run the numbers before you decide. take-home pay, career switch math, trades vs. college.
| base salary (state-adjusted) | — |
| union premium | — |
| overtime income | — |
| federal income tax | — |
| state income tax | — |
| FICA (Social Security + Medicare) | — |
| 💵 annual take-home | — |
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| current annual take-home | — |
| trade annual take-home (journeyman) | — |
| training cost | — |
| income gap during training | — |
| net gain over 10 years | — |
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