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Skilled trades is petty vague. A commercial electrician is going to make substantially more than a drywaller. A first year apprentice... -
If your kid can weld and keeps an open mind on where and what kind of work he wants to do. He can make a very good living. The robots...
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IDK Wife and I never had to opportunity to go to college. Always dreamed our kids would have that opportunity. In the late 90’s you...
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Maybe it's more location specific? Which I've always been curious about real numbers around the country. So please anyone in the trades...
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There are certainly jobs out there that require degrees that probably shouldn't. Instead, they should test for skills in interviews to...
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There are so many college majors it is hard to tie them up into a neat package. A doctor, lawyer, biophysicist, etc are going to make...
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I don't think maximizing income should take precedence over happiness, but whether trade school or college I think the prospective...
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I got a 2 year degree and I’m glad I did. I don’t think I’d be any further ahead and maybe further behind, if I had two less years of...
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This post illustrates a huge difference--costs to send kids to a state school are highly dependent on how much support the state...
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That's fair. But $100k in the trades is not as much of an anomaly as some think. I totally agree that a college degree opens more doors...
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I used to do career development professionally for Montana DLI - worked with primarily K-12 students, but also a fair number of college...
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Like others have said, the choice of major is key. If someone has the mindset of maximizing earnings potential, the right choice of...
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As a teacher who frequently asks students what they plan on doing after high school, I get a mixed bag on traditional 4-year vs trade vs...
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Regarding the topic that some in the trades make over $100K, wouldn't it also be fair to state what the upper end of those with college...
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Pto, retirement, health insurance, flex hours, etc are not guaranteed in the trades. In my experience before graduation all of those...
