Any tradies brahs?

[Composed]

Still want to go to college in the long-term for computer science or graphic design, but I know the ROI on both of those isn’t great right now, and who knows how it’ll be in 3-4 years.

Need to increase my income asap and been thinking about trades. Which would you brahs recommend? I have no experience with any manual labor and I’m not particularly handy at all, so I’d be totally green. Been considering electrical, but I dunno.

[MikeLowrrrey]

Trades gonna take you 3 to 4 years minimum to make real money. I could be wrong. Journeyman is where you want to be.

[N0rds]

Trades gonna take you 3 to 4 years minimum to make real money. I could be wrong. Journeyman is where you want to be.

Sounds about right from what I saw.

~$18 an hour starting, after a decade maybe make ~$28 an hour as a journeyman, after 20 years maybe ~$40 an hour as a master/foreman/GF/your own ticket/whatever.

Years and pay varies by trade and location. its what I roughly saw in the SW for sparkies.

[LuigiMiami631]

Just do G4p

[MikeLowrrrey]

Sounds about right from what I saw.

~$18 an hour starting, after a decade maybe make ~$28 an hour as a journeyman, after 20 years maybe ~$40 an hour as a foreman/GF.

Years and pay varies by trade and location. its what I roughly saw in the SW for sparkies.

$18 starting sounds right. $28 is far too low, especially after 10 years.

The Union guys I was around, electrical, plumbing, and carpenters all made $50/hr.

[buwbs]

Other industries you can earn more easier

Tradie is like you gotta actually physically do the job/work

Computers you can copy & paste lol

[FoulSmell]

Start mowing lawns. My landscaper told me years ago he was paying dudes over $20 an hour to start. And he said he’s always under staffed.

He started about 10 yrs ago, just him and a pick up truck that barely worked. I’ve seen him with 3 trucks loaded with workers, and a brand new pick up for him alone.

A few dudes I went to high school with started landscaping businesses. All have FU money now.

[Destor]

Not in the trades but I’ve spent 10 years now helping to manage heavy industrial construction projects, and in my corner of the world I’d go for something mechanical like pipefitting as process piping makes up the biggest % of cost in the big projects

I’m on a project right now where guys with trades backgrounds are invoicing $1200-1700/day as Construction Supervisors on the Client side

[MarkyMark215]

**** most union trades I'm familiar with - Laborers, Operators, electricians, plumbers, HVAC, Boilermakers, Welders, Teamsters, Elevators, etc......

All make around $26+/hr as a year 1 apprentice + full benefits

Obviously its dependent on location and it definitely has to be union

Illinois here

[FoulSmell]

**** most union trades I'm familiar with - Laborers, Operators, electricians, plumbers, HVAC, Boilermakers, Welders, Teamsters, Elevators, etc......

All make around $26+/hr as a year 1 apprentice + full benefits

Obviously its dependent on location and it definitely has to be union

Illinois here

I was in the Laborer Union in Nj for 3 years in the early 90s. Made $25 and change an hour.

[miscHodor]

I'm a journeyman moldmaker. Made pretty good money when I was on the bench but got into management years ago. The only downside is you have to be where there is an industry that needs that type of trade. Luckily we have an abundance in this area. Lots of automotive suppliers. If I had to do it over again I might go electrician or HVAC.

[ChrisLS8]

Sounds about right from what I saw.

~$18 an hour starting, after a decade maybe make ~$28 an hour as a journeyman, after 20 years maybe ~$40 an hour as a master/foreman/GF/your own ticket/whatever.

Years and pay varies by trade and location. its what I roughly saw in the SW for sparkies.

Not in the union here.

Stocker scrapper starts off at 30

Journeyman starts at 72.36 or so guaranteed raises every 2 classes plus whatever contract increases we get

[N0rds]

Not in the union here.

Stocker scrapper starts off at 30

Journeyman starts at 72.36 or so guaranteed raises every 2 classes plus whatever contract increases we get

https://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/s...RCH_KO0,16.htm

Total Pay Range
$37K - $56K/yr

[exsparky]

Sounds about right from what I saw.

~$18 an hour starting, after a decade maybe make ~$28 an hour as a journeyman, after 20 years maybe ~$40 an hour as a master/foreman/GF/your own ticket/whatever.

Years and pay varies by trade and location. its what I roughly saw in the SW for sparkies.

Denver its
$20 to start
at least $ 30 for a card
up to $45 if you are good at something weird somebody needs like UPS's, generators whatever.

plus phone, truck, gas, bonus.

[Destor]

Union rate tables are available online, anyone can go see what they pay

Journeymen fitters get $50/hr base wage in my neck of the woods, $65 total package. California probably has cost of living modifies on their wages.

[r0bo]

Trades can pay decently, but most tradies lie about income. Bls stats are more truthful for actual pay than the random stories you hear about someones friend making 200k lmao