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The way I see it it's more than a shortage of tradesmen but rather a total shift of people who are persuing a career they shouldn't be. Of my HS class 92% went to college. Of those a very large portion are studying engineering. A lot of the people I know who are studying engineering really shouldn't be engineers. They are studying engineering because they did well at math and it's a pretty well paying career. The same goes for a lot of other fields of study. Most people are going into other careers than they should be (like a plummer or even a teacher) because they don't want to be "blue collar" or work their a$$ off for 40k/year. I've been told by almost everyone I know that I should be an engineer however I'm studying economics.
My cousin decided to not go to college. He makes $15/hr working light constuction. His sister went to college and now she works at Home Depot as an appliance salesperson, for probably less than $15/hr.
Jackson
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