đ„ THE PAYCHECK LIE THATâS SCREWING OVER TRADESPEOPLE.
The dataâs rigged.
The systemâs broken.
And youâre the one getting shortchanged.
THE PROBLEM:
âYouâre Just a Tradesman â Of Course You Donât Make Much.â
Thatâs the lie theyâve been spoon-feeding America for decades.
High school counselors still tell kids to âgo to college if you want to make real money.â
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports median annual wages that often don't reflect the actual earnings of skilled tradespeople:
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HVAC Technicians: BLS reports a median annual wage of $57,300, or $27.55 per hour . However, other sources indicate that experienced HVAC technicians can earn significantly more, with senior-level technicians averaging $77,200 annually .
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Electricians: The BLS lists a median annual wage of $61,590 , yet data from ServiceTitan suggests that senior electricians can earn up to $76,600 per year .
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Welders: According to the BLS, the median annual wage for welders is $48,940 . However, experienced welders, especially those in specialized fields or union positions, can earn upwards of $56,463 annually .
So, what's the real story? Why is there such a discrepancy between reported wages and actual earnings?
đ€ Fake Numbers Are Destroying Real Careers
This isnât just a rounding error.
Itâs a full-blown narrative war â and tradespeople are losing.
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Young workers are bailing before they even start, convinced that âthe trades donât pay.â
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Employers canât hire, because Gen Z has been sold on TikTok influencer fame and four-year degrees that cost six figures and return peanuts.
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Parents keep shoving their kids toward debt instead of tools, even when their brother-in-law just bought a new F-250 with cash from his welding gig.
And the damage gets worseâŠ
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The media runs stories about the âdeclining labor forceâ like itâs some mystery.
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Economic âexpertsâ whine about inflation â while ignoring the supply chain breakdown caused by having too few skilled workers.
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Meanwhile, your knees are shot, your backâs tight, and youâre still showing up, doing real work â and getting zero respect from the system.
Letâs be clear:
đ This isnât just misinformation.
đ Itâs deliberate neglect.
đ And itâs driving a generational brain drain out of the trades.
đĄ THE SOLUTION: Tell the Truth. Take the Power Back.
It starts with calling the lie what it is â and then blowing it up with truth.
Hereâs how:
1. Report Your Real Wage Anonymously
Weâre collecting REAL wage data from real tradespeople across the country â not some pencil-pushers behind a desk. Submit your numbers anonymously and help us build the first accurate, community-sourced wage report for skilled trades.
đ Click here to drop your numbers.
2. Talk to the Next Generation
If youâve got kids, nephews, nieces â even neighbors â show them what trades can do. Bring them on a job. Let them see the paycheck. Hell, let them hold a wrench and feel what real work is like.
Because no TikTok course or college syllabus can teach grit like that.
3. Own Your Worth â and Charge Accordingly
Stop bidding like you're worth $20/hr when youâve got $80/hr skills. If youâre bringing heat, solving problems fast, and saving your client thousands â raise your damn rate. You donât owe anyone âcheapâ labor. You owe yourself a sustainable career.
4. Join the Tribe Thatâs Fixing This
Weâre building the Skilled Trade Rescue community â for the doers, the grinders, the ones whoâve had enough of being undervalued. Itâs a space for:
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đ Tactical money and career strategy
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đ„ Hard-earned insights from the field
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đ Guest speakers whoâve built real businesses with their hands
Get in now. Before it gets overrun by gurus and grifters.
đŻ FINAL THOUGHT: Youâre Not âJustâ a Tradesman
Youâre an asset. A creator. A builder of everything modern life depends on.
The only reason they donât treat you that way is because theyâve built a system where your success is inconvenient.
Letâs fix that â with truth, tools, and a tribe that has your back.
đ„ READY TO FLIP THE SCRIPT?
đ Join us at SkilledTradeRescue.com â and be part of the loudest, most honest movement in skilled trades.
đą Share your REAL wage. Let's crush the BLS fairy tale with actual numbers.
đ Grab the FREE Financial Management Course â built by tradespeople, for tradespeople. No fluff. Just results.
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đ„ Stay dangerous. Stay skilled. Stay unfiltered.
Youâre the backbone.
Itâs time the world saw it.
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