Appliance Repair is one of the best jobs not requiring a college degree, according to an article at CareerCast.com.
This comes as no surprise to us - for quite some time now we’ve seen the skilled trades frequently described as being a smart career choice in an economy that apparently will be dipping in and out of recession for the foreseeable future.
I have a few thoughts about the article that I wanted to pass along.
First of all, I encourage you to ignore the statistics at the beginning of the article about how much more money people make who have a college degree. While these numbers may be accurate on the face of it, they don’t really mean much once you dig deeper.
For example, these stats don’t separate out income made by those who get a degree in a traditionally high-paying field that requires a specific college credential, such as medicine, law, and engineering, from those who get a more general degree such as liberal arts or business. There are huge income disparities among these two different sets of grads.
These stats also don’t factor in the increasing debt burden taken on by college students and how that will affect their net income for much of their adult lives. Tuition has risen about 275% since 1970, yet real wages for a graduate with a bachelor’s degree have risen only 10%.
We are big proponents of continuing education, but think the smart options are through self study and online learning. The internet has given us many exciting options for continuing education, such as the Master Samurai Tech Academy!
This article says that the median income of an appliance tech is $43,460, and there’s a projected hiring increase of 21% by 2022. These are Bureau of Labor Statistics, so they do not include self-employed techs, only those employed by other companies. And remember - the “median” income means that about half of the techs earn more than $43k!
That's another great thing about being an appliance repair tech - while there are lots of jobs out there for you, it's also a great way to be self-employed if that is your goal!
You can get in on the action yourself by enrolling in one of our many online appliance repair training courses. We particularly recommend the Core Appliance Repair Training course.
Articles like this only reinforce our excitement that we are able to offer such a valuable opportunity for people to get started in the appliance repair trade. And with the level of instruction we provide here along with ongoing support at Appliantology, we expect that Master Samurai Tech Academy graduates will be among the top income earners in the field.
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