The cost of a college education — long touted as a requirement for a fulfilling, high-paying job — has soared over the last couple of decades, stoking skepticism among Gen Z about the true value of a four-year degree.
As the youngest generation in the workforce debates the merits of a college education, more 20-somethings are gravitating to blue-collar careers.
Salary increases and new technologies in fields from welding to manufacturing are helping blue-collar jobs shed the image of being dirty, menial work as a shortage of skilled tradespeople, brought on as older workers retire, creates opportunities for young adults.
Skilled trade professions including electricians, plumbers and mechanics are seeing a gradual uptick in the number of workers between the ages of 18 and 25 joining these fields, according to Gusto data exclusively shared with CNBC Make It.
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Source (cnbc.com)
>The cost of a college education — long touted as a requirement for a fulfilling, high-paying job — has soared over the last couple of decades, stoking skepticism among Gen Z about the true value of a four-year degree.
>As the youngest generation in the workforce debates the merits of a college education, more 20-somethings are gravitating to blue-collar careers.
>Salary increases and new technologies in fields from welding to manufacturing are helping blue-collar jobs shed the image of being dirty, menial work as a shortage of skilled tradespeople, brought on as older workers retire, creates opportunities for young adults.
>Skilled trade professions including electricians, plumbers and mechanics are seeing a gradual uptick in the number of workers between the ages of 18 and 25 joining these fields, according to Gusto data exclusively shared with CNBC Make It.
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[Source](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/29/meet-the-gen-zers-skipping-college-to-take-blue-collar-jobs-and-launch-trade-businesses.html)
