You can get a LOT of jobs without a BA degree.
You have to have a skill that makes the company money. Most young people with BA degrees cannot do that, however.
There are literally hundreds of thousands of jobs out there that don’t need a BA or BS. Sure, the employers will look at people with BA/BS’s, but they’re not needed.
Danny there is pounding the pavement, looking for a very low wage job... when if Danny didn’t have his head up his posterior, he could be making $18/hour driving a mining truck in circles all day. No BA needed, only a high school diploma or GED, a clean driving record, a requirement that you show up for your shift ON TIME, READY TO WORK, and that you be able to pass a random drug test on demand. That’s it.
$18/hour, plus bennies and safety bonuses at the end of the year - which sometimes go as high as $10K.
The one hitch? He’s going to get dirty and tired driving a mining haul truck. Poor woobie.
Mechanics fixing said haul trucks get from $22 up to $35/hour, plus bennies and safeties. No BA/BS needed. The only hitch is that these guys get even dirtier than the drivers do.
That sounds fun.
...but only if I get to put some "stirring" classical music on and put the windows down.
There are a couple of problems with the CURRENT economic situation. If hundreds of people are applying for the same job, the applicants without a formal education will go into the trash pile without a second consideration.
Here, to drive a truck, a CDL is required, additional education. And, in the instance of my son, they require the person to be 21. So he wouldn’t qualify for that job.
In the case of the person the article is about, is he close to a mining operation? Does he have transportation to get to the job. If you play out the whole situation, liberals have these inner city kiddos trained to rely on public transportation and make car ownership so outrageously expensive, the person starting out probably can’t afford a used car.
Now, the other day I was watching a truck driver on the road where they were doing road construction just sitting. I was thinking that would be sweet, no real responsibilities. While I am sitting there, I can have wireless connection and go to school online.