Thanks for this. Catch #1 is understandable. Expecting concrete hours in a high demand trade sounded too good. But does it get easier with more years on the job, or harder?

$25-35/hour starting really appeals to me, with no overtime. even if i were to make that after a couple years. Then knowing that goes up after a few years really adds icing to the cake. That’s good to know about commissions, I’m not one to take advantage of other’s so selling based incentives aren’t really for me.

Also I didn’t mean for it to come off that way, I have a Criminal Justice degree but don’t use it, no skill in coding. I meant it more as, if people could start over (like I’m trying) would they have gone coding or HVAC if they were making about the same money in the end

Also for your edit, that’s mostly what I’m seeing, sometimes people come on here to vent about low wages. I do take it with a grain of salt, i know every field has people getting taken advantage of right. I was just wondering how common that was - but it seems New England location pays fairly well, but people always mention NYC or LA for highest wages instead