What's the best trade to go into?

College isn't working out for me and I want to drop out and go into the trades because I don't want to be a wagie and this seems like the best way out. I was thinking about becoming a welder but I'm not sure.

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Those digits

Have you tried onlypans?

The best trade is whichever trade is best for your particular skills and disposition. Once you learn enough to go into business for yourself, you can knock down six figures in any trade. Painting and drywall require minimal tools and up-front expense compared to many other trades and generally don't have licensing requirements. You can make a ton of money if you're a good tile guy. HVAC, electrical, elevators, plumbing are all good but you need certifications and lots of specialized tools. Siding guys can also make really good money.
The first question is, are you a detail oriented perfectionist type, or are you a bang it out move on to the next thing type of guy. That will tell you which trades you should consider and which ones you should avoid.

>destroying your body on other cunts houses for money

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finish your degree and learn how to code.

Find a trade in something niche: you earn slightly less in the beginning but it stacks with experience if you have more exposure to niche things/problems
My backgrounds chemical so I could recommend:
cathodic protection
scientific instrument technicians
Something to do with coatings/paints (learn to spray paint civil infrastructure for example)
I think you should avoid the more physically demanding trades if you can, they might be fine for a few years but eventually they will break you.

>are you a detail oriented perfectionist type, or are you a bang it out move on to the next thing type of guy.
I would say I'm more of the latter. I don't mind working, but I don't like spending too much time on something if I don't like it and I try to get it done as quick as possible. I'm also want a trade that isn't as physically demanding compared to the others.
>destroying your body on other cunts houses for money
Sounds better to me than working at mcdonalds or something. Yeah the work sucks, but at least you'll have an easier time paying bills.

I'll look into this. How hard do you think it would be to find an apprenticeship with some of these?

king of all trades: blacksmith
all other trades get their tools from the blacksmith
tough apprenticeship but after that, you will be laughing at all the stem weakling and other assorted "non-essentials".
the joo fears the blacksmith...
t. blacksmith

Lol. How long have you been a blacksmith and how much do you get paid? Was landing the apprenticeship easy?

Something that gets you good money and an easy path to management

If it’s like here don’t even bother applying at big companies unless you know someone high up or are indig/black/immigrant/female

Crane driver

To make good money welding you have to really study it and get skilled. If you can do that you can make bank. There's underwater welding too, which pays great and you're not breathing as many fumes that will probably eventually kill you if you're a welder. It's not digging ditches, it's a true skill. You could be a methhead working 9-5 in a fab shop for peanuts or you could be the rich guy they fly in to jobsites because you can weld anything perfectly. It can be a real career with a lot of potential, but don't think you're going to have to learn less than at college if you want to make it work.

I’m a precast construction foreman and I make $51hr plus $20hr into a 401k plus full benefits
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Learn2weld

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I don't care about making 50 an hour man. Just enough to pay my bills and not worry much. I wouldn't even mind working min wage if it was actually enough to live on.

>also want a trade that isn't as physically demanding compared to the others.
They are all physically demanding in one way or another. What do you mean specifically? No heavy lifting? No working on your hands and knees? No matter which trade you work, expect it to be physically demanding. It sounds like you don't have any skills or experience to speak of. Getting a job doing general labor and cleanup for a general contractor or homebuilder. That will give you the opportunity to see what the different trades actually do as well as meet tradesmen who might hire you. Forget about the whole schooling/apprenticeship thing. Unless you're going for something certified like electrical or HVAC that's just not how it works. We don't have time for nonsense like that. You will get a one week paid tryout. If you're not a slowpoke or a dumbass chances are you will get hired on.

> you could be the rich guy they fly in to jobsites because you can weld anything perfectly
Kek

Steal coins from fountains

I don't mind hand and knees as much as heavy lifting, so that sounds good.
>. Forget about the whole schooling/apprenticeship thing. Unless you're going for something certified like electrical or HVAC that's just not how it works. We don't have time for nonsense like that. You will get a one week paid tryout. If you're not a slowpoke or a dumbass chances are you will get hired on.
I'm clueless about all of this but I will look into it.

Based on your posts so far you sound a little soft. I thought of the perfect job for you: Apply at one of the companies that deploys and picks up traffic cones for highway construction. There are companies out there that do nothing but this, and you can get a job as a dude who basically sits on the flatbed of a truck setting down or picking up orange pylons.

Ever build a highrise or hospital? They seriously do this. There are critical welds that must be done perfectly for safety, function, code compliance, and if it's fucked up it's hundreds of thousands of dollars down the drain for the ruined parts and hundreds of thousand dollars more when the job is held up waiting for new custom pieces to be made and delivered.

Seriously just go on craigslist and get a job painting. There are lots of small contractors out there who just need a helper and will pay you cash. This is the easiest way to get your foot in the door and get an idea of how trades/contracting work.