Re: about electronics

From	Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid>
Newsgroups	sci.electronics.design
Subject	Re: about electronics
Date	2026-05-04 17:33 -0700
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On 5/4/2026 4:54 PM, joegwinn@comcast.net wrote:
>> Lots of data there but too hard to organize it in a way that lets you
>> explore the various "surfaces" in N-space.
> 
> Yeah, that's helpful.  Master Plumbers do very well, and while new

But, you have to invest in an apprenticeship, etc. before you
get there -- and hope your employer NEEDS another (given that
a Journeyman can likely do the same work at a lower wage)

> work stops during recessions, but when toilets stop working, plumbers
> start working.

I think that's why all of the trades show "average growth" instead
of the demand driven growth of other occupations (can't factor recessions
into "projections")

> A missing dimension in the BLS data is geographic region - pay scales

I think there was a "tab" for that but I didn't dig deeper.  As I said,
my interest was to show "the kid" the range of pays instead of just
arbitrarily *picking* a career choice "in the dark" (though that's how
*I* ended up where I am... totally serendipitous!  :> )

[Years ago -- decades? -- a neighbor's son wanted to go into psychiatry.
His (accountant) father was livid and "threw me up" as an example of
what a STEM degree/occupation could afford:  "Have you ever seen Don
go off to work??"  *That* seems to have worked well as he pursued a
CS degree and is now in Project Manglement.]

> in NYC exceed those in the South by a factor.  I'm beginning to wonder
> what purpose these BLS statistics are meant to serve.

Absent them, how would anyone know what they should expect to pay, earn,
plan, etc.?

Note the trend in education seems to be to produce what employers are
looking for *today*.  I guess the thinking is to replace your workforce
tomorrow with folks who have tomorrow's skills...  <shrug>

[This is particularly true of the trades impacting high school
curriulae, "boot camps" teaching programming languages/frameworks
/du jour/, etc.  Maybe they hope the employee will take the initiative
to "remain current"?  If not, <shrug>, let his reduced pay raises
drive him elsewhere...

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  Re: about electronics Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-04-25 02:14 +1000
    Re: about electronics john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-04-24 09:39 -0700
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        Re: about electronics john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-04-24 10:46 -0700
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              Re: about electronics Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-04-26 02:28 +1000
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                Re: about electronics john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-04-27 13:24 -0700
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                Re: about electronics Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-04-29 03:24 +1000
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    Re: about electronics Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2026-04-24 21:50 -0700
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        Re: about electronics Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2026-04-25 11:34 -0700
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        Re: about electronics Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2026-04-28 15:57 -0700
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          Re: about electronics Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2026-05-03 14:35 -0700
            Re: about electronics john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-05-03 14:41 -0700
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              Re: about electronics Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2026-05-03 17:53 -0700
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