[solo_ryder]

If your looking into trades but you dont want to do anything labour intensive then you may have to look elsewhere.

If you are doing a mundane job now and the thought of hard labour is worrying you its because you have to get used to it. Hard work and finishing a job is very satisfying and you will get used to it.

There are alot of trades you can get into:

Electrical
Plumbing
Gas Fitting
Sheet Metal

Thats just to name a few. I am a 3rd year Refrigeration and Heating tech and its great. Although I didnt go to school at BCIT, I hear they offer a decent program. If you are to choose this trade though I do recommend going to JARTS in langley, they offer the best schooling for the refrigeration trade.

Pros:

Wide variety of work environments (commercial, residential, industrial)
Wide variety of work in general (gas, heating, A/C, refrigeration (coolers, freezers at supermarkets etc)
Good pay
The trade is in high demand
Very technical, always learning new things every day
Good base pay with raises that come often
Usually get your own van for work
Respect - People respect you when you have a trade, your working in a field that most people know little to nothing about and that makes you valuable.

Cons:
Work at some shitty places
Dealing with unpleasent people at times
Long hours (refrigeration guys work long hours)
Steep learning curve
On call for emergency situations

I am in residential and I enjoy it. The majority of guys go into commercial rooftop work or refrigeration work working with walk in coolers, fountain pop machines, ice machines etc. Have a look at the BCIT website and see what you like and just go for it. But remember, there is gonna be labour involved in whatever trade you choose so your just gonna have to man up and do it. Sheetmetal might be an option for you as most sheetmetal guys can work in a large shop and create parts needed to HVAC guys. Something to consider