Electrician here. I had zero unemployment time between my current job and the last. Sent ~5 applications, had two interviews. Current employer called me in the afternoon offering me a job, after interviewing the same morning.
replyY'all are in the wrong business :D
Median electrician in the USA makes ~$60k:
replyhttps://www.bls.gov/ooh/construction-and-extraction/electric...
Median software devs make over double that, ~$130k:
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/...
The only way to make good money in the trades is to own a business, something not everyone can do (let alone be successful at).