You can tell this is an ancient meme because it prices college at 4 years at $9,000 per year instead of 5 years at $30,000 per year ๐
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Apprenticeships are infinitely more competitive than college applications. Not to say that the quality of education isn't much better, too, but most mentors are already swamped with dozens of apprenticeship requests. It's so competitive that most will expect you to already have some familiarity with the trade, whereas most colleges go into your education assuming you have very little experience with it.
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Lmao only in already high COL areas. Plus having to compete with the 1,000+ other applicants (see above). Plus "we'll select a candidate in 4-6 months." Plus "must provide own tools. Our shop only allows Snap-On brand, here's a $2,200 shopping list in case you get chosen." Also "oh yeah that position was already filled last month, so-and-so's son just got out of rehab and needed a job."
T. An actual tradie of nearly a decade who has a proper 4 year university degree and tech school certification
Where are you from? I am a carpenter from Ontario, Canada and I was an apprentice in the carpenters union for a few years. They literally hired me on the spot when I sent them my resume. I also worked with a 19 year old kid who'd never had a job in his life before being hired instantly when he walked into the union hall.
Also the pay started as $20 an hour for first years, and went up about $5 an hour for every year of experience. I think if I remember correctly journeymen made around $45 an hour with benefits, and my zone wasn't a super high COL area.
Maybe depends what apprenticeship you're looking for but in my experience the carpenters union was dying for guys.