Attention Economy


Saturday, August 3, 2024

Skills Trade versus College Education

The Tech Job Paying Six Figures, No College Degree Required
The technicians who keep America’s colossal data centers humming enjoy huge demand and earnings potential—and defy the traditional blue- and white-collar categories of work.
 
He Skipped College to Become a Repairman. He’s On His Way to $175,000 a Year.
 
How Gen Z Is Becoming the Toolbelt Generation
More young workers are going into trades as disenchantment with the college track continues, and rising pay and new technologies shine up plumbing and electrical jobs.
 
US graduates face cut-throat job market as companies scrap internships
https://www.ft.com/content/b3684ec2-53ba-4fc3-9f21-c7454c310d3b  
 
It’s time to be blunt: too many young people have worthless degrees