I came into this business from the computer hardware trade. In the late 70s it became clear computers were becoming black boxes that were going to be high volume, low margin (throw them away when they break) and IBM decided the real money was going to be services, one of which was contracting all the things that go into building a computer room. I went through the whole training process and actually built a couple, then they stopped doing that. I decided the construction part was a lot more interesting than the actual computer and I went this way. I never looked back.
I think the realway to make money is to be a contractor but when you are the business part is really more important than the wire part to your success.
