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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(130,849 posts) Mon Nov 10, 2025, 02:35 PM Monday

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Blue collar is in. 10 high-paying jobs that don't require a degree.

Blue-collar jobs are in.

Two in 5 Gen Zers are pursuing blue-collar work, rejecting the collegiate path and learning trades, according to a May 2025 survey of 1,434 young adults by Resume Builder.

Vocational and trade programs are booming, federal data shows.

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Against that backdrop, the career site Resume Genius has unveiled a new list of the 10 highest-paying blue-collar jobs.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/blue-collar-10-high-paying-100358615.html

Spoke to a guy the other day who complained that not enough young people want these jobs. This article seems to contradict him.

Some of the jobs, electrical power line installer and repairman for example, are high risk safety wise.

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Blue collar is in. 10 high-paying jobs that don't require a degree. (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Monday OP

My son makes close to $100k driving buses for the city of Portland, OR. Fiendish Thingy Monday #1

Some of these are very hard on the body SamuelTheThird Monday #2

Plumbing/electrical/HVAC people are making money hand over fist dalton99a Monday #3

The mom & pop businesses are getting bought by private equity newdeal2 Monday #4

A tech degree mzmolly Monday #5

Fiendish Thingy

(21,479 posts)

1. My son makes close to $100k driving buses for the city of Portland, OR.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 02:59 PM

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Good union job with decent benefits.

SamuelTheThird

(419 posts)

2. Some of these are very hard on the body

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 03:01 PM

Monday

dalton99a

(91,098 posts)

3. Plumbing/electrical/HVAC people are making money hand over fist

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 03:07 PM

Monday

newdeal2

(4,439 posts)

4. The mom & pop businesses are getting bought by private equity

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 03:13 PM

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I can’t imagine that will be good for wage growth long term but we will see.

mzmolly

(52,540 posts)

5. A tech degree

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 03:14 PM

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is often required.

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