You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Teddy Sheehan, 21, an apprentice plumber. It has ...

Women make up less than 5 percent of skilled trade workers. The ones that succeed wish more would join them.

A plumber typically makes between $37,250 and $101,190 per year, and the national average is around $60,090. The exact salary a plumber earns will depend on their education level, experience, skills, ...

At 8:45 on a chilly Thursday morning, Karmon Reed, 18, crouched under a set of sinks in a swim club bathroom in Mount Airy, working with a team to winterize the facility. Karmon, who is in the first ...