Every year, employees in all industries are surveyed and asked to rate their happiness with work. For 10 straight years, employees in the skilled trades ranked #1 over all others. People in construction and manufacturing are happier than health care, food service, public service, and government workers. This is because at the end of every day, skilled trades people can look around and say, “I built that.”

It is estimated that 40% of the current construction and manufacturing workforce will retire in the next 5-10 years. People entering the skilled trades today will have opportunities to rapidly advance into foreman, superintendent, supervisor, and manager roles.

People in the skilled trades won’t be replaced by machines. They build the machines, program and run the machines, build the factories where the machines are, and maintain the electrical, heating and air conditioning systems required. Skilled trades people earn great wages with excellent benefits, and with these desirable careers come choices—you can pick where, who, and when you want to work.