Skilled Trades Careers

The U.S. is experiencing a serious shortage of

• postal workers

• taxi driver

• skilled trades workers

• All of the above

A skilled tradesperson may

• build something

• install something

• repair something

• All of the above

There are a wide range of different industries in which skilled trades workers are employed such as

• building and automotive

• retail

• law

• All of the above

The U.S. is experiencing a shortage of skilled tradespersons because

• a large number of skilled trades workers are retiring

• high school vocational programs that once trained and encouraged young adults to enter skilled trades have been disappearing

• there has been the spread of the myth that working in a trades is a dead-end career or less worthy

• All of the above

Over the next 10 years, skilled trades jobs are expected to

• decrease faster than the national average

• increase faster than the national average

• stay the same

• None of the above

The average salary for a skilled trades job is

• $25,000 per year

• $35,000 per year

• $49,000 per year

• None of the above

Depending on the trade, a person can gain entry level skills to work in the trades by

• attending community college

• attending an adult education or state program

• entering an apprenticeship

• All of the above

Though each skilled trades job comes with unique working conditions, the work

• is always easy

• can be difficult and physically demanding

• doesn’t require manual labor

• All of the above

__________ Skilled trades are often considered “hands-on” jobs and require manual labor.

• True

• False

10) __________Baby Boomers, who are skilled trades workers are retiring in large numbers, and there aren’t enough skilled young people to take their places.

• True

• False