I have always thought that there should be a course in the US economy in the 8th or 9th grade. One part would be an overview of the job market: what the jobs in each sector are, what they, and what skills are required. Maybe teenage boys don’t aspire to become an optometrist, say, or a tax accountant, but they might start to think differently if they saw the number of jobs available, the pay, and what they had to do to qualify.
But most guys get realistic when they reach 18. I had a buddy at work who told me he didn’t know what to do with his 16-year old son - all he wanted to do was watch TV and play the drums. I lost touch, and then ran into him 12 years later. His son had just gotten his CPA and was doing well at a major accounting firm.
We had that class at my high school. I graduated in 2005, and it was a requirement for graduation. It wasn’t as detailed as you suggest, but we were taught proper economics.
I’m not sure if that class still exists. It’s been almost 20 years.