Long Island Faced With Plumber Shortage
Long Island Faced With Plumber Shortage
Long Island Faced With Plumber Shortage
NATIONWIDE, THERE'' S A PLUMBER LACK, AS WELL AS ON LONG ISLAND, THE ISSUE IS ESPECIALLY PRETTY CALL. Reporter: DON CONWAY FOUND OUT THE PROFESSION FROM HIS DAD, BUT HIS KIDS WANT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO PERFORM WITH PIPES. THEY WOULD MUCH RATHER SIT BEHIND A COMPUTER, NEAT AS WELL AS CLEAN. Press reporter: HE'' S THE VICE HEAD OF STATE OF PLUMBING, HOME HEATING, AND COOLER CONTRACTORS ACROSS LONG ISLAND. HE CLAIMS INFANT BOOMERS ARE RETIRING, AS WELL AS THE PIPELINE IS DRYING UP. I'' M HECTIC CONSTANTLY. THE PHONE BANDS AT ALL TIMES. Reporter: ON LONG ISLAND, THE NUMBER OF PLUMBERS HAS RISEN, BUT NOT NEARLY ENOUGH. THE POPULATION IS EXPLODING. Reporter: CHRIS RIZZUSO GETS ON CALL 24/7, AND ALSO HE'' S TRANSFORMING COMPANIES AWAY. THE NEED IS FUELED BY OVERDO RENOVATIONS, AGING HOMES IN THE NATION'' S OLDEST SUBURBAN AREA, AND CONSUMERS UPGRADING TO WATER- EFFICIENT FIXTURES AS WELL AS SYSTEMS.THE PLUMBERS
Long Island Faced With Plumber Shortage
Long Island Faced With Plumber Shortage
Long Island Faced With Plumber Shortage
' UNIONS ARE ASKING INSTRUCTORS TO REVISIT THE NEED FOR OCCUPATION TRAINING. THERE'' S NOT NEARLY ENOUGH TRAINING IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, I ASSUME. EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE GEARED TOWARDS HEADING OFF TO UNIVERSITY, AND UNIVERSITY IS FANTASTIC, BUT IT'' S EXCEPT EVERYONE. Reporter: PLUMBERS SAY EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONS OFFER YOUNGSTERS WHAT UNIVERSITY CAN NOT GUARANTEE. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE WITH A BACHELOR DEGREE, AND ALSO THEY ARE RESTING ON NICE FINANCIAL DEBT NOW. THE TASKS ARE DIFFICULT TO FIND. I UNDERSTAND INDIVIDUALS IN THE TRADE AT A YOUNG AGE, AND ALSO THEY ARE CURRENTLY PUTTING A DOWN SETTLEMENT ON A HOUSE. Reporter: AFTER THEIR INSTRUCTION, An ACCREDITED PLUMBER CANISTER BY HIS OWN MANAGERS AND ALSO MAKE 6 FIGURES. THE HOME HEATING PERIOD INDICATES IT'' S OBTAINING COLDER, AND ALSO PIPES WILL.
Long Island Faced With Plumber Shortage