Unpopular careers with a shortage of workers

[vengie]

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Powerline technician, lots of demand internationally and pay is anywhere from 48/hr to 60/hr locally once a red seal holder.

Yeah, but you need to be clinically insane.

[ExtraSlow]

Powerline tech, that's exactly the kind of job I'm thinking of. Good one. Unpopular to the uneducated, good demand, good wage, should be transferrable skill to different places. Nice one.

[msommers]

My cousin is a power line tech. Guy absolutely loves his job, makes serious bank and has been working the power line between Canmore and Lake Louise for years. I'd be utterly terrified doing that job.

[Nufy]

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Tell him that's a great idea for a hobby (not that I agree with this, but always good to be positive with your kids), and he should consider what type of grown up job he wants to do to fund the hobby.

Tried that...Teenage stubborness prevails...

Sigh...

[pheoxs]

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What do you do...when your teenage son expresses an interest in becoming a historical expert in weapons making...and is actively planning on building a forge in YOUR back yard / Garage...

Sigh...

Honestly if your kid has a hussler mindset he can still do quite well. The beard market has grown a lot the past decade and there's a solid niche market for high quality straight razors. If he can find a way to balance volume with local quality he could find a bunch of local places to stock products he makes. Offer add on services like sharpening and sell accessories like beard oil, creams, etc.

Not sure he'll ever make bank but there's definitely a niche with money there if he can get into it. But definitely would be better for a hobby / evening beer money gig that your livelihood

[stevelou]

I know of 2 or 3 techs that made the jump from working in Canada to working in the Cayman islands, and Turks and Caicos. I believe that Enmax Lineman are on avg. $130k/yr. with OT can make over $200k

[davidI]

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Honestly if your kid has a hussler mindset he can still do quite well.

This. While forging is the latest trend, if he becomes really good at it there are lots of opportunity.

Alex Steel has a YouTube channel about forging knives and seems to be doing very well for himself.

There are lots of knife makers with waiting lists for $2k+ chef knives.

Then there are the guys who do custom ironworks for gates, staircases, etc. for millionaires/billionaires mansions and such.

Trades and artistic niches can be tough to succeed in but if you know how to market yourself then it can be more lucrative (and fun/fulfilling) than some boring ass career sitting behind a desk all day.

[suntan]

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heard facebook is looking to hire a bunch of network engineers after the fiasco yesterday

But why? Networking isn't that hard and it scales. It's not like you need 10 network dunces for every 100 servers.

[bjstare]

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This. While forging is the latest trend, if he becomes really good at it there are lots of opportunity.

Alex Steel has a YouTube channel about forging knives and seems to be doing very well for himself.

There are lots of knife makers with waiting lists for $2k+ chef knives.

Then there are the guys who do custom ironworks for gates, staircases, etc. for millionaires/billionaires mansions and such.

Trades and artistic niches can be tough to succeed in but if you know how to market yourself then it can be more lucrative (and fun/fulfilling) than some boring ass career sitting behind a desk all day.

You might as well be talking about becoming a successful actor.

[ThePenIsMightier]

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You might as well be talking about becoming a successful actor.

LoL!

[Darell_n]

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Our resident refrig tech says that's a busy field.

I would agree. Top guys can be approaching a $1/minute with lots of OT available plus company provided trucks, paid travel with a huge diversity in daily tasks and locations in the province(s). I tell guys refrigeration is a lifestyle and not a job, they usually figure out the meaning of that after the first couple of weeks.

[msommers]

Do you have to work a lot of OT to make a decent go of it?

[BavarianBeast]

Zookeeper

[Buster]

Why are all of these blue collar jobs?

[killramos]

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Why are all of these blue collar jobs?

Apparently that’s a criterion

[suntan]

My youngest wants to be an animal physiotherapist.

[ExtraSlow]

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Why are all of these blue collar jobs?

That was the premise of my original post. But whatev you want to post, it's all interesting. I have a nephew who needs to "find himself" sooner than later, so that's why I'm interested.

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My youngest wants to be an animal physiotherapist.

Horse physio is wicked.

[suntan]

Even better if you have a contact at Elmer's.

[Buster]

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That was the premise of my original post. But whatev you want to post, it's all interesting. I have a nephew who needs to "find himself" sooner than later, so that's why I'm interested.

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Horse physio is wicked.

Ah you're right... Title is less specific.

[suntan]

In regards to truck driving, research "Owner/Operator".