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Can someone build a long, healthy career as a trade worker?

To develop a healthy career in any profession, an individual must choose to enter a field that has a promising range of opportunities in its future, that rewards hard work with a good income, and that provides them with ample opportunities to grow and to develop new skills and abilities as they continue in the profession.

Because New Mexico is in a period of strong economic growth and development, construction-related jobs abound, and the need for skilled trade workers will remain strong for years to come as more projects pop up, and only a limited number of tradesmen are available to complete them. This demand for the skilled worker promises to keep wages high for qualified craftsmen working in the trades, and so the competent and motivated tradesman will have tremendous opportunities to not only continue developing their skills as craftsman, but also to thrive economically as an in-demand employee. The outlook for developing a healthy career as a tradesman in New Mexico is strong and positive, indeed.

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