Summary
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What this means for you
The article argues that skilled trade positions, from infrastructure to manufacturing, are vital to society and should be treated as rewarding, important careers, while noting that a stigma around such work persists. For Chinese readers in the US thinking about education and career paths for themselves or their children, the piece frames the choice in terms of how families talk about prestige, contrasting an electrician with a business major. The article does not provide data on wages, training requirements, licensing, or immigration rules for these jobs. It also offers no information on how such careers would affect visa status or family finances.
Source: Fast Company
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In your family or community, would telling people your child is an electrician be greeted with as much pride as saying they are a business major? What shaped that reaction?
