Posted on 07/30/2017 12:22:22 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Many students believe that the next natural step after graduating from high school is to go off to college. Secondary education has become such a common transition that many parents begin saving for college tuition as soon as their children are born. Although college can be the next chapter in a student's education, many teenagers still choose to attend trade school.
Television personality Mike Rowe says the country is in the midst of a skilled labor shortage because workers lack the necessary training to fill the hundreds of thousands of available jobs. Lack of information may drive the notion that trade jobs are nothing more than a backup plan if college doesn't pan out. However, by realizing that trade jobs, along with short-term vocational training, is a smart investment - and eventually a lucrative career choice - attitudes about trade schools and labor-intensive jobs may shift.
A great number of college graduates enter the workforce with degrees that may not help them land jobs. And these students typically carry thousands of dollars in tuition debt. Many college grads are underemployed and working in jobs that aren't even in their fields of study. Career and technical schools help students develop specialized skills that make graduates immediately marketable in their chosen fields, and trade salaries can be very competitive.
The following are some of the fastest-growing and highest-paying trade careers to consider, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Forbes magazine.
· Construction manager: Construction professionals with great organizational and communication skills can enjoy high earning potential as construction managers. Expected growth of this career over the next 10 years is 5 percent. The average income of a construction manager is $87,000. However, with a top-end hourly pay of around $75 per hour, it's easy for managers to earn into six figures.
· Elevator installer and repairer: This career is listed as a top-earner. These employees can earn anywhere from $74,000 to $105,000 per year. Elevators are in demand as urban centers increase, so this career has staying potential.
Rotary drill operator: The oil and gas industry relies on rotary drill operators to extract oil or natural gas from underground sources. Salaries for these jobs can range from $30 to $40 per hour.
· Dental hygienist: Cleaning teeth and inspecting mouths for disease is an important role. Job growth is still hovering around 20 percent, and hygienists can expect to earn up to $98,000.
· Electricians and plumbers: Electricians and plumbers are continually in demand. With a short amount of trade school and apprenticeship, it's possible to earn up to $90,000 per year.
These are just a few of the many skilled professions that vocational schools prepare their students for. Scholarships and funding programs are available to help make vocational training an affordable possibility.
I am a strong supporter of vocational school. Cost was minimal. I studied electronics and never had a day that I wasn’t employed. Made a darn good living. Some of the private schools such as culinary and art schools saddle students with $thousands in school loans. Most with culinary degrees start at $8-10 per hour. Hardly worth it for most.
The military charges nothing and pays you along with room & board.
I repeated those exact words in Philly to no avail. Deaf ears it was, oh we don’t have the money.
Been there done that, but it was too hard to find a job as a tailgunner on a bread truck. But I did take advantage of the GI Bill.
They actually tore out shop machinery from classrooms and threw it away in NYC, to convert those classrooms into academic ones. My father, a draftsman, would have cried to see that. All those good paying and necessary jobs stunted in infancy by a bunch of black grifters looking to stuff their own pockets by playing on libtard white guilt. So, they already had the equipment and threw it away. And, how many MILLIONS of dollars have they wasted since on unproven and/or failed schemes like Commie Core, garbage software they attempt to substitute for classes, using uncertified teachers while they throw out veteran teachers wholesale, etc. They could have furnished many rooms of vo-ed equipment for those funds. Do these acts sound like those of people genuinely interested in the welfare of students and the society they will occupy? No. They are using the students as social justice pawns, and that's their only use to these libtards.
Bkmrk.
“Some of these vocational schools charge $30K+”
Commercial vocational schools should be avoided universally. There is no ROI in paying this kind of money for a trade vocation of any kind. Better choices: military, union apprenticeship, public vocational school. If these choices are not viable, getting hired by a company delivering trade services so you can learn on the job seems the next best route. There are too many bad stories out there about student loan debt to consider it.
Oh yeah, the schooling was very intense. Mt. Ida here in MA. She didn’t come up for air for two years.
[Some of these vocational schools charge $30K+]
I guess I got a deal in 1983. $6500.00 for 1560 hrs. The best school experiences I ever had.
First section teacher taught us electrical theory out of the Air Force manual.
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