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re: Brother will be going to trade school this fall. What trade would you recommend to him?
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:17 pm to SerakThePreparer
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:17 pm to SerakThePreparer
I work in telco, outside plant. It's pretty good work, but I'd do electrical if I had the chance for a do-over. That or hvac. Neither is going away anytime soon, and it's a damn lucrative career if you start early.
I've got one teen who is off-the-charts smart, and we'll encourage him to pursue college and post-graduate. I've got another who is As and Bs but generally lackadaisical/apathetic about school. I'll be nudging that one towards a trade if college gives him any issue at all.
I'd be winding towards retirement myself (mid-40s) if I had taken that route out of high school instead of 10 years of college, graduate school, doctorate, student loans, 1099s, teaching, etc., all before finally heading off to the telephone company a few years ago.
I've got one teen who is off-the-charts smart, and we'll encourage him to pursue college and post-graduate. I've got another who is As and Bs but generally lackadaisical/apathetic about school. I'll be nudging that one towards a trade if college gives him any issue at all.
I'd be winding towards retirement myself (mid-40s) if I had taken that route out of high school instead of 10 years of college, graduate school, doctorate, student loans, 1099s, teaching, etc., all before finally heading off to the telephone company a few years ago.
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Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:18 pm to SerakThePreparer
Crypto
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:19 pm to SerakThePreparer
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Went to LSU his freshman year and decided he wants to work right away
See the Forrest through the trees. Staying in college will payoff 10 fold over those 3 years of income.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:20 pm to SerakThePreparer
Instrument man
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:21 pm to SerakThePreparer
Subsea operator baw.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:21 pm to SerakThePreparer
Mechatronics Technology. Silly name, but someone has to build and repair the robots that will eventually replace most of us.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:24 pm to SerakThePreparer
Instrumentation and analyzer technician. Start at $28/hour and eventually get on at a plant and have it made.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:26 pm to supadave3
You Louisiana baws with your plants/factories. There's no way I could work inside every day.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:27 pm to SerakThePreparer
have him lay off the mary jane for a month, then go down to the AF recruiter and sign up for bio medical repair, if he doesn't qualify for BMET in the AF, then try the Urmy.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:27 pm to SerakThePreparer
HVAC.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:27 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Yes, encourage him to take on massive amounts of debt so he too can work at H&R Block making 45k.
You can make that at Lowe’s with a high school education.
You can make that at Lowe’s with a high school education.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:29 pm to TigerOnTheMountain
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Yes, encourage him to take on massive amounts of debt so he too can work at H&R Block making 45k
Buddy, that's just what I skim off the po' peoples checks as for advances.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:30 pm to SerakThePreparer
Diesel mechanic
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:31 pm to El Segundo Guy
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There's no way I could work inside every day.
They would be outside most of the day checking and calibrating devices. It would be active but not labor intensive at all. Maybe have to work in the weather at times, but that would be the worst of it.
This post was edited on 5/27/21 at 7:59 am
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:33 pm to lockthevaught
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I went from making $31k in my first IT job to $100k in 5 years.
31k x 5 = 155k.
You lost money?
Haha
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:34 pm to SerakThePreparer
Electricians are going to be in high demand nationally in the next 5-7 years and the money they will be able to command will be very good especially on the commercial side with IBEW types. Also followed by HVAC.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:35 pm to SerakThePreparer
PLC/robotics/electrical
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:35 pm to thejudge
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I went from making $31k in my first IT job to $100k in 5 years.
You can make 70k and get to 100k quicker than that in accounting or engineering.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 9:35 pm to supadave3
Fair enough. Even going to the same complex every day would wear on me.
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