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> The mean annual wage for plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters as of May 2022 was $65,190, the BLS says, which is higher than the national average of $61,900
by vundercind 3y ago
> The mean annual wage for plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters as of May 2022 was $65,190, the BLS says, which is higher than the national average of $61,900 for all occupations.
Yikes, no wonder. You can be beating that wage by a lot in a union factory job after a few years, and you can start that straight out of high school. TC, not wage, is probably crazy-higher. And that’s average for plumbers, not starting.
- toomuchtodo 3y agoAmerica has no labor shortages, just a shortage of people willing to work for the pay and working arrangements on offer. Anytime you read these pieces, it is a call for immigration or other mechanisms to keep wages suppressed (vs wages and working arrangements improving to draw more labor into the domain [1]). Bloomberg frequently pushes this narrative [2]. [1] https://youtu.be/iDSPgorO6hs https://youtu.be/iDSPgorO6hs [2] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-05/us-immigration-bill-failure-leaves-labor-shortage-in-tough-spot https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-05/us-immigr... | https://archive.today/eDWSt https://archive.today/eDWSt
- black_13 3y ago[dead]
- silverquiet 3y ago> You can be beating that wage by a lot in a union factory job after a few years I'm skeptical - what kind of factory job are you talking about and what sort of data are you looking at?