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'Time to ditch our obsession with degrees': Here's what tradies earn (www.stuff.co.nz)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Hard to know whether our wages are too low, or costs are too high, or both. But yeah, looking at how low some of these cap out after a few years' experience and our insane housing costs, you can see why trades may struggle to attract people.