best trade/skilled job

In peoples opinions, what would be the best trade career to get into, in terms of job prospects and earning potential? im alwasy hearing about the shortage of plumbers and electricians and such, but is this really true?

Reply 1

ThePants999

Yes, I think it still pretty much is.

Reply 2

digitalparadox

Just become a plumber and stick to it and you should earn quite a bit!

Reply 3

Candy_Shop

Yes it really is true ... plumbers will be making ALOT of money

Reply 4

huangxiaoxia

yes,the job prospect and earning potential is important.
however i think the interest is the most important.
if you love your job,it's happy for you do it.
or you will depress and lost your focus in life.

Reply 5

l1ncs

thanks for the replies. I have been thinking of training as an electrician as i think i would find this area most interesting. Are job prospects as good as that for plumbing?

Reply 6

gordon_is_fit

i doubt demand would be as high, but all skilled trades are in demand...even being a builder or bricklayer you could earn a lot

Reply 7

Né Stig

Having personally employed plumbers, here are the details:

Plumber with just 10 years experience in London on the payroll will earn between £12.50 - £17.00 per hour with a company van and all fuel paid for along with travel time.

Plumber with ACOPS (Old corgi) - £15 - £20 depending on direct experience along with the perks above.

Sub contractor - normally £17.50 per hour straight - 18%.

Its not that there is a shortage of plumbers, its the fact that there all incapable twits. Heres something that someone told me once and its never a truer word said:

All a plumber has to do is look presentable, expalin a decent report and be polite and he'll go a long way.
The fact is, none of them appear to be able to do this.

I would say Carpentery is the best trade to get into. Never out of work, and earn quite a bit of money (in some instance more than plumbers). They are always presentable and its a more skillful profession IMO. Being a carpenter, other skills will come to you such as locks, glazing etc. With a plumber, there is nowhere else to go and you really do stink.

Roofing is OK - but generally out of work in the summer months unless a big contract is drawn for a roof overhaul. Earn good money, but can be quite dangerous.

Electricians - Good again. Presentable and can get you into other areas such as Networking.

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Sparkies earn around £15ph on payroll with company car and paid holiday etc.
They normally get the easiest jobs out of all tradesman as believe it or not, they actually get called out to replace light bulbs, revise timers, and do electrical reports. Its pretty simple. Its the theory exams that are slightly difficult and its certainly the most technical and professional of all trades.

Reply 8

Treception

and then when all the college kids graduate with their plumbing diplomas in a few years time there will be 10 to the dozen plumbers, its like anythign else, when theres a shortage lots of poeple train to fill the gaps, then it becomes apparent to many people have trained and now the industry has to many of a given tradesman ... can't win