HVAC vs. Electrician vs. Plumber: Comparing the Three Big Service Trades
A side-by-side comparison of HVAC, electrical and plumbing careers: pay, job growth, training time, licensing and what the daily work is like in each trade.
Category Career
Getting into the trades, career paths, interviews and skills.
How to Become a Plumber: Apprenticeship, Licensing and Pay
How to start a plumbing career: what the work involves, how apprenticeships and licensing work, and what plumbers earn according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
How to Become an Electrician: Training, Licensing and Pay
What electricians earn, how apprenticeships work, what licensing involves and how to get started in the electrical trade, with current Bureau of Labor Statistics figures.