@wolfe_cte: Answer to yesterday's Skilled Trades Trivia! What percentage of the skilled trade labor in the US is age 55 or older? #skilledtrades #bluecollar #retirement #construction #trivia @Speaking Of Skilled Trades Pod
My company has 120 welders. By Dec. of 27, 42 of us will be retired. They are not replacing us they are going to robotics and laser. They say there is no one to match our skills,G3. Robotics gets rid of that skill requirement. A robot doesn't need insurance, the company unemployment or workers compensation. One person serves 3 machines you triple your output at half the cost. Sad fact.
2026-08-29 21:11:12
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Eddie :
Not realistic at all. I’m a Finish Carpenter 57 years old and I just got done training a young gentleman to be finished Harper. He turned it out and his damn good and only 21.
2026-08-28 19:10:31
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user6106930292781 :
in Ohio we are having a boom in work. lots of young people coming out trying to be operators .
2026-08-30 09:01:06
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tonydilts1 :
I think its higher then 40%
2026-08-28 11:13:38
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Jeffery Fisher :
low number
2026-08-28 12:56:09
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scottb1125 :
40% for sure. There lying making it sound good for younger ppl.
2026-09-01 20:07:13
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shawnsjawn :
im 55 year old union hvac tech, 7 to go and I'm done
2026-08-28 21:54:52
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huntinthetrack :
i know its nafional but where im at its over 125 employees . we have 7 guys under 55 and 2 of them are 51 &53
2026-08-28 16:17:36
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Bergy :
40 for sure
2026-08-28 12:58:46
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Larry Hudson :
55 year old industrial mechanic. We like our older guys. We can fix stuff.
2026-08-28 21:38:39
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Cassie :
40%
2026-08-29 00:47:49
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Eric Prewitt :
I think 40% is low
2026-08-28 10:52:32
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Keith Goehring :
52 operator here
2026-08-28 18:20:37
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John Rogers5655 :
40
2026-08-29 04:44:05
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theman18702 :
40
2026-08-28 23:22:51
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Johnny 2112 :
40 percent from where im at
2026-08-29 01:02:27
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Williams814 :
it's more than we can replace..
2026-08-29 00:58:51
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Bamaboy68 :
Don’t believe that I’m 58 on a crew of about 15 and we only have 5 guys under 50
2026-08-29 14:44:11
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Tom Pettit 1969 :
8 guys in our shop. 4 over 55. 2 in their 30,s. and 2 22 year Olds. 40 percent all the way.
2026-08-28 12:16:59
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❌️Lloyd Dawson.OG❌️ :
I think 25% is wrong. I don't even know any younger skilled trades men/women. it's D brother
2026-08-28 20:50:07
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Runnicchicken848 :
In diesel mechanics thats valid, thiers really not alot of guys over 55 left doing it and most of us doing it now range from 25-40s
2026-08-28 19:32:15
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tjcarrizales :
Low!! I agree 40, maybe 35%
2026-08-29 01:07:21
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