I went to trade school to be an Electrical lineworker. I'm 19 and I'm making 80k a year with no debt. My buddy is a steamfitter and started off in his field making close to 70k. He's 20 years old. These fields are in demand. Trade school is worth it.

my dad was 20 when i was born and he has been a plumber his whole life and he was able to afford a 600k house and and a nice suv and work truck, trips to nice places every year, and so much things, My mom didn’t even have to work to help pay the bills. it’s amazing how a 20 year old could afford all of that and how he gave me and my brothers a good childhood.

Trade school is obviously more worth it. Because you chose that specific career that will last a lifetime, College/universities are pretty much gen eds and there's points were you won't even use it in life only as a stepping stone.

Currently going to college, going to a trade school soon because screw debt

I graduated with two Associate Degrees in Industrial Electronics and Electrical Technology. Never had to take out student loans and I make 70k a year as an Electronics Controls Technician.

Attending a trade school right after this semester of college hope everything goes well

People tend to forget you can always get a degree later on in life if you want to change jobs or move up in a position.

I went to a trade school and spent 30,000$ for a one year tech program. while my wife went to nursing school for four years and spent the same amount.

Ummm I think they forgot about the house payment you graduate with

There is nothing wrong with going to a trade school. It is an amazing start. You have a decent wage and can get your own place. However I will be going to college after to help pay for it. Follow your dreams. I like watching these kinds of videos.

Lol or go to a community college and learn a vocational skill for a reasonable price

Kids from college hate & frown apon trade school educations but plumbers make stupid money!!!!$$$$$$$$$

Feels good in Finland both are free. :D Yet i still go to trade school to be a car mechanic.

went to a trade school and got my x-ray certification liked it a lot better than college and very affordable.

Trade school and college are both valuable in society, the important thing is to get an education after high school that can come in handy.

Headed to job corps May 15th of this year(2017), & I HOPE I learn what I need to learn when I leave there so that I may make enough money to do my thing.

the Problem is that no one is told about this in high school.All i heard Was College,Army,or Work

Pay scale is not a government agency and it scale should not be used to get an accurate description for salaries and jobs.

Went to both, and needed both. Trade school is good to start out with, but eventually, you'll need a college degree to stay competitive, unless you start your own business.

college only beneficial if you rich af or poor af. if you are poor start with community college being full time af and get financial aid grants because you poor. but you can graduate debt free. stay poor and get good grades

I’m 14 currently in trade program in high school. Planning on being a plumber or work in construction

The question isn't trade school or college? it's Do I need trade school *and* college to obtain my career goals?

I love how most of the trade school students were minorities, such a subtle message. Great job media.

Nice

Its seems like dental assistants get a good pay compared to some other trades.

Technical Colleges are really good because they target a certain trade and teach the knowledge needed to be a certified professional at doing a specific type of trade. Ofcourse it takes the person that has went to a Tech./trade school to have book smarts and hands skills to be good at the trade they went to a technical college to learn a get a job doing.

Trade school/Community College = less stress, cost efficient, higher chances on landing on a job that you demand working for, and easier life balance. Universities = more stress, expensive, less chances on getting a demanding job, very complicated life schedule to adjust, and a higher student loan debt after graduating from a four year university/graduate school. Honestly, either one works depending on where are you financially standing at as long as you are willing to earn your stripes with no strings attached. Attaining an Associate's Degree and a technical certificate from a community college/trade school is more than enough to land you in an office/professional job that quick since there will be advisors/academic coordinators willing to help you out even more.

You can do both (if you want). Don't go to an expensive college, and go to trade school first.

There are a lot of jobs that require a college degree that don't need to and would do better with the trade school model. And they probably could create trade schools for middle management.

College is about gaining the foundation knowledge of your field.I would say if you have free ride or scholarships I would say take that route.And you move up quicker with a company with a degree then someone without one unless they have the more experience

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Why can’t they integrate these trade schools under a university and make them two and 4 year degrees.

trade school is where it's at - use www.houredu.com to get matched with schools

its impossible to find a simple answer i dont know what the problem is. What are the best trade schools for electronics?

As the skills gap increases these jobs will pay more. I know of plumbers in Dallas charging $300 per hour for services because there’s little or no competition and thus owning a larger market share of work, and because there aren’t enough licensed employees or apprentices with whom they can share the workload.

Guess what? Equipment is made to fail. Your furnace WILL break your plumbing WILL break your electrical WILL break. You’re going to need us sooner or later. There’s unlimited work ☺️

There are no snowflakes in trade or vocational schools. Students are too focus on careers instead of being crybabies on political agendas.

Trade school is not worth it and it’s okay to quit toxic trade jobs for better jobs which are less harmful to the person and other people. No regrets rejecting trade/tech school.

Got a circuit you wanna build? Test it out here first. investigate circuit solver on the playstore!

An auto mechanic makes way more than $37,000 a year. Some more fake news.

I HAVE BEEN MAKING LOSSES TRADING MYSELF...I THOUGHT TRADING ON DEMO ACCOUNT IS JUST LIKE TRADING THE REAL MARKET... CAN ANYONE HELP ME OUT OR AT LEAST ADVICE ME ON WHAT TO DO?

I just got a kidney and the kidney foundation will pay for me 2 go 2 a trade school

American need to compete in the global market and with college getting more expensive by the year #BernieSanders2016 is the man that speaks for me

Andrew Yang for President 2020 - "Speaking of the dearth of truck drivers, welders, plumbers, electricians, mechanics and other tradespeople, Yang said 6 percent of American high school students are in technical or vocational schools, compared to Germany where the rate is 59 percent. Yang said the automation of such industries has been exacerbated further by the need for workers. As president, he would team up with Mike Rowe of “Dirty Jobs” to try to destigmatize those jobs. “What we’ve done is over-prescribed college to young people in this country and we’ve stigmatized the trades and manual work. The end result is a labor shortage in the trades and manual skill jobs. In addition, 59 percent of the people, who start college finish in six years. We’re sending people to college that probably never should have gone to college in the first place. Thirdly, there is $1.6 trillion in student loan debt - most of it from college,” he said. “All these families have said I need to send my kid to college for them to have any chance of a decent life. College has gotten two and a half times more expensive. Families felt they had no choice but to pay then the government gives them essentially unlimited access to student loans - not taking into account that the job they’re going to get after they graduate might not be there for them.” kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mbqjeN2eq8fRimw.html

I think its fair to critique trade schools because they aren't really the best institutions for a job. Either way, it should be up to a person if they want to go there or go to a college or university or, dare suggested, learn to do a profession on their own? Have we forgotten that one doesn't technically need a piece of paper and attendance record to prove one can work at a job competently? And let's be honest, most jobs in trade schools, unless you seek to be in those professions, are really not worth it other than for possible but not guaranteed monetary gain. A total waste of time and brain power.