Best trade school and trade if my son doesn’t want to go to college
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Anonymous
Except for Chef, the building trades can be physically intensive. Not a problem when young but get into your 50s and the joints hurt. It's not the actual work that is demanding, it's the crunching and bending into awkward positions to get something to fit in the right place in the right way. Architect here and have done lots of my own DIY and I tell you, I need physical recovery time after X days of labor equivalent to the X days of labor put in. This was never an issue when I was younger. |
Anonymous
| Welder. |
Anonymous
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Elevator mechanic or Elevator Repair Technician
https://www.reddit.com/r/Salary/comments/1i3t1rt/27m_elevator_mechanic_no_college_degree/ You're welcome. |
Anonymous
$106k per year seems to be the average according to this: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/construction-and-extraction/elevator-installers-and-repairers.htm However I'm sure its more in higher density areas. |
Anonymous
| Something to consider is that a lot of these are hard on the body physically. So they may need to retire earlier than someone with a desk job, they may need knee replacements earlier, etc. |
Anonymous
You obviously don't know any chefs. I am married to one. It is a physically hard job lifting 50 pound bags and being on your feet in hot kitchens for 10 hours a day. |
Anonymous
| HVAC businesses are hot! |
Anonymous
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Jim Coleman Cadillac in Bethesda due to mechanic shortage hires Mechanics no experience and fully trains them and promises after training a 100k year salary.
What is point of trade school. Just do that. |
Anonymous
I know a sous chef. Cooks don't have to crouch down in awkward positions half the time while doing physical labor. Their work surface is usually an ergonomic countertop height. And I have seen old cooks in the kitchen. I have yet to see an old carpenter move in and install the cabinetry |
Anonymous
| My son wants to join the FDNY EMS en route to FDNY. It’s a long road and two other young men I know have gone out of state to become professional firefighters. |
Anonymous
Sunday Morning on CBS just had a segment on McPherson College. Super interesting. Worth looking into if your son is a car aficionado. |
Anonymous
| No one's mentioned A&P school? |
Anonymous
| Air Traffic Controller |
Anonymous
No. (unless he already has experience) https://www.faa.gov/air-traffic-controller-qualifications What does it take to become an Air Traffic Controller (ATC)? Individuals must meet the following minimum qualifications in order to be eligible for an Air Traffic Controller position: Be a United States citizen Be under the age of 31 Pass a medical examination Pass a security investigation Pass the FAA air traffic pre-employment tests, including the Air Traffic Controller Specialists Skills Assessment Battery (ATSA) Speak English clearly enough to be understood over communications equipment Have one year of progressively responsible work experience, or a Bachelor's degree, or a combination of post-secondary education and work experience that totals one year. |
Anonymous
| Working out in the oil fields or offshore oil rigs. |