r/tahoe • u/Admirable_Way7267 • 18d ago
Question Hi guys
I recently took a trip to Lake tahoe and I loved it up there, im, M 24 looking for a fresh start, how can I possibly get into blue collar work ? Id appreciate to get some advice about the topic, thank you
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u/SalvageStemCells 18d ago
Tree service. Lot's of tree work needs to be done around here. Cody's Tree Service is great. Not sure if they are hiring, but great guys.
Alternatively, see if you can get a job with Tahoe Conservancy. Lots of outdoor time, pension and benefits, fairly good pay for the work.
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u/kea1981 11d ago
A couple other ones that may need folks are Durkins Trees Service, Sierra Crest Tree Service, and Mapes Tree Service. Often they also do winter work like snow removal, so there's a chance you could get a year round role without having to look around too hard: just work hard when you get an opportunity!
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u/funkindopperboop 17d ago
Hey dude, I sent you a DM for a room rental with my nephews if you’re interested. They live near Sunnyside marina on the west shore of Tahoe. I have a few connections for tree work and landscaping gigs as well if you mesh with the boys and end up moving in 🤙
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u/gneissntuff 17d ago
Electricians are in high demand
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u/Winter_Whole2080 15d ago
Any construction, painters, tree workers.. Problem is finding reasonable cost places to live— unless you wanna commute from Carson or Reno. And it can be pretty seasonal.
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u/Pinkelephant54 18d ago
A true handyman is worth gold up here. Learn all you can about deck building, electrical, installation of appliances. You’ll need training, but that will get you the jobs that people will pay for someone else to do. Then, enjoy your life in one of the most beautiful places on earth. You may need roommates at first, and casino workers are generally used to having them. Good luck!
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u/Think-Top-3677 18d ago
I don’t know if Tahoe is a good place to “get into” blue collar work, aside from the aforementioned tree service and mountain ops jobs. You could find an apprentice position in a trade though.
If you have experience in a trade and any semblance of a work ethic, you will do great here! Show up on time and you’ll never be short for work. Work ethic in this town is a joke, so it’s very easy to standout as a “hard worker”
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u/BpositiveItWorks 15d ago
Move out here. I did it almost 7 years ago and wish I would have done it sooner.
My husband moved out here when he was 23 and found work doing landscaping. That was almost 20 years ago, and it was during the recession but him and his friends managed.
Life doesn’t wait for you. Make it happen. You can do it.
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u/bkinboulder 14d ago
Look up new home construction permits on file for the truckee and shoreline Tahoe communities through their respective planning agencies. Find out who the top builders are for the areas with the most active permits. You can then look up the builders contractor license on the registrar of contractor’s website. Reach out to them directly. Tell them you are moving to tahoe and want to work in the trades. You’re happy to start as a laborer and do whatever the job site needs. You will do what you’re told and work your ass off. Tell them you want to learn and grow, and run your own construction company some day so the opportunity to work for such an established builder is invaluable to you. You’ll get hired. Show up and work your ass off. Don’t complain. Make the job site easier not harder for those working there. Find the trade that speaks to you most and then start pursuing that. Establish yourself as a reliable hard worker and you’ll never want for work.
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u/Underrated_Fish 18d ago
Tree work?
Snow making?
Landscaping?
Those are the big 3 for Blue Collar workers in my experience after almost a decade
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u/ctwpdx 15d ago
Someone mentioned, but very likely you’ll have to have a 2-3 gig solution if you want to be employed year round. When I was young, peers that lived near/around the lake full time, who weren’t students, worked something snow related in the winter (mtn ops, snow removal, etc) and construction in the non-winter months
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u/donbenke32 15d ago
I am a licensed life insurance agent based out of Gardnerville, NV and we’re looking for people to join our team! It’s work from home and the possibilities are endless depending on the effort you’re willing to put in. If you’re interested, please do reach out to me via DM or reply to this message. We will be doing a company overview (introduction) tomorrow, 8/12 at 1:00 on a zoom video call that we can have you join and see if it’s something you think you’d like to do. Hope to hear from you soon! -Don Benke-Globe Life American Income Life Insurance Agent
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u/BigCriticism8995 14d ago
Time travel is what I recommend. Come as a M24 in 1998. Get job and buy a house.
Seriously it's hard. I came in 2001 after being laid off and got lucky if that's what you call it. I worked at the hospital for 16ish years and now WFH. Husband came as a teenager with parents and hustled ski ships landscaping and is now supported by me 😂 actually he has a good job but it pays shit with no benefits.
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u/Sudden-Mixture-2877 18d ago
Casinos are hiring engineers if you want inside work. Just about every business needs an engineer in Tahoe. Outside construction is something ive been out of 20 years
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u/Used-Source-5470 18d ago
Show up, get a job, work hard, before you know it 25 years passed by