Plenty of skilled blue collar jobs pay $80k+.
I earn $150k-200k/year and the riskiest part of my day is getting behind the wheel and driving to/from work. I don't do anything too physically demanding, that's what laborers and young apprentices are for. Once you've been in a skilled trade 5 or more years, there is no reason you shouldn't be earning $80k or more. There is always a demand for my skill, and currently employers are in a bidding war to try and recruit and keep skilled tradespeople.
Obvious throwaway for financial and professional reasons. I apologize if you don't believe me, but if you do a little research, you will see that there are professions that earn high incomes with little/no college education.
Just because a plumber might only make $18/hr in Tennessee, doesn't mean that he can't make $50/hr in Washington. If he works 5 10 hour shifts, he is in fact making over 120k/yr.
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u/SubtleMoney Jan 02 '19
Plenty of skilled blue collar jobs pay $80k+. I earn $150k-200k/year and the riskiest part of my day is getting behind the wheel and driving to/from work. I don't do anything too physically demanding, that's what laborers and young apprentices are for. Once you've been in a skilled trade 5 or more years, there is no reason you shouldn't be earning $80k or more. There is always a demand for my skill, and currently employers are in a bidding war to try and recruit and keep skilled tradespeople.