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Old May 13th, 2018 #32
Crowe
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He're is what I'd recommend any young man do, learn one of these trades:

- Electrician
- Plumber
- HVAC
- Maintenance (sorta a jack of all trades position)

If you're not sure what you want to do, the above trades are always looking for "helpers". There is no harm in trying out multiple trades to find one you like the most. Starting out, you'll be someone's little gopher, as in "go for X tool", and clean up this mess after we're done, but you'll get to see how they do things, and be sure to ask questions. Show them you're dead serious, and show them that you possess basic common sense, and they'll start giving you more responsibilities.

Here is the reality, if you go fresh out of high school into an electrician's helper position, stick with it for 4-5 years, by the time you're 22-23 years old, you'll be making a lot more money than some snowflake who wasted 4-5 years of their life by getting a degree that's not marketable. Only 4 year degrees that are going to seriously beat trade skill positions are medical, science or engineering positions. And that's only if you work for somebody else. If you get a master license at some point, you can make 6 figures. Getting a trade skill master license is honestly one of the easiest and lowest risk types of small businesses to run. All you need is skills, tools, a work vehicle, and proper documentation. If it doesn't work out, you can take that truck and tools and go work for somebody else.

Regardless of the economy, they are going to need electricians, plumbers, HVAC, and maintenance people. Your position isn't at risk when the (((market))) busts.
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