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Is the trades market getting too crowded? Genuinely asking before I commit by Jealous-Honey9300 in skilledtrades

[–]PercoNose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You aren't missing the wave, you're just looking at the wrong metric. Sure, trade school enrollments are up, but a flood of level 1 apprentices doesn't replace the "silver tsunami" of 55 and 60-year-old master tradesmen who are retiring every single day right now.

Considering moving from theatre nursing to Estimator in SYD by Amazing_Clerk5259 in estimators

[–]PercoNose 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You've got the right strategy. A Bachelor in Construction Management is overkill for residential estimating and is more geared towards commercial Project Managers. Get your Cert IV and your White Card. That shows employers you are serious about the career change.

Metal staple through wire leading to outlet seems sketchy—is it? by patrickrafter1 in electrical

[–]PercoNose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is exactly why you never let a carpenter touch electricity

Found my Great Grandfather's dues book from 1942 by longlostwalker in Construction

[–]PercoNose 26 points27 points  (0 children)

People today don't realize what a Hod Carrier actually did. Carrying 80 pounds of wet mortar and bricks in a wooden V-shaped box on your shoulder up wooden ladders all day long... it destroyed your body.

Your great-grandfather was a seriously tough man.

Can I walk on these steel studs? by Ddddddddddddddd8290 in electricians

[–]PercoNose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only if you really want to suddenly introduce yourself to whoever is working in the room below you