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Build

Work that puts structures and systems into the world.

• Electrician

  site · $62k–$115k · 4y to competence · licence required

  Installs and repairs power, lighting and control systems in homes, plants and sites. Work is codified, inspected, and paid on completed circuits.

• Plumber

  site · $60k–$120k · 4y to competence · licence required

  Installs and repairs water, gas and drainage systems. Emergency work commands premium rates and is rarely deferred.

• HVAC Technician

  site · $55k–$100k · 3y to competence · licence required

  Installs and services heating, ventilation and cooling equipment. Diagnosis is the skill; parts swapping is the commodity.

• Software Engineer

  desk · $110k–$220k · 4y to competence · no licence

  Designs and maintains systems that run without you present. Output scales with no marginal cost, which is the whole leverage argument.

• Data Engineer

  desk · $115k–$200k · 4y to competence · no licence

  Builds the pipelines that make an organisation's numbers trustworthy. Unglamorous and structurally hard to remove.

• Product Designer

  desk · $100k–$185k · 5y to competence · no licence

  Decides how a product behaves before it is built, then defends it through implementation. Judgment is the deliverable.

• Civil Engineer

  mixed · $85k–$145k · 6y to competence · licence required

  Designs and stamps infrastructure that must not fail. Licensure carries personal legal responsibility for the drawing.

• Architect

  mixed · $78k–$140k · 8y to competence · licence required

  Designs buildings and carries them through permitting and construction. Long licensure, long projects, visible results.

• Game Developer

  desk · $85k–$165k · 5y to competence · no licence

  Builds interactive systems where feel matters more than spec. Independent release is a genuine path with real failure rates.