Praise Our Peeps May 26, 2025

High school juniors are getting $70,000-a-year job offers from companies desperate to hire skilled tradespeople

Curated by Monica Blanco

The skilled trades industry is drawing interests of Generation Z due to rising costs of traditional college education, student loan debt, and their desire to work with their hands vs working at a desk job.

With the significant labor shortage in the trades industry, young people may be able to earn a competitive salary right after high school.

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