Skilled Trades

According to the Washington Post, the unemployment rate for post-9/11 military veterans is higher than the rate for non-veterans of similar demographics and age. In 2012 and 2013, the unemployment rate for post-9/11 veterans has held steadily at 10 percent, which translates into approximately 246,000 veterans. As members of the military can retire from service earlier […]

The terms blue collar and white collar workers were coined in the early 1900s. The terms actually refer to the type of shirts the different workers wore to work. Those who worked in offices and worked primarily at desk jobs wore white shirts. Those who worked outside doing manual labor wore blue or darker colored shirts that […]

A career at a desk job can be a fate worse than death if you like to move around and be in an ever-changing work environment. While it may seem as though the majority of jobs force you to stay in the confines of an office all day, there are plenty of ways to make […]

In a tight job market, selecting a role that is in demand, has a competitive salary, fits the bill. In fact, according to Forbes magazine, the skilled trades are the jobs that employers are seeking more than any other. Becoming an electrician, for example, may make practical sense according to these criteria, but is there a […]

If the idea of sitting inside an office building staring at a computer screen or working on paper files causes you anxiety and stress, you may want to pursue a career that gets you out of the office and away from a cubicle. There are many out-of-the-office jobs available that can be pursued with just […]

With recent statistics 1 showing that more Americans are graduating from college now than ever before, there is surprisingly little talk about trade schools and the long-term benefits and opportunities that they present. Before choosing to study at a four-year university, consider all the pros and cons of choosing a trade school over a traditional university. College […]