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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Daughter is forgoing college and enrolling in trade school fall 2025 to be a welder.

We are thrilled and support her 100%.

The world needs more tradespeople.

How would you feel if your teen said no to college and wants to join the trades?[/quote]

If that is where her capabilities and ambitions were, then that would be fine but I wouldn't be overly excited about it.

Look, my family was blue collar, tradespeople, and so was my DH. In the rust belt. And while I think it is a good option for a lot of people who can't or shouldn't or don't want to go to college, I do think the push for the trades is done through a bit of rose-colored glasses.

True you CAN make good money in them but that is usually if you are able to own, or have some ownership, and are capable of running a business.

For the trades that go into homes, for a woman esp., there would be security and safety concerns. In addition to normal safety concerns (I've seen more than 1 electrician get electrocuted for various reasons as I used to work in a Facilities field).

And these jobs can take a horrible toll on the body, physically. They are demanding, hard jobs (again depending on the trade). All of may male relatives who worked in a trades job have some serious physical conditions (e.g., neuropathy) that come directly from the stooping, twisting, heavy lifting, etc. associated with these jobs.

So, yes, they're great. But imperfect choices too. 
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