[V_TWIN]

I’m pretty proud of working in trades.

Aviation maintenance took care of me pretty well and I was even able to retire before 60.

I’ve always known college isn’t for everyone.

I have a cousin that got his degree way back......it was such a mess trying to compete for a position he said heck with it, went to trucking school, drove until retirement and never regretted it.

[CFW]

“I’m pretty proud of working in trades.”

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Everyone employed in that business should be proud. They are the people that keeps everything else in our nation operating. And, trades require the willingness to work hard, read technical information, do math calculations, etc. All this can be learned by a reasonably intelligent person who is willing to start at the bottom and work their way up in a field. It’s a good way to work your way solidly into a middle-class lifestyle all without going into debt to the tune of over $100,000.

[mewzilla]

We have a few PhDs in the family. Every tradesman I know makes more than they do. Salary-wise, anyway.

[Hot Tabasco]

Nephew's son was not a candidate for college. Fortunately for him, his school started an after school welding class in his junior year. So with two years experience upon graduation, he went on to attend the Hobart Institute of Welding Technology, a full time, 9 month program.

After graduation, virtually every resume' he sent out resulted in a job offer. He now has lifetime guaranteed employment.

[5th MEB]

After I was discharged from the USMC I went to work as an apprentice to a plumber.

After I retired as a Master Plumber (with a degree in fluid dynamics that I got while working as a journeyman plumber) I retired with 3 homes and 2 pieces of recreational property all paid for before retirement.

The building trades were very good to me.