Or just attend a trade school and get a real job. Plumbers earn more than most lawyers anyway and deal with lot less flushed matter. Originally Posted by JimmiwadA lot of truth in that statement. Plumbing used to be a "family" pass down kinda business but the last couple of generations of kids bucked the "tradition" and did other things creating a shortage of plumbers.
Rates have skyrocketed as wel las delays in service in central Texas.
I know a 30yo with a license that invested time in "leak detection and money in high tech equipment that drives a new truck and seldom gets dirty diagnosing problems in the $400 an hour range and then gets another $4000 to $6000 for what equates to about 60 man hours of work done by apprentices or laborers exposing some pipes that he spends an hour repairing and certifying the results afterwards.