Skilled Trades Drawing Gen Z’s Interest

Members of Generation Z are increasingly skeptical of the value of a college degree, given the rising cost of tuition, and instead are giving trades such as plumbing and welding serious consideration. 

Good pay and job security—plus the opportunity to learn tech skills, such as robotics in some fields—are making occupations in vocational fields an attractive alternative to college and its ensuing debt. Additionally, some members of Generation Z are “drawn to the skilled trades because of their entrepreneurial potential,” The Wall Street Journal reported April 1.

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