Unpopular careers with a shortage of workers

[dirtsniffer]

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You peasant’s clearly don’t have enough wrought iron in your properties

I put all my iron on my pinky

[89coupe]

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The recent news about a shortage of truckers in Britain and also here in Canada has got me thinking.

Trucking is relatively unpopular, but should offer decent job security due to the shortage of drivers.

What other "blue collar" jobs are like that, and which seem "least worst" in terms of pay or enjoyment or lifestyle?

Our resident refrig tech says that's a busy field. Millwrights or machinists should be in demand I think. I used to suggest welding, but that's maybe less busy than it used to be.

If you had a teenager considering career options, what would you suggest to avoid or persue?

My cousin is a trucker, owns three rigs. Has exclusive contracts with a few farmers for fruit and special hay.

Makes an absolute fortune. But, downside is he’s on the road a lot.

[Buster]

Internet forum shitposter seems to be under-appreciated.

[ExtraSlow]

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Internet forum shitposter seems to be under-appreciated.

Its not profitable.

[suntan]

Imagine how rich we'd all be if it was.

[ercchry]

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Its not profitable.

Have to contract for Russia for the big bucks

[ExtraSlow]

I shit post on several Russian forums too. I'm getting pretty well known, but the rubles are few comrade.

[suntan]

In Russia, forum shits on you!

[killramos]

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I shit post on several Russian forums too. I'm getting pretty well known, but the rubles are few comrade.

So Russians shot post here. And Canadians shitpost in russia?

I feel like we could streamline this.

[Disoblige]

Would be kinda cool to be a trucker with your wife and you travel around together. Assuming no kids and stuff.

[davidI]

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Agreed except add a qualifier for a *useful* degree. Arts degree graduates definitely bring the chances down haha

Arts, Education, Kinesiology, and I'd argue a good percentage of Science and Commerce degrees also don't give you amazing odds of making $100k+.

Only Computer Science and Engineering seem to really lead the majority of graduates into lucrative work.

From my own BComm graduating year, I'd estimate that 15 years later only 25% of grads are making $100k+ in some sort of field that applied the degree, 5% are making $100k+ in a field that didn't really require the degree (real estate, passion work), 40% are making $50-$100k in a business-related field and 30% are doing basic work that could just as easily have been done with a HS diploma (restaurant/hotel service staff, life-coaching, yoga teacher, etc.)

So, even if comparing a Blacksmith to a BComm (which I'd argue is a "useful degree", with 15 years experience (19 years for the Blacksmith if you count the university years), I think a 30% chance of making $100k+ and 40% chance of making $50-100k is quite reasonable for a Blacksmith.

[Darell_n]

Going into a trade with lots of demand you will be making $100k/ year before Computer Science or Engineering has even graduated and thought about looking for a lucrative job. That’s not much of a benchmark honestly.

[killramos]

Don’t worry. The way inflation is going 100k+ is going to be something you earn at McDonald’s

[ThePenIsMightier]

Excuse me, but the preferred term is now #RainbowSmith.

If you all could stop being so fucking ignorant for one goddamn minute, that'd be super.

[suntan]

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Arts, Education, Kinesiology, and I'd argue a good percentage of Science and Commerce degrees also don't give you amazing odds of making $100k+.

Only Computer Science and Engineering seem to really lead the majority of graduates into lucrative work.

From my own BComm graduating year, I'd estimate that 15 years later only 25% of grads are making $100k+ in some sort of field that applied the degree, 5% are making $100k+ in a field that didn't really require the degree (real estate, passion work), 40% are making $50-$100k in a business-related field and 30% are doing basic work that could just as easily have been done with a HS diploma (restaurant/hotel service staff, life-coaching, yoga teacher, etc.)

So, even if comparing a Blacksmith to a BComm (which I'd argue is a "useful degree", with 15 years experience (19 years for the Blacksmith if you count the university years), I think a 30% chance of making $100k+ and 40% chance of making $50-100k is quite reasonable for a Blacksmith.

I have no idea if this is legit or not:

https://www.salary.com/research/sala...cksmith-salary

90th percentile makes $54K.

[tcon]

After playing the "find someone to replace a pane of glass" game this summer, I'd say "glazier" is a profession that could use some more quality people

[suntan]

Two big hailstorms means you're at the bottom of the list bud.

[msommers]

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Excuse me, but the preferred term is now #RainbowSmith.

If you all could stop being so fucking ignorant for one goddamn minute, that'd be super.

[Buster]

I think we can peg the date that TPiM discovered the italics button.

[you&me]

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After playing the "find someone to replace a pane of glass" game this summer, I'd say "glazier" is a profession that could use some more quality people

Having a friend that owns a glass company and a glazier for a brother-in-law, I think you're aiming too high... it's a profession that could use a quality person... Just one would be a good start.

#ItalicsforBuster