Blue Collar or White Collar: Best Career to Start at 30?

ElectricWoodie · Friday at 12:38 PM

My 2 cents:
Anything mechanical that requires fixing: HVAC, elevators, vehicles, etc

Construction
Drivers
Electrical
Plumbing

Tsubame · Friday at 5:43 PM

I think it's good to have a trade that exists in construction, and then service work as well. If one side dries up, I don't think it's too hard to make a shift. Especially if the credentials are the same. Plumbing for example.

It would suck if you had to move just to find work again.

masterpoonhunter · Saturday at 9:24 AM

Doing it all over again, I figure long haul trucking, finish carpenter or a big animal vet. Last one crosses over the white-blue collar stuff but all three are generally in demand. How much $$$s one pulls out, well I understand truckers aren't making what they used to. Mind you back in my 20's I was thinking becoming Fred Garvin Male Prostitute might be a good gig.

Uncled · Saturday at 11:29 AM

masterpoonhunter said:
. . .or a big animal vet.

Rectal palpitation - having your entire arm up a cow’s butt - no thanks !

jgg · Saturday at 3:18 PM

Uncled said:
Rectal palpitation - having your entire arm up a cow’s butt - no thanks !

Been there, done that, but with the uterus. And no, I'm not into fisting.

Rusty razor · Saturday at 11:16 PM

If trades are your choice I would go with being an electrician, there are so many directions to branch from there and with your programming skills system controls would be a natural, PLC’s run everything industrial and pay’s around a$100 hr. Plus for contract

Once you go black · Sunday at 3:40 PM

Congrats on saving enough for school , you are wise and disciplined.

Isn’t there always work in construction ?

PS
I happen to know a considerable amount of members work in things such as or related to construction , plumbing , electrical, Hard physical labour , etc and similar fields .

I’ve also spoken w a reasonable amount that work in finance , real estate , engineering, medical .

Larry's Torch · Sunday at 8:08 PM

Uncled said:
Rectal palpitation - having your entire arm up a cow’s butt - no thanks !

Sy ?

jgg said:
Been there, done that, but with the uterus. And no, I'm not into fisting.

Yo, Sy !

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