I am the kind of person that has to be out doing something when I work. I can’t stand just sitting around in the same place all day. granted I go online when I’m bored…but if I had to sit at a computer all day I’d go insane. I work in the Plumbing department at Darien Lake. Sometimes I have to get some poppies on me…but oh well. It washes off. 90% of the time I am fixing broken water pipes and such. I enjoy working with my hands quite a bit. But that’s me. My biggest point about plumbers and electricians is that there will always be work for them. It is a very high demand industry and yes, when you start the pay sucks, but when you get good at it you have the potential to make very good money, especially if you are in the union. I know starting pay for a journeyman right now is like $20 an hr, and you can advance to over $45 an hr if you’re good and know what you’re doing. A lot of the job is problem salving and trouble shooting. Once you are good at it, like any job, you make a very good living that is very secure.