re: What type of career would you recommend to an 18 year old in today's age?

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Unless you are getting a highly specialized degree these days, I just don't see how college is worth it over a trade school.

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This is the correct answer.

Unless you’re trying to become a lawyer, Dr, engineer or something of that nature, college is a waste of time. It’s fun no doubt but a waste of time. You’ll learn a lot more of how the world works on a job site than you will in a classroom by some far left professor.

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Unless you are getting a highly specialized degree these days, I just don't see how college is worth it over a trade school.

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This is only practical if you plan on entering a trade.

If you don’t, the definitely go to college to explore subjects you’re interested in. Also, while there’s a movement in the corporate world today that is moving away from a degrees candidate to one that has more practical knowledge (it’s not a bad idea), there are still many more that place an emphasis on a degreed candidate mainly because it shows a prospective employer that you have some ability to follow through on things, be taught, and that you may have learned some practical skills already.

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Many trades can't be replaced by technology and there is a whole generation of them about to retire from it.

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There is also millions of cheap labor bodies pouring across the boarder.

I can't imagine recommending to a young kid that he should go into a career that competes with 3rd world labor rates.

Construction Management or a trade like HVAC or electrical and skip a 4 year college all together.

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The South Park episode where tradesmen were wealthier than everyone is more accurate than satire. Many trades can't be replaced by technology and there is a whole generation of them about to retire from it. Unless you are getting a highly specialized degree these days, I just don't see how college is worth it over a trade school.

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The pay for trades is absolute shite when you start out. And the journeymen treat apprentices like garbage. The atmosphere is toxic as frick and is the reason why I left it. The money only gets better if you join a union or start your own business.