re: If you have kids starting to search for college/career... what is left worth pursuing?

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if thats the case(they work for hourly wage not salary) then why does the average union electrician in ohio make 69,185? thats the median and thats union. top 10% median is less than 90k

HVAC- $69,485
Plumbers- $ 53,185
Welders- $54,731, top 10% -$85,562
Construction- wtf does this even mean

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There is not a county in Ohio where Davis Bacon wages for the trades listed would not be higher than the wages listed. Davis Bacon wages are union wages in almost every county in the US and if federal money is being spent on the project that is what those trades have to be paid. They include an hourly rate AND fringe benefits because paying one person $30 an hour and no fringes and another $30 + $25 in fringes is not the same thing despite what some folks will claim. All Davis Bacon wages include fringes and all of them in Ohio would surpass the numbers listed will be close to the hourly rate but without the benefits.