I make 6 figures as an electrician. Trades like mine may be the last safe haven from AI.

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Carl Murawski.

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How Montana contractors are luring Gen Z into trades amid a nationwide construction labor shortage

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Montana contractors say they're having a hard time filling roles due to a construction labor shortage.

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I skipped college and became a boatbuilder. My friends who aren't in trade jobs envy me.

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Clémentine Mollier works at the National Museum of the Royal Navy in England.

National Museum of the Royal Navy.

Why I chose to skip the traditional college path and train to become an electrician instead

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Grant Holderman, 19, sits on top of a rock.
Grant Holderman, 18, started his electrician apprenticeship in September.

Grant Holderman

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