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Depends on where you choose to live. From what I'm seeing, the various trades people are earning very good incomes, in the same ballpark as the majority of IT

Depends on where you choose to live. From what I'm seeing, the various trades people are earning very good incomes, in the same ballpark as the majority of IT (non-FAANG) staff.

r4vik 4y ago
trades are brutal for your body and I wouldn't recommend picking one up in your late 30s.
- nxm 4y ago
  Plumbing yes, but an electrician?
  - varjag 4y ago
    A day of pulling wire through conduit can be quite taxing.
BrandoElFollito 4y ago
This is a very good advice. There are huge drawbacks (mostly because of physical strain, and we are talking about a change in OP's 40-s, 50-s) but the mix of predictability, job security and unexpected things popping up is nice. I would go that way if there was a trade with less physical constraints that electricians for instance (I never looked in details, there are probably many such jobs)
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