Thread: Careers in STEM - without a PhD.
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Re: Careers in STEM - without a PhD.
Here in the Midwest there many skilled trade positions that are going unfilled due to lack of qualified people.
Someone who has taken a machining course in their vocational high school will start out at $12.00 or more per hour. That’s $28,500 per year working 45 hrs a week. Now after 4 years they will easily making $15.00 and up. That’s $35,625 per year working the same 45 hrs and no college debt. Now if they decide to pursue a degree most companies will reimburse for college courses related to their field. Again no college debt.
BTW Many of the juniors’ in our local vocational are working part time in machine shops. By the time they graduate they are already taken. Top machinist and tool makers, after 10 years, can reach the 6 figure mark.

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