Anonymous wrote:Carpenter
Plumber
Electrician
Chef

First is good for back problems by 45 years old.

Last has low pay - unless you have your own social media platform or TV show.

Electrician is fine.

Unions can be exclusionary. If the kid is white, less to worry about.

Homebuilders (Ryan, NVR, Pulte) would all be great places to start in the construction industry. More managing the trades than actually swinging any hammers. Construction managers can be very successful and go far. Hard work but rewarding for the right personality. I’ve the utmost respect for many of the construction managers I have worked with.

Welders are in short supply. My son wanted to be an underwater welder for a while.

Another vote for American College of the Building Arts in SC. If he's into a more "artistic" Trade.

Or, although it is a college, this one is the only college in the country with a classic car restoration degree: McPherson College in Kansas.

No expert, but I've met a couple guys who operated cranes who did very, very well.

Union line men can make decent money.

A lineman is different from an electrician. An electrician normally works on de-energized circuits in homes or businesses (or construction sites). They normally work on regular schedules and are very knowledgeable about electricity. A lineman tends to work on energized high-voltage circuits outdoors in all types of weather conditions and at all hours (especially in the winter, when repairing downed lines). The latter is more of a job for an outdoorsman, and requires more physical stamina, but probably less actual knowledge about electricity. Both occupations can be quite lucrative, but they are not the same thing.

There are also low-voltage electricians, who work on network wiring, fiber installation, alarm systems, and similar.

That said, OP is going about this the wrong way. What are the kid's interests and talents? Start there, and then try to connect those to potential occupations.

Do you know any chefs that are not drunks with a blow habit to boot?

You can become an addict in any job but blue collar trade jobs are notorious for addiction. I worked with some real high end house painters, they were considered top shelf pros. The only rule was no drug or alcohol use while at the job but as soon as the crew hit the work van to drive back to staging it was cray cray.

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Anonymous wrote:I would get into plumbing. They make a ton of

AGREE! Plumbing is a great trade. And if he can add HVAC on to that, he's really golden.

I asked my plumber if he recommends the field (for my ds). Plumber said he recommends training to be an electrician as it is less messy.

+1 I stated electrician up thread.

Union line men can make decent money.

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Anonymous wrote:Carpenter
Plumber
Electrician
Chef

Chef is a painful existence. You need to really love the profession.

It’s funny that the most successful “chefs” by far are the ones making their money from TV…not the restaurant business.

Yes , very hard career.

Chef is almost more like fine arts. It could lead to things but the formal education is realllly hard to justify in ROI terms unless you’re lucky or manage a big discount. Hands on training first for those, then only get a degree if there is a clear reason and path ahead

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Anonymous wrote:Carpenter
Plumber
Electrician
Chef

Chef is a painful existence. You need to really love the profession.

It’s funny that the most successful “chefs” by far are the ones making their money from TV…not the restaurant business.

Yes , very hard career.

Anonymous wrote:Carpenter
Plumber
Electrician
Chef

Chef is a painful existence. You need to really love the profession.

It’s funny that the most successful “chefs” by far are the ones making their money from TV…not the restaurant business.

Carpenter
Plumber
Electrician
Chef

Hvac has become computerized and a ton of totally different systems

Need more aptitude than a dum dum Harvard grad

Anonymous wrote:Trades are great till your body gives out in 20 years. The trades people with real craftmanship skills are where it's at. e.g. custom copper roofing, custom chimney caps, etc.

This is a school for those types of specialized building crafts - The American College of the Building Arts https://acba.edu/

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Anonymous wrote:I would get into plumbing. They make a ton of

AGREE! Plumbing is a great trade. And if he can add HVAC on to that, he's really golden.

I asked my plumber if he recommends the field (for my ds). Plumber said he recommends training to be an electrician as it is less messy.