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Posted on 5/28/26 at 7:44 pm to tjv305
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Cubicle jobs are being sent over seas or replaced by AI . I will stick with the trade jobs
Robots are coming for trades too. They will last a bit longer than most white collar jobs but not decades.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 7:59 pm to Pondyrosa
You sure do say a lot to know so little. What kind of trades have you worked in "most" of your life? You sound like an alter that is trying too hard
Posted on 5/28/26 at 8:05 pm to BTROleMisser
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Smart kids
Well, not if that's a nationwide trend.
People who claim that more and more and more kids should go to trade school don't seem to understand the relationship between labor and scarcity.
If lots of kids do this, guess what happens to wages for trandesmen?
Posted on 5/28/26 at 8:18 pm to CitizenK
They are foolish.
Especially with drilling. Nephew has worked on some oil fields in north Dakota. Done it for 8 years.
Was making $65k/year when he first started. Now with the several promotions, and all the experience he has gained, he's making $225k a year.
Especially with drilling. Nephew has worked on some oil fields in north Dakota. Done it for 8 years.
Was making $65k/year when he first started. Now with the several promotions, and all the experience he has gained, he's making $225k a year.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 8:30 pm to wackatimesthree
People who claim that more and more and more kids should go to trade school don't seem to understand the relationship between labor and scarcity.
If lots of kids do this, guess what happens to wages for trandesmen?
I agree with this to a point but look at the numbers. The shortages in each trade. Before the big Mike Rowe push, there were fewer people entering in the skilled trades work force. A lot of trades have a signifcant number over the age of 55. For every 5 that retire only 2 fill that slot.my point is there is such a shortage now for skilled labor that it will be decades before wages are affected.
If lots of kids do this, guess what happens to wages for trandesmen?
I agree with this to a point but look at the numbers. The shortages in each trade. Before the big Mike Rowe push, there were fewer people entering in the skilled trades work force. A lot of trades have a signifcant number over the age of 55. For every 5 that retire only 2 fill that slot.my point is there is such a shortage now for skilled labor that it will be decades before wages are affected.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 8:52 pm to Branson
If you're in the trades, you get the chance to begin again in a golden land of opportunity and adventure. A new life awaits you in the Off-world colonies.
Oh, wait... that's BladeRunner. Another dystopian hell that awaits us.
Oh, wait... that's BladeRunner. Another dystopian hell that awaits us.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 9:03 pm to tjv305
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Cubicle jobs are being sent over seas or replaced by AI . I will stick with the trade jobs.
My daughter lives in NYC and her tech and marketing friends are worried as shite about AI job replacements
Posted on 5/28/26 at 9:20 pm to Plx1776
My point really is that they don't know how real things work and are easily bamboozled by info from the internet. I sometimes wonder if they can nail two boards together.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 9:25 pm to dgnx6
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No. Going to delgado doesn't cost as much as LSU.
Not only that but people can join unions and get paid training through apprenticeships without having to enroll in any college.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 9:29 pm to Pondyrosa
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The only retards that praise the trades as "good" jobs are the ones not in them. The trades fricking suck. Period. Full stop.
But I heard Mike Rowe talking about how they are the best way to make $100k a year. Does it make a difference that Mike has never had earn a living by being in the trades and is nothing more than a tv host with a deep voice?
/sarcasm
Mike is a charlatan for Big construction who wants as many bodies in the trades as possible so they don't have to pay what they are currently paying. Which, while the highest in 40 years, is still not great.
There are going to be a lot of disappointed 30/yo's in the near future wondering why they are breaking down their body for $55k a year. Going to be the 80's all over again
Posted on 5/28/26 at 9:32 pm to FLTech
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Says the multi millionaire HVAC shop owner or multi millionaire Plumbing company owner or the multi millionaire glass company owner or how about the multi millionaire Electrical business owner
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FLTech
Yet another minion who doesn't understand how rare it is to successfully transition from worker to business owner.
You should tell kids to go get a fast food job because you know a guy who owns 30 franchise and has a personal jet.
fricking moron
This post was edited on 5/28/26 at 9:33 pm
Posted on 5/28/26 at 10:59 pm to Branson
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my point is there is such a shortage now for skilled labor that it will be decades before wages are affected.
Not if half the kids in every high school in the country are going to go to trade school. Like I originally said, IF that is a national trend.
Right now around 62% of high school graduates go to college, 20%-25% enter the workforce directly, either by way of a paid apprenticeship or just getting a job, and around 11%-16% go to trade school.
11% becoming 50% is almost a fivefold increase in trade school graduates. That would fill the vacancies real fast. We'd be talking about years, not decades.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 7:28 am to wackatimesthree
Not everyone should go to college. Not everyone should go to trade school either
Posted on 5/29/26 at 7:34 am to Pondyrosa
This post was edited on 5/29/26 at 7:37 am
Posted on 5/29/26 at 7:36 am to FLTech
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multi millionaire
I’m amazed at how many people struggle with outliers vs the average
Posted on 5/29/26 at 7:37 am to FLTech
I'd like to recommend that the smart ones stay out of pipe fitting, welding, plumbing, HVAC, etc. of all the back and knee busting jobs. Have them look into Instruments and Controls. I&C guys never carry anything much heavier than a 6" screwdriver. 
Oh, and Telecommunications is another good one that won't kill your body 20 years later. Sure they may have to hang a few light weight ladder trays, but that's about it. Nothing but small wires from there.
Oh, and Telecommunications is another good one that won't kill your body 20 years later. Sure they may have to hang a few light weight ladder trays, but that's about it. Nothing but small wires from there.
This post was edited on 5/29/26 at 7:41 am
Posted on 5/29/26 at 7:38 am to Pondyrosa
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. The trades fricking suck. Period. Full stop.
But they are needed are they not?
I would rather see American kids go into trades rather than import them in.
What say you?
Posted on 5/29/26 at 7:57 am to FLTech
My dad tells this story that happened back in the late 60s. He was a union plumber back then and he and a crew were making an emergency repair at a school outside. It was really cold, sleeting and just miserable outside and they were struggling to make the repair.. Some teachers were watching them work through a window and one of those assholes scribbled a sign that said "It's 74 degrees in here". Dad had a guy make a sign that said, "It's $7.50 an hour out here and 2x time starts at 3:30!".
Average teacher was making about $7,500.00 a year back then.
Union Plumbers were making about $7.50/hr. back then which equates to about $15,000/yr. without any overtime. BTW, that $7.50 was on their paycheck, they still had full benefits and pension on top of that.
Average teacher was making about $7,500.00 a year back then.
Union Plumbers were making about $7.50/hr. back then which equates to about $15,000/yr. without any overtime. BTW, that $7.50 was on their paycheck, they still had full benefits and pension on top of that.
This post was edited on 5/29/26 at 8:00 am
Posted on 5/29/26 at 8:25 am to ColoradoAg
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Not everyone should go to college. Not everyone should go to trade school either
O.k.
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