Long Island Faced With Plumber Shortage
Long Island Faced With Plumber Shortage
Long Island Faced With Plumber Shortage
NATIONWIDE, THERE'' S A PLUMBING SCARCITY, AS WELL AS ON LONG ISLAND, THE ISSUE IS ESPECIALLY PRETTY PHONE CALL. Reporter: DON CONWAY FOUND OUT THE TRADE FROM HIS FATHER, BUT HIS YOUNGSTERS WANT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO PERFORM WITH PLUMBING. THEY WOULD MUCH RATHER SIT BEHIND A COMPUTER, COOL AS WELL AS CLEAN. Press reporter: HE'' S THE VICE HEAD OF STATE OF PLUMBING, HEATING, AND COOLER CONTRACTORS THROUGHOUT LONG ISLAND. HE STATES CHILD BOOMERS ARE RETIRING, AND THE PIPELINE IS DRYING UP. I'' M ACTIVE REGULARLY. THE PHONE RINGS REGULARLY. Reporter: ON LONG ISLAND, THE VARIETY OF PLUMBERS HAS RISEN, BUT NOT ENOUGH. THE POPULATION IS EXPLODING. Reporter: CHRIS RIZZUSO IS ON TELEPHONE CALL 24/7, AND ALSO HE'' S TRANSFORMING ORGANIZATIONS AWAY. THE DEMAND IS FUELED BY OVERDO RENOVATIONS, AGING RESIDENCE IN THE COUNTRY'' S OLDEST SUBURBAN AREA, AND CONSUMERS UPGRADING TO WATER- RELIABLE COMPONENTS AS WELL AS SYSTEMS.THE PLUMBING TECHNICIANS
Long Island Faced With Plumber Shortage
Long Island Faced With Plumber Shortage
Long Island Faced With Plumber Shortage
' UNIONS ARE ASKING TEACHERS TO REVISIT THE NEED FOR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING. THERE'' S INSUFFICIENT TRAINING IN THE GENERAL PUBLIC COLLEGES, I ASSUME. EVERYONE APPEARS TO BE GEARED TOWARDS HEADING OFF TO UNIVERSITY, AND UNIVERSITY IS TERRIFIC, BUT IT'' S EXCEPT EVERYBODY. Reporter: PLUMBING PROFESSIONALS CLAIM EXPERIENCED TRADES OFFER YOUNG INDIVIDUALS WHAT UNIVERSITY CANISTER NOT GUARANTEE. I RECOGNIZE SOME PEOPLE WITH A BACHELOR LEVEL, AND ALSO THEY ARE SITTING ON NICE DEBT TODAY. THE JOBS ARE DIFFICULT TO DISCOVER. I RECOGNIZE PEOPLE IN THE TRADE AT A YOUNG AGE, AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY PLACING A DEPOSIT ON A RESIDENCE. Reporter: AFTER THEIR INSTRUCTION, A LICENSED PLUMBER CAN BY HIS OWN EMPLOYERS AND MAKE 6 NUMBERS. THE HOME HEATING SEASON INDICATES IT'' S OBTAINING COLDER, AND PIPELINES WILL.
Long Island Faced With Plumber Shortage