r/skilledtrades
63k members
r/skilledtrades is a subreddit with 63k members. The community frequently discusses trades, career, apprenticeship, job, and electrician, and they frequently recommend/review work boots, multimeter, and safety glasses, and the most common flair used is general discussion, usa northeast, canada west, canada east, and usa southeast.
Are you an electrician? A welder? Or any of the hundred skilled trades in exsistance? A subreddit, designed just for you.
Popular Topics in r/skilledtrades
#1
Trades
155 posts
#2
Career
66 posts
#3
Apprenticeship
61 posts
#4
Job
37 posts
#5
Electrician
22 posts
#6
Trade
21 posts
#7
Hvac
20 posts
#8
Union
16 posts
#9
Mechanic
12 posts
#10
Welding
12 posts
Products Discussed in r/skilledtrades
Work Boots
36 reviews
#1
Red Wing
4.4★ from 9 reviews
#2
Thorogood
3.9★ from 7 reviews
#3
Keen
3.7★ from 3 reviews
Multimeter
20 reviews
#1
Fluke
4.8★ from 11 reviews
#2
Klein
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#3
UEI
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Safety Glasses
9 reviews
#1
Zenni
3.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Hoya Optical
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
RX-Safety
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/skilledtrades
#1
General Discussion
: "“Blue collar workers have no other choice” (venting)"
117 posts
#2
USA Northeast
: "To the white collar people:"
21 posts
#3
Canada West
: "Trades are hard af"
14 posts
#4
Canada East
: "trades jobs in ontario dont pay as well as people think"
9 posts
#5
USA Southeast
: "How to move intentionally at work at the end of the project"
9 posts
#6
USA Central
: "How many weekends have you worked in the past year?"
9 posts
#7
Canada Central
: "Need help I feel like a loser"
8 posts
#8
USA Southwest
: "What happened to skilled trades in USA?"
6 posts
#9
USA Northwest
: "Has anyone gone through a community college trades program?"
2 posts
#10
Australia
: "Is it worth it becoming an electrician?"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/skilledtrades
Yearly
+17k members(36.0%)
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Last updated: August 9, 2026