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GianFabien | karma 1388 | avg karma 1.33 · 2022-11-09 04:33:13

Depends on where you choose to live. From what I'm seeing, the various trades people are earning very good incomes, in the same ballpark as the majority of IT (non-FAANG) staff.

r4vik | karma 1466 | avg karma 6.06 · 2022-11-09 04:54:49

trades are brutal for your body and I wouldn't recommend picking one up in your late 30s.

nxm | karma 486 | avg karma 1.71 · 2022-11-09 05:00:58

Plumbing yes, but an electrician?

varjag | karma 13715 | avg karma 2.89 · 2022-11-09 05:12:30

A day of pulling wire through conduit can be quite taxing.

BrandoElFollito | karma 4414 | avg karma 1.47 · 2022-11-09 05:00:29

This is a very good advice. There are huge drawbacks (mostly because of physical strain, and we are talking about a change in OP's 40-s, 50-s) but the mix of predictability, job security and unexpected things popping up is nice.

I would go that way if there was a trade with less physical constraints that electricians for instance (I never looked in details, there are probably many such jobs)

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