I was running a residential concrete crew about 4 years ago earning $23 /hour no benefits. One of the laborers got a job as a CO in the county jail, $26.50 an hour plus benefits. I told my boss I am not coming back after the Winter lay off, went to find prevailing wage that Spring.
I started saving as much as possible because concrete in Minnesota is seasonal work for most. I screwed myself in my early twenties living like a big shot during the Summer only to barely scrape by in the Winter.
I have several friends that went into the mechanical trades. Low voltage electrician and pipe insulators do pretty well without the backbreaking activities the rough trades do. I recommend everyone going into the trades goes into elevator installation. It's lots of travel and heights, but they have 100% union participation and it's always comfy working conditions.
I was running a residential concrete crew about 4 years ago earning $23 /hour no benefits. One of the laborers got a job as a CO in the county jail, $26.50 an hour plus benefits. I told my boss I am not coming back after the Winter lay off, went to find prevailing wage that Spring.
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I started saving as much as possible because concrete in Minnesota is seasonal work for most. I screwed myself in my early twenties living like a big shot during the Summer only to barely scrape by in the Winter.
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I have several friends that went into the mechanical trades. Low voltage electrician and pipe insulators do pretty well without the backbreaking activities the rough trades do. I recommend everyone going into the trades goes into elevator installation. It's lots of travel and heights, but they have 100% union participation and it's always comfy working conditions.