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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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). [b]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.[/b]

So, yes, they're great. But imperfect choices too. 
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This exactly. I would not want my kids to do a trade. Relying solely on your ability to do physical labor is a risk. [/quote]

+1 I know a number of tradesmen that now have pill addictions as a result. Need to get through the pain and keep working.[/quote]

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