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2. For decades the line was traditional college was the path to success

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Dec 28, 2021, 10:56 AM

Dec 2021

I encourage young people to look at the trades now, technical college, apprenticeships, etc.

My 24 year old son attended a two-year technical college a few years ago and is an electrician now, makes $36 an hour and with some OT is at around $85k a year with good benefits in a semi-rural area. Their payscale tops out at $45 an hour after just 5 years as well, so with a little overtime it’s a $100k+ career pretty quickly

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