Good Paying Trades for a High School Graduate? (jobs, career, resume)
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I've considered going to college to major in Management Information Systems and minor in Accounting. But from research, it seems that a skilled trade is much more secure than a job in Technology/Information systems. So, what are some good trades for a High School graduate to make an excellent living? Industrial Maintenance? HVAC?
A career in IT or IS can be very secure (and lucrative) if you are good at it.
I'm not positive about good trades but electrician and plumbers seem to do well. I hear that welders can do well to if they can travel to where the jobs are and are good at it. I don't think it would be easy learning any of those though, making an excellent living usually means being good at whatever you choose to do.
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During the crash starting in 2008 the most affected were building trades. Office buildings were going vacant, new homes and partially finished homes stood empty while many contractors went bankrupt. People stopped maintaining and renovating their homes as they were worried about losing them. Now that the building has resumed, many of those people are getting back to work, but have lost their homes in the meanwhile. I actually don't know anyone in IT or even accounting that got laid off during that time. You never know what will happen with the economy, it's a gamble and I'm not at all envious pf people like you wondering which direction to go, but I'd go with what you feel you have talent for and want to do and hope for the best.
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