>>2947685
If you aren't going to college for some sort of degree that guarantees good pay, then you should 100% do skilled labor. Its literally the only way to have good pay (enough to buy a home), health/dental and pension/retirement savings. Youre going to be very sad if you dont have any of those things by the time your 40.


If you're not going to higher education its dumb not to. Even if you were going to school you should be working a manual/skilled labor job to earn some more money than working at a Walgreens or something. Don't be a pussy.

I work in Maritime trade. I work on tugboats specifically which is really the best maritime job you can get. Ships are actually retarded. Some people get their licenses to go work on luxury yachts in fort Lauderdale FL. That can be a fun job for a young person but youre essentially a servant to ultra wealthy yacht owners.


A lot of guy guys go to maritime academy and fast tracked to wheel house or engineer positions. in my line of work its still possible move up without a college degree but rather through license upgrades. Those people are referred to as hawespipers. The academies just gives a big headstart to young people. Its good to go to maritime academy if you can and if you want to make money.