Plumber here. High school dropout that went back in ‘06 and finally got my GED. Had several years of six figures. It wasn’t easy though. My best friend graduated with a masters. He’s doing great. Makes a shit ton of money outside his field of study. Another close friend who is an eighth grade dropout, owns six houses free and clear. Also a plumber. Life is what you make of it I suppose.
Trade schools need to be more appreciated. Like why do people.look down on a plumber or electrician or other skill jobs, you can make way more money and your not stuck in a cubicle.
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In 1992 I bought a book for $24, studied for a week, then took a state test for $100 and got a license to operate water treatment plants. 30 years later 2/3 of my department have college degrees, but none of my supervisors or leads. I manage around 40 people for a City utility department in Texas making 20% more than my college educated siblings.
There are so many other variables going into this besides college degree vs. not. How much student debt a person has, what their field of study is, what their work experience prior to graduation is, outside appearance, and what kind of work they're wiling to do.
My sister has a graphic design degree, she does not work in that field. Her husband has a doctorate and does not work in that field of study either. The skills they learned while getting those degrees transferred to other things, those other things pay them at least 5 times what they would be making if they had limited themselves to the narrow focus of their educations.
Exactly. How on earth are we supposed to predict at age 18 who we’ll be when we’re 65? Or even 25? Learning *how* to think rather than what to think or what to think about is what gives us space to grow into who we are and beyond that.
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