The skilled trades haven't caught as a career choice with Gen Z
&quot;We need more tradespeople&quot; seems to be an evergreen news article.<p>My brother in law is an electrician. He is paid alright, enough to live on. But there are HUGE downsides. He does not receive health insurance. He does not get paid vacation. In order to match decent white-collar pay, he needs to work overtime. His company pushes <i>hard</i> to get jobs finished fast, causing people to cut safety corners. Many of his coworkers have been badly (in one case, nearly fatally) injured on the job. There are no meaningful raises.<p>It isn&#x27;t a <i>bad</i> career, but there are major reasons why it would be unattractive.