53
students who are doubting the college path and parlay
their search for employment-focused career training into
the kind of explosive growth that most segments of the
trades so desperately need?”
Often, the answers to these questions are as simple as
taking a closer look at the statistics, numbers, and cool
hard truths surrounding the skilled trades. By simply
crunching the numbers and looking at the facts, it’s easy to
see that there is a huge amount of opportunity waiting in
the trades for those who are ready to seize it. Specifically,
let’s take a look at five specific categories: salaries, job
availability and career advancement opportunities, educa-
tional pathways, entrepreneurship opportunities, and job
satisfaction.