Skilled trades employers fight 'dirty jobs' stereotype

"'For the last 40 to 50 years, we’ve done a really good job of marginalizing those jobs.'

Mike Rowe, former 'Dirty Jobs' host."

Skilled tradespeople are just that: skilled. Their trade takes as long if not longer to master than college professions. Additionally, wages for careers in the trades can easily surpass salaries for college professions.

"We have an obligation as citizens to support the economy of our nation, and if we have one of our largest primary employment sectors saying, 'We don't have enough people getting trained to get the work done,' then somewhere our understanding of our obligation … has fallen short," Schneider said.Rowe agreed, saying the solution isn't to pit college against work, but rather to make sure students know there are options."
 

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