Feb 8, 2025 | Salary, Skilled Trades, Trade Schools
Are you considering a career in construction but not keen on spending four years at a university? Great news! The construction industry offers a wide variety of skilled trades you can dive into without a traditional degree. Whether you’re interested in...
Dec 5, 2024 | Jobs, Salary, Skilled Trades
Commercial truck drivers play a vital role in transporting goods and materials across the country, ensuring that products move efficiently from one destination to the next. Truck driving jobs come in various forms, but most share some core responsibilities. Common...
Nov 10, 2024 | Jobs, Salary, Skilled Trades
This list of fast trade school programs includes those ranging from about 1 month to 1 year in length. The following programs don’t take a lot of time or money to complete and a few of them can even be taken online. The jobs these trade school programs can lead...
Nov 10, 2024 | Jobs, Salary, Skilled Trades, Trade Schools
Although no skilled trade is actually “easy” to learn, we think you’ll agree that some trades are harder to learn than others. In this article we’ll compare some skilled trade programs that are closely related. We’ll also consider the entry level salary for each...
Nov 7, 2024 | Salary, Skilled Trades, Trade Schools
The industrial trades encompass many different skilled trades jobs — one of which being a boilermaker. Boilermakers are trades professionals who fabricate, install, and repair boilers, tanks, and other large containers encasing hot liquids and gases under high...
Oct 10, 2024 | Money, Salary, Skilled Trades, Trade Schools
This article contains the most recent salary data from the BLS for the highest paying skilled trade jobs. Careers in the building, construction, and the mechanics fields are included. Many of the most popular programs in the “skilled trades” will take less...
Sep 11, 2024 | Medical, Salary, Skilled Trades, Trade Schools
If you have a passion for animals and a desire to make a difference in their lives, a career as a veterinary assistant might be the perfect starting point for you. Working under the supervision of veterinarians and veterinary technicians, veterinary assistants play a...
Sep 1, 2024 | Jobs, Salary, Skilled Trades, Trade Schools
Barbers primarily serve male clients but may also have a few female customers. Beyond haircuts, barbers groom beards, perform facials, and fit hairpieces. Their career tends to be recession-resistant, as clients usually prioritize spending on personal grooming...
Jun 1, 2024 | Jobs, Salary, Skilled Trades, Welding
Welders work in a wide variety of industries including railroad, machinery manufacturing, auto manufacturing, and construction. Basically anywhere metal needs to be permanently joined there’s a welder involved, using one of the 100’s of different welding...
Mar 31, 2024 | Money, Salary, Skilled Trades, Trade Schools
In this article, we’re listing the mean annual salaries of those skilled tradespeople, technical, and medical workers who build buildings, fix cars, organize data, or care for the health of others. These types of jobs pay well and have paths that can begin at a local...
