> So, option A is you go to college, immediately get a job with zero hurdles up front, sit behind a desk from 9-5, and collect a solid paycheck.
Ask the cohort of 2008-2011 how well that worked out for them.
And in case it isn't obvious for someone - that's been the largest labor participation rate drop in modern history. On top of that, many people with college degrees from that period never actually landed a well-paying job and are still stuck in service and low-wage manual labor jobs.
I bet many of them would have loved to have a trade job instead.
Meanwhile, HVAC guys near me charge $700 to run a thermostat wire 5 feet.
I mean maybe it sucks to work trades in a low COL area, but the tradesmen where I live make bank and have no trouble charging $80+/hr
Ask the cohort of 2008-2011 how well that worked out for them.
And in case it isn't obvious for someone - that's been the largest labor participation rate drop in modern history. On top of that, many people with college degrees from that period never actually landed a well-paying job and are still stuck in service and low-wage manual labor jobs.
I bet many of them would have loved to have a trade job instead.
Meanwhile, HVAC guys near me charge $700 to run a thermostat wire 5 feet.
I mean maybe it sucks to work trades in a low COL area, but the tradesmen where I live make bank and have no trouble charging $80+/hr