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Lol agreed. In law spent years in uni getting a phych degree. Mad student debt now. Works at a bakery making bread. Had a budy also did some sort of bs social sciences program. He struggled for years after, until he lucked out, got a job driving go bus.
There's a guy out there I met a while back he did a few traning seminars for a few hundred bucks from bosch on rebuilding diesel injectors. He makes a killing rebuilding injectors, injector pumps.
Guys go to welding school for a year, in 3-4 years they'll probably be making close If not over 100k.
Become a licenced mechanic (provincial govt pays for your school) and make over 100k. It’s a tough job though.
Over 100k. Bullshit. Most make $60K, $75K tops.
https://redsealrecruiting.com/salaries/welder-salaries-information/
Median is 83K. Throw on a combo and you're golden. I have a friend who moved from welding to underwater welding and is laughing. Loves the job, never sweats about work, has all the OT he wants if he ever wants it etc. Not a brutal job, just requires attention and care.
These Reddit myths about $100K trades really need to stop. Even if true, you physically cannot do that for 30 years.
Are you in the trades?
Maybe depends on the trade. I know a good few older plumbers, welders etc who at this point, don't bother leaving home for anything under several thousand dollars (much to a friend's vexation while trying to reno.) You don't want to be a roofer for 30 years though.