In the coming years, the United States will be facing an unprecedented job crisis due to the millions of jobs in the skilled trades that are going unclaimed. The high school push towards a 4 year Bachelor’s degree and public stigma surrounding the trades are large contributing factors to this continuing shortage. In this episode of Tricks of the Trades, I interview Gabriel Simpson, the owner of a small electrical contracting business, to discuss this growing shortage and some possible solutions for the future of the trades industry.

Tricks of the Trades- Olivia Simpson-Klein

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