What the heck happened?

[FormerEastsider]

This is definitely not true. We have a huge demand in the region for skilled trades. You know plumbers, electricians, welders, machinists, electronics techs, mechanics and carpenters. There will be a huge numbers of baby boomers retiring from places that haven't hired people in numbers in years.

These jobs will pay excellent wages due to the pent up demand and the lack of people being trained to do these jobs.

Universities do not teach these skills. Most of these jobs require only an apprenticeship or a 2 year associates degree.

Not every student will get through a university and not every job requires a university degree.

I was responding to the poster who was talking about about Cass Tech graduates. Cass Tech, as I'm sure you know, is a college prep high school. It's been 50 years since I graduated but I don't remember them teaching plumbing, welding, or electricity.