> That's city talk. In this rural area we hire whoever has the know how and feel lucky to get them. Ok so in your small rural town, where people take up trades

> That's city talk. In this rural area we hire whoever has the know how and feel lucky to get them. Ok so in your small rural town, where people take up trades because they’re struggling to make ends meet, and where you have to settle for whoever is available, and where if someone screws you over word of mouth on its own is enough of a deterrent and is easily enforced, you can get by without relying on licenses. As far as giving general advice to young people, the original point still stands that you generally need to jump through some additional hoops to make a living off of many of the trades. Yes there are exceptions but most young people aren’t looking for answers that require you move out to the boonies and where you’re going to be scraping by.