Originally Posted by
Travis Conner
They don't teach it in school anymore hardly, which makes me wonder if this industry is in high demand. I've always kept this as a hobby, but I've been using power tools since I was 12. I'm 26 now. Is there good money in this industry?
In the building trades, no, carpenters are not going away. Work will always fluctuate with the economy, and that scares some people, but the pay is decent enough to keep attracting new hires. My SO's son just got into the carpenter's union as an apprentice. He loves it. He started at around $16/hr. Journeymen make around $35/hr. Foreman make a few dollars over that. All of his schooling is covered through the union.
He was working with a non-union company for about 1-1/2 years and topped out at $13/hr. The foreman made around $20/hr.
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