to use obscenities to get my job done. But I cannot say that I am better off in the salary stakes (or the ability to build a business) than those I knew who went into building trades. Some I know are now running multi-million dollar turnover businesses they have bootstrapped themselves. Compared to those who studied a less applied degree (such as 'business' or 'arts') are way behind those who did an apprenticeship and worked hard.