Young Americans are opting for trade jobs over college: Here’s why

Good decision. Unless you want to be a nurse or an engineer, college is a money laundering scam banks and politicians promote. Don’t hate the students for admitting they made a big mistake taking on these predatory loans, blame your politicians and bankers. Banks want bailed out now because most students can’t pay it back because there are not as many high paying jobs like decades ago. The banks will get “forgiven”, while students get blamed.

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"i love the poorly educated"-DRUMPF

Dumbing down

I commend these amazing individuals for choosing a trade career over college. Traditional higher education has been compromised, and people should explore other options. Forgo college and Hollywood. Time to shake things up.

Somebody has to be able to fix the robots

My son graduated as an honors student at a private high school….he did one year of college studying chemical engineering and said "waste of time "…. dropped out and is enrolled at a program at the community college to get his electrician certification….it's the wrong message to keep pushing college on these young people ….a strong work ethic….beats a college degree.

I came from a big family. We have in three generations… a plumber, electrician, roofers, skilled construction workers, furniture makers, furnace installers and repairers and concrete makers. We hire our family members and that includes building or repairing our homes. By doing this…we know we will get quality work and help all of us earn good incomes.

These trade schools are the ones that get the jobs done. Not some useless $120k liberal arts or gender studies degree. I'm glad I never went to college, went straight to work right outta high school I've worked in warehouses as a machine operator and now I work as a land surveyor for an engineering company. I plan on opening my own shop within the next couple years.

Good for them! I was 52 when I went to college. and got a PHD, and still worked for 25 years.

College makes our children crazy.. Get a career and stay away from college

Selling my home needed 2 GFCI outlets. electrician installed both in 10 minutes $290. $1,740 hour. Nice

Guy did 2 week employer PAID training HVAC servicing course. Overtime on call made $63,000 in 9 months.

As in every other aspect of life it’s more about your work ethic , dumb luck, & passion college degree or no college degree life’s a crap shoot

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Look at Columbia uni, college in the USA is a scam and joke.

They need to save a massive amount of that money they make for medical bills unless they plan on relying on the free government health care.

Many trades pay MUCH more than college education jobs. Around my area electrician and skilled craftsmen make a minimum of 80-90K with NO overtime. You can exceed 100K easily.

College is a waste of time and money
Unless you are going to be a doctor, lawyer or some type of engineer.

Trade school accomplishes the same thing without all the overhead costs.
I went to trade school and became a master automobile technician I retired in '02 making $36 an hour flat rate which adjusted for inflation is about $60 an hour now.

Went into business for myself, make 6 figures and I am the boss.
Best thing you can do is trade school
Training costs less and you start making money right away

I didn't have 100k in student loan debt
And a worthless piece of paper on the wall
College is a scam and many kids get taken for a ride.

If you aren't going to be a doctor, lawyer or engineer you got no business wasting taxpayer dollars and your own going to college

As our population grows, our infrastructure needs to grow. There will always be a place for skilled trades. I have a union job in Florida, a state known for low wages for trades, and we have apprentices in the six figure range. Can realistically expect 60-70k as a first year.

I have told several of my buddies who struggled with college about the value of good welders some listened to me love their job and make good money.

Bad move imo….. I know. Im a painter from texas. Outsourced to an illegal. 😂

this is fantastic we need millions of engineers, electricians and all other trades. people who build with their hands wont be replaced by AI for a very very long time i suspect.

Really pushing woman in labor intense jobs. Agenda is clear.

Try it????
I already have…and I have a body that hurts and limited mobility ALL THE TIME!!!!

How about F U!
You try it and feel it!!!

Smart move😊

Wonder how long it'll take for these schools to start the same sexual perversion classes and anti American brainwashing being shoved down the throats of elementary, high school, and university students today?

Good..about time.

My friends, Fox News is just blowing a big smoke screen in your face so you don’t pay attention to the wealthy making record profits by doubling their prices and gouging us! They use the news to drive wedge issues between us like abortion, like the border issue, like political issues to keep us all arguing! If we all started getting along, they would be horrified! They would be afraid that would start voting together to make new laws to force the wealthy to pay their fair share in taxes, into to make our lives better! Believe me when I tell you that Fox News is owned by corporations that want to see you stay in debt! The wealthy billionaires have turned their back on America and they paid off the Supreme Court so they can get away with whatever they want do! they’ve moved their corporations overseas, and turn their back on the middle-class Americans that many of them grew up with!

Unless you are wanting to become a Dr.. or lawyer or something that requires a specific degree……. stay the hell away from college.

Being an ironworker is honorable and (relatively) high paying, but definitely not for everyone…

You don't even have to do this full time. But you can make a decent wage while you pursue or save to persue something else. Nobody wants to be stuck working at McDonald's if they don't go to college right away.

Best move ever.

This is probably just propaganda considering how the younger generation is

Learn a Trade and eat for life 😊 You can also make a 6 figure income these days as well 😉

I’ve told dozens of young people, do an apprenticeship. You get paid as you learn and, later, if you want to try college you can. If it doesn’t work out you will always have that trade to fall back on.
Everyone isn’t built for iron work or boilermakers etc. but there’s always a big demand for electrical, instrumentation, etc. less physical and more knowledge based trades that pay really well.
Retired iron worker 397.

Smart girl 👍！

there hope after all

Great family story!