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New figures on apprentice trade pay vs. new college grad pay
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:37 pm
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:37 pm
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Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:37 pm to DesScorp
You’ll lose that $11,000 on Skoal and Monsters alone.
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:39 pm to DesScorp
The way I look at it, a college degree doesn't raise your compensation ceiling, but it does raise your floor. Doesn't mean it's perfect for everyone, but advanced education still serves as a good strategy for lifetime earning potentials, assuming you choose degree fields wisely.
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:41 pm to DesScorp
Our college grads make notably more than those apprentices…..and their life earning projection is exponentially higher.
Let’s discuss college majors vs a blanket average.
Let’s discuss college majors vs a blanket average.
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:42 pm to DesScorp
What qualifies as a registered apprenticeship and how many are available in the US?
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:44 pm to DesScorp
Starbucks is dragging college grad pay down.
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:44 pm to DesScorp
I am amazed that the average compensation out of college is $69k. My younger brother is 25 and it seems like most of his peers were making around $55k out of college a couple of years ago. Also, $80k for an apprenticeship is fantastic
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:46 pm to DesScorp
Before or after union dues?
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:47 pm to CharlesLSU
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Our college grads make notably more than those apprentices…..and their life earning projection is exponentially higher.
“Our” meaning who? What majors? What career field?
Someone with progressing degrees in genetic engineering is going to out-earn a skilled plumber over a lifetime. A sociology grad with a government clerk job wont.
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:48 pm to DesScorp
Now do 20 years later...
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:48 pm to DesScorp
And what is their respective pay 10 years into their careers?
This post was edited on 8/12/25 at 1:55 pm
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:51 pm to CharlesLSU
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Let’s discuss college majors vs a blanket average.
This!
My college degree(s) personal experience:
Inflation-adjusted
Started career within range of Apprentice level
Ended career at top 0.3% of US Gross Income
Formal education, leadership skills, general attitude, teamwork, adaptability, resilience, and hard work et al are the primary root causes.
To look simply at these 2 and lump in many degree choices…and not personal qualities, etc is short sighted.
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:51 pm to Dawgfanman
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What qualifies as a registered apprenticeship and how many are available in the US?
I looked to see what was available per my zip code in Louisville. Most jobs were outside of Louisville and it was mostly surgery techs and Walgreens pharmacy techs in Louisville. So not very many it appears.
Apprenticeship.gov listings for area
This post was edited on 8/12/25 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:53 pm to DesScorp
Not the biggest fan of aggregated data like this.
That $69k for college grads is the result of an extremely wide range of degrees and careers. I’d have to imagine there are a lot of low earning degrees that are keeping that average lower.
I’m also unfamiliar with the scaling of salaries for apprentices in the first 5 years after completion, but I know things can move very quickly on the college side.
That $69k for college grads is the result of an extremely wide range of degrees and careers. I’d have to imagine there are a lot of low earning degrees that are keeping that average lower.
I’m also unfamiliar with the scaling of salaries for apprentices in the first 5 years after completion, but I know things can move very quickly on the college side.
This post was edited on 8/12/25 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:53 pm to BluegrassBelle
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I looked to see what was available per my zip code in Louisville. Most jobs were outside of Louisville and it was mostly surgery techs and Walgreens pharmacy techs in Louisville. So not very many is appears.
I looked on mine. Found similar to you. Seemed like pretty shotty jobs with little to no room to advance, that pay fairly low. I’d bet this is highly skewed by some specific apprenticeship programs that are incredibly competitive.
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:57 pm to DesScorp
This is my "duh" look
Posted on 8/12/25 at 1:59 pm to DesScorp
Now do lifetime earnings
Not being able to see the trees through the forest is very tradesman of you
Not being able to see the trees through the forest is very tradesman of you
Posted on 8/12/25 at 2:00 pm to BluegrassBelle
Google says there’s 3,500 registered apprentices in Louisiana, while there’s 45,000 college grads. Salary differential seems more likely to be related to gatekeeping than it is career choice.
Posted on 8/12/25 at 2:07 pm to DesScorp
Sure the short term pay is nice, but they don’t show the long term comparison.
Posted on 8/12/25 at 2:08 pm to kengel2
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Before or after union dues?
Also have to deduct TruckNutz.
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