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zoetmb wrote:
There was an article in the New York Times a few days ago about how while college graduates are having problems finding work, some vocational trades are in high demand with not enough available labor and pay quite well. One mentioned were high-power linemen. Another was experienced welders. While they still make less than executives, when you factor in the fact that it's not unusual to leave college with $100k or more in loans to pay back, such careers are making more and more sense in today's economy and that we may have made a mistake in this country by largely eliminating vocational education
Where I work, with the overtime every craft (electricians, mechanics, machinists, instrumentation techs, test techs, etc.) is up near a six figure income or beyond - some well beyond. And we can't fill the jobs. Seems odd when the economy is in the dumps. Maybe people don't want the hours, or maybe they don't like the job. Whatever the case, there has been a decline in people available for these types of jobs for quite a while. Could be sad when you can't find a plumber any more when you need one.
Hopefully Guy will soon be announcing that he got a new job.
David
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