You also created 2 distinctions I do not make about people who learn a trade. Unfair and ridiculous ones btw. Given the overall tenor of your response, I’m not surprised. Clearly, you’ve got issues and thinking is not your strong suit.
I wouldn’t bother....but, for everyone else reading, I’m going to point out the absurdity of your assumptions.
The first is that I mentioned skilled trades and specifically left it open to mean any and all kinds of trades or skilled work, like medical equipment maintenance, mechanics, tailors, bakers, blacksmiths, computer programmers, handymen, farmers, even janitors, etc. You turned that into a specificity of building trades, like bricklayers and sheetrock installers. There are LOTS of trades. Many of which are not exploitative of employees like the construction industry is and many of which are lucrative. The average salary of an aircraft mechanic is about $73K a year. That’s a pretty decent living. A professional sailor can make around $45/yr. That’s as much as some types of engineers. More than teachers. More than most nurses. Even a professional tailor can make more than most teachers by about $10K per year.
Women have the same access to glassdoor.com that men do. Contrary to the popular myth, we’re just as good at math, reading comprehension, and basic logic. Just saying.
Your second faulty assumption is that all skilled trades people must always be employees. That’s simply not true. It’s true they often start out that way because you have to have a place to learn. A lot of trades require licensing of some sort or building a portfolio of work. Some kind of credentialing so people who want to hire you know you’re qualified. You get that by learning to do the job under the mentorship of someone who is credentialed.
So you put in your time. You learn to do your trade. You earn whatever kind of license or credential and acquire what bonding and insurance you need.
From that point, there is absolutely nothing in the world stopping you from starting your own business. It’s around $25 to get a business license, last time I checked. It does not matter if you’re a tree trimmer or an underwater welder or a mason. In this country, it does not matter. If you want to take on the responsibilities of being a business owner and you have the means to do so, you can have your own business. A college degree is not required for a business license.
Right now, there’s massive opportunity for new business because of the pandemic for anyone who has the (metaphorical) balls to seize it. Even sheetrock installers and plumbers.
