Aug 21, 2026 · 29 min · 11 segments
Silver Tsunami, What are we going to do when most of our tradesman are retiring faster than young people are coming into the trades?
So tens of thousands of skilled trades people are retiring while too few young people are entering construction and skilled trades.
So the results of growing labor shortage, rising construction costs, delayed projects, and tremendous career opportunities for the next generation that are not being taken advantage of.
Yep.
So this episode is not to sit here and complain about it, but to actually try to convince you if you have children that are reaching the college age is maybe look at some of the other opportunities.
And when we say go into the trades, I don't necessarily think you could be a carpenter until you're 65.
And I was a carpenter by trade.
My body is done.
So you shift.
You learn a trade.
You make some money.
You start a business.
You go to school.
Maybe an associate's in business.
So you know how to run your company.
But then you can move along, right? So let's just talk about this.
That's it.
There is hundreds, thousands of us
And us.
Us.
We are starting to punch that ticket, you know, and punch the clock and we're heading out the door, not coming back.
And that, you know, like you just said, knees are blown out.
Shoulders are blown out.
You know, arthritis is kicking in.
So tens of thousands of skilled trades people are retiring while too few young people are entering construction and skilled trades.
So the results of growing labor shortage, rising construction costs, delayed projects, and tremendous career opportunities for the next generation that are not being taken advantage of.
Yep.
So this episode is not to sit here and complain about it, but to actually try to convince you if you have children that are reaching the college age is maybe look at some of the other opportunities.
And when we say go into the trades, I don't necessarily think you could be a carpenter until you're 65.
And I was a carpenter by trade.
My body is done.
So you shift.
You learn a trade.
You make some money.
You start a business.
You go to school.
Maybe an associate's in business.
So you know how to run your company.
But then you can move along, right? So let's just talk about this.
That's it.
There is hundreds, thousands of us
And us.
Us.
We are starting to punch that ticket, you know, and punch the clock and we're heading out the door, not coming back.
And that, you know, like you just said, knees are blown out.
Shoulders are blown out.
You know, arthritis is kicking in.
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