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Originally Posted by Seahawk
Too many kids go to college. I think the stat is 70% of kids attend college at some point. We have lost sight that blue collar jobs are just as valuable as white collar jobs.
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I was, at least until recently, and for twenty years, in the construction industry. You may be as surprised as I was to hear and discover that marketing those careers is like pulling teeth. Kids don't want to go into the construction industry. Too dirty. The work is largely outside. It's not glamorous. They want to be video game testers, I guess. And our education system is 100% geared toward preparing kids for college. There is no part of our education system that ushers young people into construction. And here's the deal: Those jobs are great jobs. A plumber/pipefitter in my area who works full time all year would make $140,000. That's in addition to the massive benefits package and assumes no overtime is worked. OT is double the usual wage. And last but not least......construction jobs cannot be outsourced. We're going to need plumbers, electricians, equipment operators (how fun is that), carpenters, sheet metal workers, tile setters, blah blah. Somebody's going to develop those skills and they will make money hand over fist, building stuff, until they retire.