While Gen Z is on track to become the most educated generation, fewer young folks are opting for skilled jobs in the trades. Meanwhile, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is warning of a “massive” shortage of skilled workers.
Justin Mwandjalulu, 20, loves to build stuff.
Researchers from Handshake tracked how the number of applications for technical roles vs. the number of job postings has changed over the last two years. While the creation of technical positions has continued to grow, the number of students interested in applying for them — hasn’t. Around high school graduation, Mwandjalulu said he got depressed because he didn’t know what he wanted to do with his life. Many of his older friends who went to college and graduated were struggling to find jobs.
But Mwandjalulu, who makes nearly $24 an hour as a carpenter, said he’s still had trouble convincing his friends, whom he keeps in touch with on Facebook and Snapchat, to follow his path.The narrative is shiftingIversen, who helps helps run a pre-apprenticeship program, said one of the reasons participation in the skilled trades is low among Gen Z is because the work was once typically passed down in families.
Michael Coleman, 28, is one of them. He received a scholarship from the NBFA in 2015 to study animal science at the University of Nebraska.
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