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What's a good trade to learn? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 day ago by moonlitsky@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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With my college degree basically doing nothing for me at this point, I have been thinking about going back to school and pursuing a trade. I was wondering what are some trades that you recommend?

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[–] eightpix@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Any insights about locksmithing? Aside, of course, from odd hours

I'd also like to hear about the journey toward being a master carpenter.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

My friend is a locksmith and if your area is not overcrowded and you can keep a good company running it's really good. People pay a lot of money to get back into their car at 6am but also every building needs a lock and the locks need maintenance.

It's a real business though as the trade aspect of cutting a key or opening a door isn't difficult at all. The challenge is running business, accounting and all the certifications and associated protocols. With all that said, it can get crowded real fast so this all only works if you're one of 3 locksmiths in town at most.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

For locksmithing, you should start with Lockpicking Lawyer videos on youtube

[–] eightpix@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

I've seen a bunch of those. Enough to know of his April 1st gags and to be able to shill for his website.

Which I won't do here.

I'm more wondering about doing it as a career. What's the annoyance/danger factor? How much work do you need to stay afloat? What do start-up costs look like? What would cause a locksmith to walk away and get into something else?

And so on.