1. Exploring The Trades

2. Today’s Workforce
What is the number one profession in demand
three years running in today’s workforce?
A) Engineers
B) Skilled Trades
C) Drivers
D) Teachers

3. Today’s Workforce
What is the number one profession in demand
three years running in today’s workforce?
B) Skilled Trades
*ManpowerGroup 2012 Talent Shortage Survey

4. Top 5 Hardest Jobs To Fill
1. Skilled Trades
2. Engineers
3. IT Staff
4. Sales Representatives
5. Accounting & Finance Staff
*ManpowerGroup 2012 Talent Shortage Survey

5. The Problem Is Getting Worse
For every three skilled workers leaving the
workforce, only one is taking their place.

6. The Problem is Getting Worse
In 2012, 53 percent of skilled trade workers in
the U.S. were 45 years old and older.

7. Examples Of Skilled Trades
• Electricians
• HVAC Technicians
• Carpenters
• Plumbers
• Welders
• Heavy Equipment Operators
• Painters

8. College Students Today
50%
of all college
graduates under
the age of 25 are
unemployed or
underemployed.

9. A Bright Future

10. Today’s Classroom
Only six percent of today’s high school students
are considering a field in trades.

11. Benefits Of A Career In
The Trades
• Lower cost of entry
• Make money faster by entering the
workforce sooner
• Job security – these jobs can’t be exported
• Career flexibility and opportunity to own your
own business
• Work with your hands
• Opportunities for paid training

12. $0.00
$20,000.00
$40,000.00
$60,000.00
$80,000.00
$100,000.00
$120,000.00
$140,000.00
4 Years of In-State College Tuition Vocational/Technical College

13. Average N.D. Salaries
These three professions are expected to grow
more than 20 percent in the next ten years. What
does that mean for these salaries?
Plumber - $49,140Electrician - $49,840 HVAC technician - $43,640

14. I’m Interested, Now What?
• Visit findingmytrade.com
• Get connected with people you know in
the trades

16. Questions?

17. Questions For Discussion
• How many of you are considering a four-year
degree?
• How many of you have taken an industrial tech
class?
• How many of you want to own your
own business?
• How many of you are considering vocational
school after high school?