Job Ideas Please!

[Smowball]

My daughters boyfriend has been a bricklayer since he left school, and he earns very good money. Trouble is he is 6ft 6, and after doing this for 8 years his back is really suffering now. In fact he is laid up now because it’s basucally gone again and he can’t move. He has no qualifications in anything else and is the main breadwinner. What on earth else could he do?? He needs to earn a decent wage but can’t afford to spend months training for something on a pittance. Any bright ideas??

[mallyh]

I presume you mean with all the bending over .what about security work ?

[Smowball]

Yes the bending over constantly. It’s killing his back being so tall.

[Gizmonster]

To be honest, I think you're asking the impossible - a job that pays good money almost instantly and where you don't need experience/qualifications for??
I think he's going to have to bite the bullet and either accept a lower paid job; or go for a job with a higher earning potential, but will require some training period.

[emmie]

agree with giz, accept that training may be in order.

[-SharonA-]

I know somebody at 6' 8" doing traffic enforcement.

[Smowball]

You may be right.....
Traffic enforcement in what way Sharon?x

[emmie]

is he any good at a sport? Perhaps train to be a sports instructor, takes time but a good profession

[spathiphyllum]

Lock smith. You can do a course fairly cheep and the pay is good because if someone need a lock smith, they need a lock smith.

[TonyV]

Has he ever thought of tutoring at local college to teach youngsters his skills?

Depends on where in the country you are this is just one I found you will need to google and find one in your area.

https://www.ableskills.co.uk/bricklaying-training-courses/nvq-level-2-bricklaying-courses/

[Hopkirk]

If I learnt a trade it would be as an electrician.

On new builds they don't go in until the windows are fitted.
No outdoor work.

Far better than being a brickie.

[Spicerack]

Isn't it his business?

[TonyV]

Snowball only asked for advice which we are giving

[kvalidir]

Depending on what his knowledge base is he could Ebay trade in the interim, you can make excellent money at that (we have several Ebay businesses) or he could sub contract to sites since he obviously will have connections in the building trade without actually having to do the work himself, depends how forward going he is and how much nouse he has. He could run courses on bricklaying for DIYers... the list is endless really but without knowing his talents and experiences ( not qualifications necessarily) it's very hard to say.

[Canary42]

My Dad was a brickie, then he joined the Royal Engineers as a dispatch rider.