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I am a 31 year old male and wanted to start learning a trade ( H VAC or plumbing, etc.) I work a boring job which would allow me the money and the time to go to trade school and learn. I understand it takes years and practice offers most return on investment ?
I am bilingual , an avid reader and very detail oriented. I am willing to work hard but please nothing that takes over 10 years lol.
Anybody with experience or words of wisdom for this young savage ??
I am a 31 year old male and wanted to start learning a trade ( H VAC or plumbing, etc.) I work a boring job which would allow me the money and the time to go to trade school and learn. I understand it takes years and practice offers most return on investment ?
I am bilingual , an avid reader and very detail oriented. I am willing to work hard but please nothing that takes over 10 years lol.
Anybody with experience or words of wisdom for this young savage ??
Become an electrician. Yes it will take you 10 years to become a master, but when you get there you'll be pulling $300,000+ in the NYC tri-state. Along the way you have to apprentice and be a journeyman, but you'll be making $20-25+/hr along the way
I would assume that solar electrical generation would be a good field. But as long as people shower and sh*t there will always be a need for plumbers.
HVAC and electrician will always be in demand and well paid.
I would assume that solar electrical generation would be a good field. But as long as people shower and sh*t there will always be a need for plumbers.
HVAC and electrician will always be in demand and well paid.
You can earn an ok living installing panels or maintaining solar systems, but all the money is in the electrical work. There are not enough electricians to go around, if you get your masters license you can do commercial/residential jobs on top of all the solar projects out there. There are not enough electricians to go around and NY is very strict on licensing. You can easily make more than say a dentist or even general practitioner doctors. It's f***ed up. Trust me, go into electrical and work on doing it for the long run when you're in your 40ies you will be set for life (assuming you don't electrocute yourself or burn somebody's strip mall down)
You can earn an ok living installing panels or maintaining solar systems, but all the money is in the electrical work. There are not enough electricians to go around, if you get your masters license you can do commercial/residential jobs on top of all the solar projects out there. There are not enough electricians to go around and NY is very strict on licensing. You can easily make more than say a dentist or even general practitioner doctors. It's f***ed up. Trust me, go into electrical and work on doing it for the long run when you're in your 40ies you will be set for life (assuming you don't electrocute yourself or burn somebody's strip mall down)
If I could do it all over again, I think I would forgo my BS in Chem engineering and my MBA in Finance and Economics and spend the time learning a good trade. (But then would I be haunted by "If only I had gone to college?"
Unfortunately, had I skipped college I likely would have been drafted and killed in Vietnam. But then there's always the easier way out: "Who do I have to suck to get out of here?"
You can earn an ok living installing panels or maintaining solar systems, but all the money is in the electrical work. There are not enough electricians to go around, if you get your masters license you can do commercial/residential jobs on top of all the solar projects out there. There are not enough electricians to go around and NY is very strict on licensing. You can easily make more than say a dentist or even general practitioner doctors. It's f***ed up. Trust me, go into electrical and work on doing it for the long run when you're in your 40ies you will be set for life (assuming you don't electrocute yourself or burn somebody's strip mall down)
Not enough electricians? Where did you hear that from? My H is in Local 3 and there's tons of guys sitting on the bench. Getting the master's license takes a long time and yes, once you get that and a shop uses your license, you're set for life. Most electricians, journeymen, make a decent salary. The downside is furlough.
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