I know Mike Rowe (from Dirty Jobs) has a program encouraging people to get into trades rather than go to college. A lot of those jobs pay very well, they just aren’t glamorous. Plus you don’t have college debt, so you can own a home much sooner in life.
Exactly what I’m talking about. My son and daughter are both way better off than their peers. Both working decent jobs, 1 in the trades.
If they choose college later, they’ll have some savings and experience that young kids coming out of HS then college won’t have. Good on them.
If you want to be a second class citizen go into the trades.