Basically jobs that pay very well but have less intellectual prerequisites than most EA jobs. They are not glamorous but I think they are unfairly overlooked for this reason.
I think the only concern with these would be the recent oil price moves—WTI has probably now fallen far enough to significantly dis-incent US capacity expansion.
My worry with these is that they’re high paying right now, but the skills are quite narrow, so aren’t robustly high paying in the future. e.g. Truck drivers could get automated; oil & gas industry jobs are vulnerable to the oil price going down.
Status also matters for your career capital and general influence, so I think that’s a real concern too, rather than just an bad reason these careers get overlooked.
Some trades like plumbing have had high wages for a while, and could be a good fit for some people. Income would probably be the only good outcome though.
Alaskan truck driver
Welder in US south
Many jobs in the oil & gas industry
Basically jobs that pay very well but have less intellectual prerequisites than most EA jobs. They are not glamorous but I think they are unfairly overlooked for this reason.
I think the only concern with these would be the recent oil price moves—WTI has probably now fallen far enough to significantly dis-incent US capacity expansion.
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My worry with these is that they’re high paying right now, but the skills are quite narrow, so aren’t robustly high paying in the future. e.g. Truck drivers could get automated; oil & gas industry jobs are vulnerable to the oil price going down.
Status also matters for your career capital and general influence, so I think that’s a real concern too, rather than just an bad reason these careers get overlooked.
Some trades like plumbing have had high wages for a while, and could be a good fit for some people. Income would probably be the only good outcome though.