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The trades. Trades are desperate for good help willing to learn. electricians, plumbers, carpenters, pool builders, HVAC... the trades are in need of good help. It usually pays better than average too.
Someone once told me to get into electrician roles you should start young. Sad bc I would totally love to leave IT for good & study to become an electrician, but apparently Iβm βtoo oldβ to start π€·πΌββοΈ
can i ask how old is considered too old for that? just something i was considering too
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It's hard to get an apprenticeship to become one in Australia after your mid twenties. I've heard it's because your pay has to be a fair bit higher than the kids just out of school, so they'd rather train a teenager.
Apprenticeships are damn near impossible to find in the US, period. Usually people go to trade schools.
Thatβs interesting! Yes, in the USA, I guess itβs early twenties to start an apprenticeship program.
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You would recommend trades as a second/side job? Seems like itβd be a bit taxing physically and not flexible on scheduling β I could be wrong.