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Apples and oranges. One assumes there is a relatively fixed supply of plumbing problems. Software in the last 30+ years has created new industries which requir
by bruceb 4y ago
Apples and oranges. One assumes there is a relatively fixed supply of plumbing problems.
Software in the last 30+ years has created new industries which require more software people.
- falcolas 4y ago> One assumes there is a relatively fixed supply of plumbing problems. The volume of plumbing problems is going to increase at least linearly with the housing supply, which (theoretically) increases more-or-less linearly with population. Plus, people move around, so there will be concentrations of problems, and those concentrations will move with the population. That doesn't account for how technology and building codes and material changes have made previously simple plumbing problems more complex over time.
- bruceb 4y agoOn the other hand we now have waterless urinals. Maybe plumbing tech and equipment costs have eliminated some jobs and made some jobs less skilled as it cheaper just to replace than do repairs that take knowledge. Software jobs are many X what they were 30 years ago, while I doubt plumbing jobs have change that much above what they were relative to the population 30 years ago.
- HDThoreaun 4y agoHouse sizes have doubled over the last 50 years. I would not assume a fixed supply of plumbing problems.