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Re:High-School Shop Students Attract Skilled-Trades Job Offers by class3shock on Monday May 12, 2025 @06:53AM (#43961628)
Well there are around 130K plumbing businesses in the USA and around 400K plumbers, so I think that plan leaves around 270K plumbers snaking drains until they die.

https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes472152.htm https://www.ibisworld.com/industry-statistics/number-of-busi...

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Re:High-School Shop Students Attract Skilled-Trades Job Offers by megamix on Monday May 12, 2025 @08:11AM (#43962086)
They (270K) can still create new businesses though?
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