wsj-a-new-trend-among-high-school-dropouts-in-the-us-is-to-give-up-school-and-go-to-work-as-welders-or-electricians

WSJ: A new trend among high school dropouts in the U.S. is to give up school and go to work as welders or electricians

 • 36244 переглядiв

In the United States, high school dropouts have a new trend: to give up their studies and go to work as welders, plumbers, or electricians. The Wall Street Journal writes about this, UNN reports .

Details

It is noted that young people are worried about the high cost of university education and the development of AI. They want real work that will provide better job security than "spending their lives behind a monitor.

At the same time, there is an acute shortage of plumbers and electricians in the United States: by 2027, the country will lack 550,000 plumbers.

According to monitoring sites, the average salary of a plumber in the United States in 2023 was $80 thousand per year.

WSJ: US investigates Facebook, Instagram's role in drug sales17.03.24, 04:50 • [views_37058]

Lilia PodolyakSociety
Popular
Denmark to reduce aid to Ukraine in 2026

 • 4414 переглядiв

Netflix announced it is buying Warner Bros. and HBO

 • 15385 переглядiв

St. Nicholas Day: traditions, customs, and prohibitions

 • 27928 переглядiв

News by theme
Supply ship "Ekaterina Velikaya" burns in Russia: one person killed

 • 34969 переглядiв

Yemeni Houthis announce attack on ships of three countries

 • 33247 переглядiв

IDF Commander: War against Hamas continues despite Gaza withdrawal

 • 35982 переглядiв

ISW: Russia accelerates offensive operations along the entire front line

 • 27026 переглядiв

RDC completes hot phase of operation in Russia

 • 105826 переглядiв

Shipwreck off Mozambique: at least 90 dead

 • 100473 переглядiв

The Economist: Moscow seeks to turn Kharkiv into a "gray zone" uninhabitable

 • 101893 переглядiв