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Originally Posted by Tom_PM
Just thought I'd mention that locally there is a big truck driving school. They advertise like crazy on radio and television and offer sign on bonuses and do a nice job of marketing the career. It's probably one of the booming industries right now due to boomers retiring. NTTS, National Tractor Trailer School. Join now.  |
I saw Mike Rowe talking the other day about how there are 3 million vocational jobs right now that can't be filled. These are mechanics, plumbers, truck drivers etc. These are all jobs that pay well, but we have a strange education gap right now. When the recession hit people either just went into retail or lower paying jobs or to college. For some reason they stopped going to tech school. Caterpillar Corp will basically blow you to come work for them if you are big equipment mechanic.