[PGR88]

I have an in-law who does work with the local electricians union. They have a training and apprentice program to train workers for high-voltage lines, industrial electrical installations, etc... The (nearly all) guys coming out are easily making $50/hour before any overtime or benefits

They can’t find enough people to even enter the program, much less graduate from it.

[wally_bert]

I checked into one of those programs.

Apparently I was deemed too stuck in IT to do much with.

Oh well.

[TWhiteBear]

‘I have an in-law who does work with the local electricians union. They have a training and apprentice program to train workers for high-voltage lines, industrial electrical installations, etc... The (nearly all) guys coming out are easily making $50/hour before any overtime or benefits

They can’t find enough people to even enter the program, much less graduate from it.
‘
25 years ago, DS got a HVAC cert from a trade school. He makes more than most of the instructors at the college he maintains. After graduation, he has never been unemployed.
TWB

[central_va]

How many people want to work 80 feet in the air touch 40,000 volt power lines?

[D Rider]

$50 an hour is better than most engineers are making.