Comment on Why many in Gen Z are ditching college for training in skilled trades
Mirran@lemmynsfw.com 19 hours agoAlso opening the wallet for wages. I can tell you that wastewater is seriously graying because nobody in the US wants to hire unlicensed or level 1s, and while getting your Operator L1 license might be a couple hundred dollars, getting L2 or L3 depending on state can run into five figures easy. Pay is also serious shit - Level 1 operators make basically the same as your local barista, and L3 barely makes $70-80k in most areas (for an idea, an L3 in most states should be able to design, source materials for, oversee the construction of, and run a wastewater plant unaided. They’re professional engineers in all but name.)
FrowingFostek@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
I was talking to a first year apprentice about his time in college and aside from him being a writer he studied that kinda stuff. I think he said it was “conservation” was the course he took in college. I asked him why he didn’t get into that field. He told me it was very competitive and there weren’t many jobs.
I know for other locals they pay your licensing because, allegedly they see the return on investment from their contractors. I guess it could also help if your local union has its own training facility.
All this to say, I think the barrier for entry is gate kept by the wealthy when there’s no union involved.