What are some trade jobs in the United States that aren't absolutely terrible (like the ones in pic related that only pay around $20 an hour after 20 years experience) that are easy to get and also will train you if you don't have experience?
What are some trade jobs in the United States that aren't absolutely terrible (like the ones in pic related that only pay around $20 an hour afte...
Aircraft mechanic, aircraft engine mechanic, avionics tech etc are comfy work.
Auto mechanic ONLY if you advance up the career ladder and don't stay a line mechanic for life. There are plenty of moneymaking gigs (used car dealer, automotive machinist etc) for those who hustle and no decent vehicle mech doesn't have infinite work available. Avoid gigs where you deal with retail plebshits and work for dealers and other pros instead.
Off-road diesel is bretty good still. I would never recommend automotive. Highway diesel pays like 1.5x what automotive pays and off road diesel is more like 2x. And you will be more in demand because every fricktard goes to UTI to do oil changes and they forget about how much construction equipment is out there.
I know two guys who are electricians, one started at $20/hr out of the gate and the other is at $40/hr despite only recently being licensed because he's got a lot of other trade experience. Guess the UK just sucks.
>Guess the UK just sucks.
You take that back! Between their world famous cuisine, beautiful women, and lovely climate-- how could anyone say something like that?
Did I mention that their healthcare is free? Don't even get me started on their incredible diversity and inclusion social policies
Machine builder
paying a electrician minimum wage
>we need more migrants we have so many open jobs and no one wants them
btw in Germany minimum wage was just risen to 12€ average for electrician is 17€
>btw in Germany minimum wage was just risen to 12€ average for electrician is 17€
My workplace has people who may/not have even graduated HS and they can make mid 20s. i dont know how to feel about this world
I'm a third worlder (India) and even here tradies are earning big bucks in large cities. People have to pay and book for the privilege of having an electrician or plumbers time months in advance.
Many tradies make more than white collar professionals. These are normal guys with usually only a highschool diploma. It's the best time to be a tradie in history bar none
crane operator, elevator mechanic, aviation mechanic. port worker, various union jobs like pipefitter.
I think HVAC, plumbing, electrician, can all be hit or miss depending on region.
How is drilling?
>only pay around $20 an hour after 20 years experience
Fortunately that chart is bullshit, and your perception of this is incorrect. There is a huge range of wages that you can have inside all of those trades, and many specialties or positions that pay more or less than others. Let me try to put this into another context: this chart is as if we said that *all* restaurant workers on earth made $20/hour, and we were including everyone from the maitre d at a five star restaurant to the mexican that cleans the toilets at mcdonald's. Neither of those people are going to be making $20/hour, and there is plenty of people in between them making all kinds of different money depending on what they do
In my region, $15-20/hour is where you start as a know-nothing helper, and you go up from there. Myself and all of my peers are making $35/hour or more, and we're only about five years in, so we're not smart or experienced enough to actually run things (which is where the real money is at). At best, we can be trusted to do the work correctly when left unsupervised. We also do plenty of work on the side which can add up to quite a sum, lots of little stuff here and there as well as larger jobs that pay more. Also since we all know how to do tradie stuff or know other people that do, we save an assload of money on things like car and home repairs, so there are some fringe benefits on top of what you get paid
Are you in the UK?
UK wages are super depressed compared to their counterparts in the USA, from plumbers to doctors.