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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
America needs more plumbers, and Gen Z is answering the call. Long beset by a labor crunch, the skilled trades are newly appealing to the youngest cohort of American workers, many of whom are choosing to leave the college path... Continue Reading How Gen Z Is Becoming the Toolbelt Generation

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Last month The Chronicle released the results of a national survey in which fewer than a third of respondents reported believing that “colleges are doing an excellent or very good job of leveling the playing field for success in society.” An astounding 86 percent of respondents reported believing that trade school is “about the same” as or “better” than college. Continue Reading The Public Is Giving Up on Higher Ed

PE firms across the country have been scooping up home services like HVAC—that is, heating, ventilation and air conditioning—as well as plumbing and electrical companies.
The wave of investment is minting a new class of millionaires across the country, one that small-business owners said is helping add more shine to working with a tool belt. Continue Reading Private Equity Pours Millions Into HVAC, Plumbing Trades