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By Doug Carroll<\/p>\n

They are electricians, insulators, plumbers, HVAC technicians, carpenters, industrial engineering technicians, auto and diesel mechanics, and landscape designers.<\/p>\n

They are rarely out of work, and their salaries often exceed median U.S. worker pay by 30% or more.<\/p>\n

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High school seniors participated in 700 job interviews in 4 hours to qualify for positions in the skilled trades at a signing day hosted by the Brazoria County (Texas) Petrochemical Council.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How, then, to explain a persistent labor shortage in skilled trades?<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facilitiesnet.com\/facilitiesmanagement\/article\/Skilled-Trades-Catching-on-With-High-Schoolers-as-Career-Option–20214<\/a><\/p>\n

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Graduating high school seniors are increasingly seeking careers in the skilled trades. 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