Most lucrative trade for the future?

Stu6781

For the next 20/30 years, which construction trade is looking like the smartest career move?
Including electricians, gas engineers etc

ohreally

You've already done this to death previously.

Genuineguy03

Is this a serious question? Or do we get a prize if we guess the correct answer?

My answer would be Smart technology engineers, or whatever title people who install smart tech into buildings during construct give themselves.

TELLIT01

When will you stop with the stupid questions? Nobody knows what the marketplace will be like in 5 years, let alone 20 to 30 years. As an example of that, not many years ago people were being actively encouraged to train to do insulation surveys because every house in the country was going to be checked. Fast forwards a couple of years to a point where many people had paid for the training, the government pulled the plug on the idea.
The reality is that your own guess is as good as anybody elses.
It's true that technology driven areas will always have demand, but what that technology will be in 20 years time again is anybodys guess. My bet is that it will be something we haven't even thought of today.
You need to look to see what areas are developing currently, whether those areas are actually of interest to you, and then look for ways into one of them. YOU MUST DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH, don't expect others to do it all for you.

xapprenticex

M8 if you hate your finance job so much, just leave and become something else.

lincroft1710

Become expert in repairing video casette recorders is what we would have said 35 yrs ago. For how long were VCRs at their height, 10 yrs? 15 yrs?

Browntoa

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mac.d

Not got enough answers previously to help you decide yourself?

Stu6781 wrote:

Is a gas engineer a good career choice?

Labourer pay rate?

Which self employed tradesmen earns more?

Career change to plumber or electrician

ACCA salary

How much can a self employed heating engineer earn?

Genuineguy03

We may not even be living or working form inside buildings in 20-30 years time. We may all have our own tardis and robots to send out to earn a wage on our behalf. Or they may not even be money in 20-30years.

RichardD1970

Undertaking. Everyone will need their services eventually.

TELLIT01

RichardD1970 wrote: »

Undertaking. Everyone will need their services eventually.

True but it's a bit of a dead end job.