Explore skilled trades, including benefits, training and education, and the highest-paying job options. Choosing a career path can be daunting, especially when you factor in the cost of education.

Skilled-trade employers need to change how they attract talent. About 46% of skilled-trade employers surveyed by Angi said they recruited workers by word-of-mouth recommendations.

The focus on skilled trades fits well with other district programming, including the career preparation courses offered at A.W. Beattie Career Center for students in grades 10-12, Caton said.

DEAR READER: Whether you’re early in your career starting out or making a change later on, we need to talk about jobs in the skilled trades. Are they in demand and how much do they pay? Blue ...

But now it appears to be in the midst of a modest renaissance. A burgeoning program to teach skilled trades in the Los ...

M’s vehicle wrap demonstration was a popular stop at the recent SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) in ...

Skilled trades jobs are struggling to connect with younger generations. The application rate for young people seeking technical jobs like plumbing, HVAC, construction and electric work dropped 49% ...

A push by the Trump administration to put more money into hands-on training is seen as a good start to addressing a longstanding, bipartisan concern: the persistent labor shortage in skilled trades.

A Quad Cities area student has proved he’s among the best in the country in skilled trades and career education, a news ...

We talked to journeyman ironworker and motivational speaker Jamie McMillan about what led her to start a career in the skilled trades and why she thinks more women should do the same.

Thumbtack's survey of 1,000 U.S. adults ages 18-30 and more than 800 adults employed in the skilled trades found that of those who took shop class in high school, 86% said it was one of their ...

Eversole said that in the ever-changing economy, military members looking to enter a skilled trades profession should be able to do so fairly seamlessly, especially if they are willing to plan ahead.