RAGE!

As a guy with 30 years in the trades...

Change your major NOW!

Construction has always been on the bleeding edge of the economy but now, and for probably the next 5-10 years, it's financial suicide.

 

just curious but what are some types of trades that you think will fair well in the near future?

 

Repo technician
Foreclosure specialist
Bankruptcy attorney
Credit counselor
Drug/alcohol counselor
Domestic abuse counselor
Home security
Liquor and tobacco sales

 

Stay out of anything that has anything to do with building anything.

Stay out of IT. If the job pays well, it's going overseas. If it's a job that requires that you actually put you hands on something to fix it, it won't go overseas but you'll compete with Phd programers who's job whent overseas. You wanna compete at that level for a $15/hr. gig?

Pick up your local newspaper. I bet you a lunch that the largest group of want ads by far is in healthcare.

Be a nurse, a Rad Tech, get a foot in the door anyway you can and chances are the hospital will pay your way through any school you want.

If you don't mind blood, start as a phlebotomist. It's quick, easy, patient contact is minimal as is the stress and paperwork. Benefits are usually exceptional.

I'll probable head back into that game soon. I was a paramedic for a long time.

I'd hate to have to start out again in construction. It sucks now.

 

As for a trade, mechanics will always have jobs as long at people are driving cars. Actually I disagree, any trade is good to get into right now. As long as you can keep your apprenticeship, stay in it. 5 years from now you will thank me.

lowsound

 

Hey, why not play music for a living? It doesn't pay well but then again nothing else does anymore either

 

In my part of the world trades people are still in high demand. The Educators are increasing the apprenticeship programs to try and get more young people into a trade.

 

IT is more than just programming, and there's no way our staff would put up with trying to communicate with overseas programmers.

 

Why the resurrection?

 

...a mind is a terrible thing to waste.

 

i'd say that's terrible advice. just figure out a better way to build. earth and concrete construction techniques are cheap, effective, long-lasting, low maintenance, energy efficient. build something like that. come up with stuff on your own.

a good majority of my friends are in construction of some form or another and they all have one thing in common- sticking to idiotic conventions simply because they're conventions.

i'll be able to build and live in my own home within the next 15-20 years, sooner if i get my act together, and it will cost almost nothing to sustain.

 

Heheh, sounds like something I'm thinking of doing.

Something underground (obviously with ground level skylights), or a above/below combo with the above part concealed and blended in with the surroundings.

 

+1000

 

I just about crapped my pants when I read what Steve posted since I, literally, JUST (as in today) started going to school for IT. But reading this was a sigh of relief. Not sure what I'm gonna do as far as what specifics, any suggestions?

 

You'll just b&hammer the bullet.....