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Jeter
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where should I live to make the most money as a plumber ?
I'm a high school student in Vermont.
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Michelle M.
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Hello, Jeter !
There are an enormous amount of questions that we see here from students that want to know how much money they will make doing different careers four to six or more years from now. There's no way to tell what your future salary would be now. That would be like me asking you, if I go on Tuesday to stand in line at the movie theatre on your street, how many people will be in line ? Could you give an answer to that ? Or when I go to Walmart to buy electronics, how many people will be in line at the check out ? So it's got me to thinking, why are so many students concerned about what their salary is going to be way far in the future ? This can surely be monitored by continually reading employment notices year after year to see what employers are paying. You won't know what your salary would be until you begin working your particular job(s).
So it leads me to think that a great many students are not choosing a career based on having a true love for the career, rather sizing up careers based on what people have made in the past and choosing whichever career is said to make the most money. This also seems to reflect that the student who chooses this way may be sensing that the economy is a certain way and fear it getting worse by the time they obtain career employment. I could understand a person feeling that way when I try to understand why so many people want to know their future income. If it is not that, then it makes me wonder if the student is choosing careers solely based on monetary gain in the future. So here is a question for you to think about: why am I concerned about a future salary ? What happens if I don't know what salary I will have and just choose work that I am passionate about ? You cannot predict your future but you can greatly influence and shape your future to be the best it can be. Even without being concerned about your future salary. So it's time to reassess how you are choosing careers and do the things that will make you happy now as a foundation that can carry through, benefitting you in your future.
Advisor Doc Raymond has given solid advice - future salary is not a current issue, what is important is how fulfilled you are by choosing the right career for yourself.
I hope that this is just something to think about. I know it's difficult to choose a future career, but give it time, live life and be inspired ! Best wishes to you in all you do !
There are an enormous amount of questions that we see here from students that want to know how much money they will make doing different careers four to six or more years from now. There's no way to tell what your future salary would be now. That would be like me asking you, if I go on Tuesday to stand in line at the movie theatre on your street, how many people will be in line ? Could you give an answer to that ? Or when I go to Walmart to buy electronics, how many people will be in line at the check out ? So it's got me to thinking, why are so many students concerned about what their salary is going to be way far in the future ? This can surely be monitored by continually reading employment notices year after year to see what employers are paying. You won't know what your salary would be until you begin working your particular job(s).
So it leads me to think that a great many students are not choosing a career based on having a true love for the career, rather sizing up careers based on what people have made in the past and choosing whichever career is said to make the most money. This also seems to reflect that the student who chooses this way may be sensing that the economy is a certain way and fear it getting worse by the time they obtain career employment. I could understand a person feeling that way when I try to understand why so many people want to know their future income. If it is not that, then it makes me wonder if the student is choosing careers solely based on monetary gain in the future. So here is a question for you to think about: why am I concerned about a future salary ? What happens if I don't know what salary I will have and just choose work that I am passionate about ? You cannot predict your future but you can greatly influence and shape your future to be the best it can be. Even without being concerned about your future salary. So it's time to reassess how you are choosing careers and do the things that will make you happy now as a foundation that can carry through, benefitting you in your future.
Advisor Doc Raymond has given solid advice - future salary is not a current issue, what is important is how fulfilled you are by choosing the right career for yourself.
I hope that this is just something to think about. I know it's difficult to choose a future career, but give it time, live life and be inspired ! Best wishes to you in all you do !
Doc Raymond
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Jeter,
There are so many elements to your question. First of all, never think in terms of the most money as a goal. The requirements to be a licensed plumber vary from State to State. In some States there are Unions involved. The first step is to investigate what you need to become licensed in a particular State. Each State has a different tax rate, housing and other expenses also need to be considered. So, my friend, I suggest in terms of the place you want to live, the requirements for licensor, the costs of living and tax rated. It's never how much money you can make, it's how much you can end up with at end of the day. Good Luck. Good news until they created robot plumbers, it will be a needed profession :)
There are so many elements to your question. First of all, never think in terms of the most money as a goal. The requirements to be a licensed plumber vary from State to State. In some States there are Unions involved. The first step is to investigate what you need to become licensed in a particular State. Each State has a different tax rate, housing and other expenses also need to be considered. So, my friend, I suggest in terms of the place you want to live, the requirements for licensor, the costs of living and tax rated. It's never how much money you can make, it's how much you can end up with at end of the day. Good Luck. Good news until they created robot plumbers, it will be a needed profession :)