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by halo37253 1755 days ago
What's wrong with getting paid more while being able to live in a place with large homes with large yards and wide road ways...

Electricians in the US easily make over $70k early on, and over $100k with in a few years. And that isn't even the best paying trade job.

An experienced Programmer easily can get a job making 120k+, and that isn't even in the valley.

That being said, I wouldn't want to move here either. You get paid more, the homes are nicer and more private, and you fit a big SUV down any road. But the medical system sucks, and really takes a toll on take home $$. Especially with kids. Along with that you have idiots that think trump was the second coming of jesus. And do nothing more than cry about thing that will only hurt them in the long run.
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dragonwriter 1755 days ago
> Electricians in the US easily make over $70k early on, and over $100k with in a few years.

The median pay for electricians in the US is $56,900; the cutoff for the top 10% is under $100K [0], which is quite inconsistent with them “easily” making $70K early on and $100K within a few years.

[0] https://www.bls.gov/ooh/construction-and-extraction/mobile/e...

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halo37253 1755 days ago
Maybe a few years ago, and that number most likely factors in appetences. Not strictly journeymen.

Any Journeymen not taking home north of $65k should be looking for another job, as their employer is screwing them over. There simply isn't enough of them and employers will gladly pay for someone experienced to join their work force. Even with the recent massive pay increases it is hard to keep people from going somewhere else for even higher pay.

A website like that doesn't really keep up with what is really happening in a field like that. $100K/year working 50-60hours a week is not uncommon.

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sofixa 1755 days ago
> That being said, I wouldn't want to move here either. You get paid more, the homes are nicer and more private, and you fit a big SUV down any road.

Which is a thoroughly unsustainable way of living. I like walking and biking, and I wouldn't want to sacrifice them and the practicality of having everything within a walking/biking/public transit distance for more house and yard maintenance.

> But the medical system sucks, and really takes a toll on take home $$. Especially with kids.

And takes a mental toll having to worry about that kind of thing. I don't want to be afraid to go to the doctor.

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