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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Trades are hard work and hard on the body. Many of them at least.

But the CS and Engineering majors can always get into them. They would have a major leg up. [/quote]

That is true. I hope we do get more people back in trades instead of it being looked down upon. However, the physicality of it is rough. But, what’s better? Sitting in an office for 40+ hours staring at a screen or being active on a construction site?[/quote]

I spent 3 days correcting the work of a well known and established licensed plumbing outfit in Chevy Chase. 
I suspect if some of those CS majors did the job, I would not have needed to buy a torch, butane can, some copper pipes and spend hours watching videos on sweating copper. Physical labor also requires an exacting mindset. The plumber was paid quite well yet they were sloppy.
People should not look down on physical trade work. They are quite respected in some European countries with strict education requirements and qualifications. But here in the US, the trades have been tarnished by bottom of the barrel sub sub contracted labor, mostly cheaply compensated immigrants. And so the expectations and delivery are low.
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