At just 18 years old, Averie West is already getting a firsthand education in what it really means to work in the plumbing trades. A first-year apprentice with Frasier’s Heating, Cooling, Plumbing, Electrical, a full-service company in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, that handles everything from everyday repairs to minor remodels, West has been around the industry most of her life — but only recently made the leap into it full time.After graduating high school, she committed to the trade, and for the past several months has been working full days in the field alongside a mentor, learning the craft one call at
