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I think the push for everyone to get a college degree is a bad career move now
I saw a clear change in my own city over about five years. A friend's kid got a two-year trade certificate for HVAC work right out of high school. He was making over $70,000 a year with zero debt by age 22, while my other friend's son with a four-year business degree is still looking for a good job. The cause was a real need for skilled hands-on work that a lot of people now look down on. Has anyone else seen a local job market where a trade school path is clearly beating a university one?
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elizabeth2205mo ago
Seventy grand at twenty two with no debt?" That’s actually wild to hear.
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elliot_thompson6mo ago
Wait, over seventy grand at twenty-two with no student loans? That's the part that really gets me. The math on that is just insane compared to the other path. Around here, the guys doing electrical or plumbing work are always booked solid, while I know a few people with fancy degrees stuck in low-paying office jobs. It feels like the whole script for what a "good job" is got flipped without anyone telling us.
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