Skilled trades are becoming more and more important as the face and landscape of manufacturing is changing. Skilled trades touch almost aspect of our everyday lives and are become more and more in-demand. Skilled workers make the parts that make the machines, that make the world go around. Skilled workers are electrifying homes, creating new, innovative products, developing cutting edge manufacturing technologies and changing the landscape of our business environment.
With hundreds of career options to chose from, people in the skilled trades can find rewarding employment, with a good salary. With a shortage of welders, pipe-fitters and other high-demand workers, the demand will only continue to grow as baby-boomers are retiring.
With the demand, the opportunity to earn your degree while you gain on-the-job training has many individuals completing their certifications while still earning wage. Many unions and employers are turning to high schools, technical schools, and universities to create a curriculum designed to meet the requirements skilled employers are looking for. They are also turning to these schools to educate students on the opportunities available, as well as dismiss any misconceptions about what the “new factory” job really is… it isn’t your grandfather’s dirty, unsafe work environment. New technologies and automation has created a need for skilled workers with engineering and IT backgrounds to work along side the welders, pipe-fitters and electricians.
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