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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
That's actually not true. Trade jobs are in many cases in higher demand than college educated white collar professional jobs. We have several consecutive generations that were brianwashed into thinking that college was the only route to success. In the meantime every high school started focusing only on standardized test scores to obtain funding, and eliminated their shop, auto, welding, home economics, and other practical courses. I know plenty of people in the trades that make far more money than many college educated folks, and they are desperate to find qualified help. You can outsource your IT department to India, but you can't outsource fixing the broken toilet!
Good article on the topic. I have three kids, if one of them decided they wanted to go into a skilled trade I would be all for it.
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The woman who cleans our house, her son decided to go to the local community college. I suggested if he wasn't "into" most of it, to go vo-tech, and go into welding. Get a 2 year AS degree and be a code approved welder. The other job that isn't going to go away: electricians. 2 Year AS and be a journeyman electrician, almost ready for the Master's license. A bit more boring, but equally in demand here, Air Conditioning technician.