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Many blue collar workers make 6 figures

Plenty of blue collars make 6 figures but don't report most ...
Maize big station half-breed
  06/27/17
Plumbers, electricians, carpenters, contractors, sanitation,...
Maize big station half-breed
  06/27/17
I'd love to become a master carpenter or stone mason.
honey-headed parlour
  06/27/17
Carpenter is difficult but lol at locksmiths telling olds th...
Maize big station half-breed
  06/27/17
look into taking a workforce development class at your local...
magical resort
  06/27/17
A 9 month course won't make you employable. Cmon dude
comical temple keepsake machete
  06/27/17
I work at a CC. These are the most in demand students. Tha...
magical resort
  06/27/17
My dad made 350k one year running his contracting business
cheese-eating bull headed pistol
  06/27/17
Gross or net?
abusive mediation hominid
  06/27/17
Net
cheese-eating bull headed pistol
  06/27/17
The moment your customer is an old it's easy money from ther...
Maize big station half-breed
  06/27/17
Also, if you're white collar making low 6 figures, even at a...
amber multi-colored dilemma
  06/27/17
"Workers" don't hit six figures all that often. Ow...
Tantric Crackhouse Yarmulke
  06/27/17
Not everyone lives in Manhattan and SF, idiot.
lascivious azure quadroon market
  06/27/17
Many "workers" can if they belong to a union and d...
cheese-eating bull headed pistol
  06/27/17
every plant operator with 5+ years experience makes six figu...
Impressive national security agency regret
  06/27/17
Sup? Still not impressive. What's crazy is that there are...
spectacular grizzly elastic band
  06/27/17
Yeah, at nonprofits or shitty in-house gigs in the middle of...
brass forum
  06/27/17
I'd rather install outlets for $75/hr.
spectacular grizzly elastic band
  06/27/17
I don't even know what that is. Also, how long does it take ...
brass forum
  06/27/17
How long do you want it to take?
spectacular grizzly elastic band
  06/27/17
Blue-collar entrepreneurship is a real thing, but if you wan...
brass forum
  06/27/17
The problem is that the public hates lawyers and tries to av...
Maize big station half-breed
  06/27/17
They also think this of contractors and especially educated ...
cheese-eating bull headed pistol
  06/27/17
The law doesn't bring much value
mischievous dark box office
  06/27/17
cr also a lot of it depends on getting that one "big&qu...
cheese-eating bull headed pistol
  06/27/17
Yeah, and depending on where you live, you could also be fac...
brass forum
  06/27/17
Since I went in-house at an industrial I've been fucking sho...
abusive mediation hominid
  06/27/17
What is "industrial?"
nubile rose ticket booth
  06/27/17
The place from whence are jerbs we're took. Building shit t...
abusive mediation hominid
  06/27/17
This is absolutely true however at the same time the average...
nubile rose ticket booth
  06/27/17
False. Millennial are the greatest generation of bartenders...
abusive mediation hominid
  06/27/17


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Date: June 27th, 2017 12:50 PM
Author: Maize big station half-breed

Plenty of blue collars make 6 figures but don't report most of it. So the Labor stats are inaccurate.

Who do you think owns mansions in Staten Island while you huddle in your TTT apartment

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33653044)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 12:51 PM
Author: Maize big station half-breed

Plumbers, electricians, carpenters, contractors, sanitation, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33653053)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 12:55 PM
Author: honey-headed parlour

I'd love to become a master carpenter or stone mason.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33653077)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 12:56 PM
Author: Maize big station half-breed

Carpenter is difficult but lol at locksmiths telling olds there is a "serious" problem with their locks and charging them 500 dollars for 5 minutes work.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33653091)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 1:00 PM
Author: magical resort

look into taking a workforce development class at your local CC. they range in the 1500 ballpark, are either later evenings 2 a week or all day saturday and in 6 months you know what you need and can sit for licensing if that is truly your interest.

once sequence i've seen is 9 month courses at 1500. electrician-->plumbing-->HVAC. 27 months, 4500 cash. you're basically good to start a small business.

i recommend this to a lot of young men who go to a college thinking "i guess i will just do english and land somewhere". some have taken it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33653118)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 5:59 PM
Author: comical temple keepsake machete

A 9 month course won't make you employable. Cmon dude

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33655380)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 7:14 PM
Author: magical resort

I work at a CC. These are the most in demand students. That and our auto techs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33655928)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 12:55 PM
Author: cheese-eating bull headed pistol

My dad made 350k one year running his contracting business

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33653083)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 12:59 PM
Author: abusive mediation hominid

Gross or net?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33653110)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 1:00 PM
Author: cheese-eating bull headed pistol

Net

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33653117)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 12:58 PM
Author: Maize big station half-breed

The moment your customer is an old it's easy money from there. You can literally invent a problem that you'll charge to fix

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33653105)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 1:06 PM
Author: amber multi-colored dilemma

Also, if you're white collar making low 6 figures, even at a young age, you're kind of a loser but you're considered a baller if you can make $100K by age 55 as a plumber

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33653150)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 2:31 PM
Author: Tantric Crackhouse Yarmulke

"Workers" don't hit six figures all that often. Owners hit six figures often.

