I’m a 28 year old Pipefitter. It’s a good living I make over 100k/ year with moderate OT. It’s tough on your body though so you have to have a exit plan and be good with your money. Don’t make the mistake of buying all the flashy things when you start making really good money. Live below your means.
@lcclark102
4 ай бұрын
Sorry ken, to quote Ron Burgundy "I don't believe you". I just don't see it.
@milerivermedia477
4 ай бұрын
An industry where the majority of folks make well above the average is not a dying industry. It's maligned, underadvertised, and misunderstood, but it's not dying.
@ctcrnitv
4 ай бұрын
Now, since no one will do anything to stop it -- how can I profit from banks brokering some kind of deal with skilled trades training programs, and causing the price of skilled labor training to skyrocket just like college tuition did?
@karnez05
4 ай бұрын
The trades are extremely hard on your body, once GenZ learns this they are going to leave
@New-bw4kz
4 ай бұрын
But its still doable
@douglassmith9445
4 ай бұрын
This is why they’re the ones doing trade work. The world is working as it should.
@patriciacarranza4550
4 ай бұрын
He said you start that when you are young then become a business owner. That’s the whole point. As a business owner you choose your clients, schedule and how hard you want to work.
@Prod-by-Z
4 ай бұрын
I gotta disagree with that one… A lot of people give Gen Z flak for being lazy when Gen Z was treated like lab rats and let down, especially by our education system…. People my age (22-24) worked hard in school and didn’t even get to walk at our high school graduation because of COVID. Now, we won’t be able to walk at our college commencement because of all the professor-instigated Hamas protests. We were shoved down college and radical liberal ideologies down our throats for our entire childhood and we can’t even find a job after college that pays more than McDonald’s and we now have student loan debt with no way to pay it off anytime soon. You gotta give Gen Z credit for undoing the crappy institution set in place by the Boomers
@TherealBigblue22
4 ай бұрын
GenZ already knows this, so working smarter not harder and learning from folks who’ve done it for 40 years is how we will be able to do it. If they don’t know it then by the time they realize it it’s already to late to leave
@terryeffinp
4 ай бұрын
I started off as a diesel technician when I was 19. I went from an apprentice to a journeyman in 5 years, which is actually very abnormal for my industry, normally it takes ~10 years, and some guys never become a journeyman. I am currently 31, this year I am on track to gross ~110k with occasional overtime and double time. It is not a bad life. There are more good days than not.
@anhbarker
2 ай бұрын
My dad was a handyman and had other odd jobs up until almost 10 years ago when he started having heart problems, and his health tanked. Now, at 66, he is not able to work as a handyman. He went to trade school and got a couple of associates degrees, but he can't do anything with those now. He didn't make much money, because he under charged his customers or often didn't make them pay (such as low income families or the elderly) and he didn't save any money for retirement. He always said he would work until he died, so he didn't need to save for retirement. Now, he lives off Social Security and a tiny pention from a job he worked at few years in the 90s. He is broke!!! These jobs pay well, but they are hard on the body. SAVE FOR RETIREMENT!!! Don't be like my Dad, and just assume your body will hold up and you won't ever retire. Your body will force you to retire!
@nathanielaranda8407
4 ай бұрын
preach! I have ZERO interest in collage. I dont work due to my disability but I am able to repair our appliances, I have rebuilt vacuum cleaners that most people would just throw away, home repairs and things like that. everything I would want to do wouldn't require a freaking degree anyway. heck I would be okay working as a janitor in my local church for a living, cleaning is a passion of mine.
@douglassmith9445
4 ай бұрын
I will not call them the tool belt generation at all. Not until more homes are built.
@janelleg597
4 ай бұрын
No one cares
@douglassmith9445
4 ай бұрын
@@janelleg597 exactly. No one cares that they are wanting to be called the tool belt generation. Actions speak louder than words and a home is the absolute definition of taking pride in your put to good use tool belt.
@FinTechTrav
4 ай бұрын
You also forgot they have a four year head start on the college kid making zero dollars…
@josephstagg3947
4 ай бұрын
If public college education were free, or at least affordable for the average American, there would be no worthless degrees because education is generally always good. Education can be beneficial in ways that go beyond finances; However, one should not go $30,000-$100,000 in debt to study philosophy, English, religion, or psychology, especially since you can find 2 hour lectures on KZitem that are the equivalent of a semester-long course. Liberal Art's degrees really only prepare you for grad school, which can lead to profitable careers. I'm saying this as a Religious Studies graduate who's about to go to grad school to become a Licensed Professional Counselor, and I'm blessed enough to do it without going into a lot of debt.
@janelleg597
4 ай бұрын
Your logic is extremely flawed. There is no such thing as free services. Why are you assuming colleges who receive money to teach will prioritize actual skills and applicable education...that's exactly our situation amd colleges are just pumping out crappy dumb programs and students just because they can
@jordanclosser256
2 ай бұрын
I’m not paying anymore money to any schools though. Either take the time to train us or do with the labor shortage.
@flch95
4 ай бұрын
STEM is still the way to go. Not all degrees are worthless, jeez Ken lol.
@MrChuckles21
4 ай бұрын
Yea it's crazy this guy and Mike Rowe push "don't go to college, go into the trades" while they have college degrees. They make it sound like there aren't people who fail in the trades and/or rack up debt in the trades. Why not go to college part time, take 6-8 years to get a degree while working in the trades and pay for it as you go, so no debt.
@Eric_Bassett
4 ай бұрын
You’re coming on a bit strong Ken.. the trades are great. But we still need college educated people as well. You just have to get a degree that actually leads to a job.
@Khsfldd
4 ай бұрын
Just say you hate 4 year college Ken and make it easier for you
@twostroke12v71
4 ай бұрын
32 year old Diesel mechanic Graduated 2021 Left customer service industry to work on heavy equipment. I don't see anyone who isn't new in the industry or 5 years from retirement. There does not appear to be any real in-between
@mikethemechanic7395
4 ай бұрын
49 year old Diesel mechanic. 23 years experience. Most guys are 40s plus. We are getting guys mid 20s the last few years.
@twostroke12v71
4 ай бұрын
@@mikethemechanic7395 that's a relief I haven't had much luck in Oregon Getting an apprentice to stay. Had one quit mid brake job on a oil seal on a drive hub.
@mikethemechanic7395
4 ай бұрын
@@twostroke12v71. Work in Aloha. We just fired a 1 year apprentice. It’s nuts how guys cannot handle the work anymore.
@Khsfldd
4 ай бұрын
Typical gen X conservative whiner
@taelynkim117
4 ай бұрын
You can make 150k as a gm for Panda Express…. Good money right!!!! But I refuse to work 12 hours a day 6 days a week. Two 15 minutes break a day…. Good luck. I rather work from home and make 50 calls a day trying to make or make a sale
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