>>16271097Electrician of plumber. Will always have a job somewhere. Plumbing pays slightly better depending on the area. But then you have to be a plumber.
Better idea, pitck the trade that suites your personality.
Electrician - autistic nerdy sperg with eye for detail, or alcoholics cowboy types with allergy to planning ahead.
Plumber - alcoholic dummies ignorant to the air they breath but can tell you everything about the NFL
Carpenter - burn out potheads whose girlfriend is 15 and hates her dad so much this guy with money and a car and a 1 bedroom is the sexiest thing she's ever seen. Or Mexican then 13 year old girlfriend. Pension sucks
Laborer - willing to take any drug you have but also willing to do any job guy can imagine. Green or over the hill, knows every trade and every conspiracy theory. Will always have a job somewhere.
Ironworker - actual real felonies required, are least 1 DUI and 1 domestic violence. Drinks but like Budweiser, smokes but like cools. Chews, but like flavored skoal. Must be willing to do coke at work. Literally thinks he's a cowboy.
Elevator tech - straight up unapologetic elitist. Wouldn't be caught dead earting fast food in public. Drinks imported beer or wine or single malt. Has some expensive hobby like his own plane. Got in apprenticeship by knowing someone. Hasn't broken a sweat at work in 10 years. Things he's smarter than you, knows you know he thinks he's smarter than you, is probably smarter than you. Trendy bordering on hipster.
Fitter - laborer who can weld, also thinks he's a cowboy. Will do your work if you don't get to it first. Makes decent money, benefits comparable to plumber.
Welder - immigrant or boomer travel
guy. Everything's prefabricated now, And the pay hasn't kept up because of it.