Side note: "six figures" isn't a particularly aspirational amount anymore thanks to inflation. We should probably make the jump to a quarter-million.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33653735)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 6:06 PM
Author: lascivious azure quadroon market

Not everyone lives in Manhattan and SF, idiot.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33655433)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 6:07 PM
Author: cheese-eating bull headed pistol

Many "workers" can if they belong to a union and do double time every day.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33655440)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 2:34 PM
Author: Impressive national security agency regret

every plant operator with 5+ years experience makes six figures. it's not impressive anymore.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33653754)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 6:45 PM
Author: spectacular grizzly elastic band

Sup?

Still not impressive. What's crazy is that there are actual lawyers making less than 100K a year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33655686)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 6:48 PM
Author: brass forum

Yeah, at nonprofits or shitty in-house gigs in the middle of the country. Or solo practitioners who haven't built up a pipeline of deals yet.

If you're making $95k in Boise and work 10-4 Monday-Thursday, that doesn't sound like a bad life.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33655707)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 6:53 PM
Author: spectacular grizzly elastic band

I'd rather install outlets for $75/hr.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33655746)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 6:56 PM
Author: brass forum

I don't even know what that is. Also, how long does it take to install an outlet?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33655771)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 7:10 PM
Author: spectacular grizzly elastic band

How long do you want it to take?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33655893)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 6:05 PM
Author: brass forum

Blue-collar entrepreneurship is a real thing, but if you want to be Joe the Plumber and rip down $200k+/year, you need to develop a roster of clients. It's like hanging a shitlaw shingle or being a general practice doctor, except the barriers to entry don't cost $100k/year in tuition.

You still need some degree of business sense or else you'll be languishing in the gig economy, relying on TaskRabbit to get you hooked up with potential customers.

Otherwise you will need to work your way up and play politics like white collar wage slaves, or pick jobs that have some sort of danger element.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33655423)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 6:08 PM
Author: Maize big station half-breed

The problem is that the public hates lawyers and tries to avoid them. Law is abstract so they don't see the value.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33655455)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 6:09 PM
Author: cheese-eating bull headed pistol

They also think this of contractors and especially educated people.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33655464)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 6:10 PM
Author: mischievous dark box office

The law doesn't bring much value

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33655472)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 6:08 PM
Author: cheese-eating bull headed pistol

cr also a lot of it depends on getting that one "big" job and working on a new development or getting a company that holds multiple properties and wants to renovate all of them at once. you aren't going to make that much doing 3-4 service calls a day and having half of your customers stiff you.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33655459)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 6:41 PM
Author: brass forum

Yeah, and depending on where you live, you could also be facing a lot of word-of-mouth-related barriers to entry.

Growing up, my parents had that one mechanic that everyone in town went to. He was a friendly dood, had two kids about my age, and seemed to do a good job on everyone's cars. Same with respect to hairdressers, and even general practice doctors/dentists. Someone coming into the market would have a tough time convincing us why we should use them over the people we've used for years.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33655661)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 6:59 PM
Author: abusive mediation hominid

Since I went in-house at an industrial I've been fucking shocked at the salaries we pay. I genuinely can't stand to look at which retard dumbass with a felony conviction we're paying six figures at age 25. Don't even get me started on dumbass line management that came up here making $100k more than me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33655797)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 7:09 PM
Author: nubile rose ticket booth

What is "industrial?"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33655882)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 7:12 PM
Author: abusive mediation hominid

The place from whence are jerbs we're took. Building shit that makes shit work.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33655901)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 7:01 PM
Author: nubile rose ticket booth

This is absolutely true however at the same time the average W-2 blue collar labourer makes like $30k. If you're an amazing master craftsman/tradesman but you're a W-2 or work for anyone in any capacity over/under the table, your income is an ignominious disaster and causes you to drink. The owner of the outfit keeps everything for himself, labour is fungible. There is an endless supply of divorcepwned Gen X bros with no money to start their own business, plus mexicans. Gen Y does not engage in manual labour but they got around this by adding more mexicans.

Business owners > wage slaves is the real dynamic. But these guys literally have to, 1.) do shit. There is no coasting, or poasting 2.) If the economy crashes they take a hit immediately and there is no way to mitigate this risk. They either get the job/contract or they don't. If construction/trades were some great racket, Jews would run it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33655810)



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Date: June 27th, 2017 7:13 PM
Author: abusive mediation hominid

False. Millennial are the greatest generation of bartenders we've ever produced. That's manual labor.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3659785&forum_id=2#33655917)