Trades' Show Lesson Support
Lesson # 1: Picking a Trade
What are the Main Trades' Sectors that are available?
-Construction and Maintenance
-Transportation
-Manufacturing
-Service
Click Here to view different trades and where they fit in Main Trades' Sectors
View the trades you may be interested in from the link above.
-Construction and Maintenance
-Transportation
-Manufacturing
-Service
Click Here to view different trades and where they fit in Main Trades' Sectors
View the trades you may be interested in from the link above.
Discover your trade by taking a survey. Click Here.
Pick 1 trade to focus on and find the following:
- What does the tradesperson make or fix?
- Apprenticeship/training required?
- Salary - how much $$ do they make?
- Lifestyle: shifts, days, night, uniform, hours of work?
- Required skills: “head” (measuring, calculating, planning) and “hands” (fine motor coordination, balance, strength)?
- Tools/equipment of the trade?
What are the top trade areas in demand?
Top Ten Trade Areas in Demand
Top Ten Trade Areas in Demand
- Carpenters & cabinetmakers
- Electrical trades & telecommunications occupations
- Machinery & Transportation equipment mechanics (aircraft maintenance)
- Chefs & Cooks
- Automotive service technicians
- Other construction trades
- Heavy equipment operators
- Metal forming, shaping and erecting trades
- Technical occupations in personal service (hairdressers)
- Plumbers, pipe fitters & gas fitters