Licensing for building trades pitched to Monroe County by plumbers and steamfitters union

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The B Square

"The median salary for #carpenters in 2021 was $48,260 per year, according to the U.S. Bureau of #Labor Statistics. For #plumbers, #pipefitters and #steamfitters, that figure was $59,880, and for #farmers, #ranchers and #agricultural managers, $73,060.

"Still, filling #trade and #technical #jobs takes active recruitment...Now especially, there's an urgency to fill open posts...as the federal government funnels billions into projects to upgrade roads and transit systems"
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/05/1142817339/america-needs-carpenters-and-plumbers-try-telling-that-to-gen-z?sc=18&f=1001

America needs carpenters and plumbers. Gen Z doesn't seem interested

Baby boomers are aging out of jobs they long dominated like builders, farmers, mechanics Young workers aren't clamoring to take their place.

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