If you enjoy working with your hands and don't mind getting dirty then maybe you should look into plumbing training. A plumber makes a fairly good salary and gets to pick and chose what job he or she wants. There are some basic principals to plumbing training, you must be good in math and have excellent communication skills. It is important that you are comfortable working in tight and sometimes dark surroundings. Most plumbers are also required to work in extreme weather conditions such as during a freeze when someone's pipes bust. Or you may be required to work in the aftermath of a flood when the sediment is blocking the flow of water. If you are in the septic business, installation and troubleshooting, you will also need to undergo plumbing training.
There are various ways and various types of plumbing training available. We will stick to the basic residential plumber as example. The residential plumber is someone who works mainly with new and existing single family homes. The plumbing training required here is not as difficult as say for the heating and air plumber. Someone seeking plumbing training has a few choices on where to receive that training, you can go to a vocational or technical school, where you will get the basic principals in plumbing as well as some hands on experience.
However these types of plumbing courses are more focused on the book learning with a small amount of real world hands on learning. For instance,
the sink your plumbing in your workshop may or may not spontaneous spray you in the face if it has not been completely sealed during repair. Another way one might try plumbing training is through the internet, now this is probably the easiest way if you are stressed over the time it takes to attend courses on campus. For instance if you work a full time job, or you are raising a family, this would probably be the best type of plumbing training for your lifestyle. However it does have its drawbacks, it is purely based on you, your ability to learn on your own. It also doesn't have real world situations unless you decide to practice on your own residence.
Another way to access plumbing training is through a plumber apprenticeship. This is where you work typically 5 years right beside a licensed plumber as you are getting trained. You are a paid trainee and the on the job learning is both a benefit for you and your employer. As you spend time with your trainer, you will gather the ins and outs of your chosen field the what to do and what to not do in any given situation, it also allows your employer to judge your skills and your talent for future employment as well as cuts his cost since you are paid as a trainee. If you succeed in your apprenticeship you last step in your plumbing training would be to get you plumbing license.
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