Best Trade Jobs for 2025 (And the Worst)

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  @charlesdavis7940 · 1 year ago · pinned

  Thanks!

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  @nathanfisher4452 · 1 year ago

  I was a welder, worked in construction, dropped out of college, owned a big industrial repair shop, ended up at an engineering company doing Waste water, now I work in metrology and lab instrumentation in bio tech.   Point is, ya just don’t know, don’t be afraid to make the jump, the lord will provide.

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  @baseballfan29873 · 1 year ago

  Worst trade is an auto technician. Absolute worst idea I've ever had. In some way or another, everyone gets screwed.

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  @JOMaMa.. · 1 year ago

  Working on cars for yourself is a great career.Working on cars for someone else sucks

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  @Jigsdinner · 9 months ago

  Funny roofer story.<br><br>I&apos;m an electrician, and I was doing a job at our local penitentiary. They were building a new prisoner intake building, which is located right next to the old intake/release building. This penitentiary is also situated in the middle of a residential neighbourhood. Anyway, I&apos;m outside installing the boxes for the exterior lighting, and across the street, I noticed a strip of townhouses getting a new roof put on. Just before lunch, I see this inmate getting released, and I&apos;m in earshot of this building. The guard lets him out and says, &quot;All right buddy, have a good one, I&apos;ll see you next time&quot; (which is comical in itself). This guy then proceeds to walk across the parking lot, crosses the street, climbs the ladder on these townhouses, and gets right to work. I thought to myself, this has to be the most classic roofer situation ever.

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• JU

  @justineb.2283 · 10 months ago

  Female licensed plumber here. Best $$ I&apos;ve ever made. I became a plumber at 40 yrs old!

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  @chrisw8189 · 1 year ago

  I’m in a trade never mentioned by anyone, garage door service/installer. I’ve been doing it for 30 years. The company I work for has 12 installers and 12 service technicians and (4) 2 man commercial crews and the least paid person is in the 70k range per year, no shortage of us over 100k a year. I am usually home between 3-5 pm everyday. No experience necessary, in fact most the time they would prefer you start young and no experience. Most companies will have take home trucks and will help you get tools if not just flat out provide them for you. With all the new construction (residential, commercial, and industrial) there is no shortage of work and there won’t be any shortage of work. They keep building but rarely tear down. And it’s fairly recession proof, car stuck in they need out, door stuck open it’s a security risk or pipes can freeze. Too dangerous for vast majority of homeowners to fix but relatively safe if you know what you’re doing.

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  @gasoven3759 · 1 year ago

  &quot;The hardest job in the world &nbsp;is being a redheaded roofer in July. &quot; (Bill Burr)

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  @minnesotabackwoodsdrifter4323 · 1 year ago

  Union Commercial Trades<br>Electrician<br>Plumber<br>HVAC/Sheetmetal<br>Pipefitter<br>These trades are top tier and pay very well.

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  @Nick12779 · 1 year ago

  Swear to god every time I tell someone I’m a welder I get “ever thought about underwater welding” drives me nuts

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  @KO-Handyman · 1 year ago

  After 20 years as a maintenance guy, I had learned to never shake a plumber’s hand

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  @V8SKULLS · 1 year ago

  Damn Jeff, as a 30+ yrs of being a Electrician you killed it.<br>Being a Electrician, if your not smart, God will take care of that.😂😂😂

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