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NATIONAL SKILLED TRADES DAY
Today's National Day seems especially relevant given the current jobs situation.
NATIONAL SKILLED TRADES DAY
The first Wednesday in May educates us about National Skilled Trades Day.
Across the nation, many businesses require highly skilled workers to fill a multitude of trades in the healthcare, construction, manufacturing/industry, and service categories. Learn trades in a variety of fields from machinery and construction to medical and beauty. Whether you’re interested in being a chef or mechanic, working as a medical coder or helping others as an Emergency Medical Technician, a nursing aide or a vet tech, choices are available.
Jobs A-Plenty!
There are more jobs than workers, too! And the trend will continue for the next couple of decades. Therefore, National Skilled Trades Day is important today and in the future. Baby boomers retire faster than companies can fill job openings increasing the demand for skilled workers. Pair the drastic costs of a college degree making education unattainable for many and a skilled trade becomes the smart alternative.
Earn Now!
Those in skilled trades often only need a certification to start their career, which means they can begin earning with little to no debt from education. Our society has a hard time accepting the skilled trades route as a valuable career path. National Skilled Trades Day aims to raise awareness and help show America the value of skilled trades. If we are going to create growth in our country, we must celebrate the critical jobs that fall under Skilled Trades.
Rewarding!
It’s rewarding to roll up your sleeves and put in an honest day’s work. In the skilled trades, you can have a career that offers excellent pay, benefits, healthcare, and more. Whether working in the heating and cooling ventilation industry or cutting hair, skilled trades occupations won’t be replaced by machines or outsourced. They are in higher demand than ever before.
The skilled trades community holds the country together. We call these very people to fix our cars, install new toilets, build our homes, take our blood, and make sure our pets are healthy. So, on the first Wednesday of May, celebrate those in the skilled trades – it’s a true labor of love.
HOW TO OBSERVE #NationalSkilledTradesDay
For Schools
- Get the word out about the need for skilled trades workers and the benefits of learning a trade. Skilled trades are the college alternative.
- Encourage community support for students and parents who are considering going into skilled trades fields. Let them know the value of the benefits and instill a sense of pride for those who chose to lead lives in a skilled trades field. It’s a noble career path with benefits equal to a traditional four-year degree.
Any thoughts?
Comments
Encourage kids to evaluate this direction as much as a 4 year degree. Annual earnings potential in the trades is extremely lucrative, along with the opportunity to own your own business. Demand is high and available tradesmen are low; just think about the last time you needed a plumber, repairman, HVAC technician, etc. How long out was the wait and how much did it cost?
I wish I had done something like that during my “figuring it out” years.