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		throwaway5959 on Jan 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The skilled trades haven't caught as a career choi... Came here to say this. Growing up in the Midwest I saw this all the time. The kids of plumbers that owned a plumbing business lived in a very nice part of town, the kids of plumbers still going to job sites lived in an OK part of town.

TimTheTinker on Jan 6, 2023 [–]

This also applies to self-employed tradespeople who have good reputations in their area.

throwaway5959 on Jan 6, 2023 | [–]

100%. Worth their weight in gold, in both financial and productivity measures.

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