HVAC is booming right now. That’s about the only bright side of the planet getting hotter.
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Sibshops@lemmy.myserv.one 1 day agoI know someone who is in trades, unfortunately it’s not all roses there, either. Only so many electricians are needed. They seem happy to get work when they can get it, but it isn’t always a stable income.
Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 hours ago
tigermountain@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Not when that job requires you to be either out in the heat or inside in a boiling hot attic. Maybe sometimes you’re in a climate controlled environment but mostly you’re working in a hot environment trying to get the HVAC working again.
Trampampoline@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Mechanic work is still alright. Yeah, the field is saturated, but the pool is like 80% drunks/unreliable. If you’re even mildly responsible and know your way around wrenches and cutting and hacking on steel, you’ll go far. That said, you don’t have far to go. Everyone old either died or quit and the last one is your boss.
Once you’re in a shop, getting paid, bonding with the crew and settling in, it’s extremely stable. I’m a forklift mechanic at <redacted>, but any experience with any form of truck or carts carries from job to job. The pay is ‘meh’ but it’s enough to live on, buy drugs and a hobby or two. No home or retirement for us, though unless you own a shop.
Those types of mechanics know everybody or have a group of clients already,… and they can afford property. Who can afford property? They can, apparently. You could do mobile mechanic work and/or do roadside assistance for insurance companies, but there’s hoops to that too.