High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads Line Up for University

Re:High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads... by mywittyname on Thursday April 26, 2018 @10:09PM (#16937945)

There are also risks. Recessions hit trades much harder than anyone else, as they tend to be affected first and recover last from them. Construct unemployment is a leading indicator of recessions.

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Re:High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads... by NFPA_SysAdmin on Friday April 27, 2018 @01:42AM (#16938673)

There are some skilled trades that companies, even during a recession, can't get around...fire alarm/suppression system inspectors/technicians, elevator inspectors/technicians, electricians, electrical code specialists, OSHA compliance specialists, etc...

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Re:High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads... by mywittyname on Friday April 27, 2018 @11:05AM (#16941279)

You can get around those by not building. New construction is a considerable portion of work in these trades. My family owns a construction company and my father is an electrician. They have three times as many employees in installations as they do service.

It's the nature of the business.

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Re:High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads... by NFPA_SysAdmin on Saturday April 28, 2018 @12:45AM (#16946105)

> "...three times as many employees in installations as they do service"

This is more in the compliance sector, but I get what you're trying to get at.

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