Trump's apprenticeship plan will feed into thees high-paying

Posted: Jun 25, 2017

Even if you disagree with President Donald Trump and his administration, there are some positive kernels out there. Trump has put an emphasis on jobs, for example, specifically jobs for the struggling middle and lower class. Although those promised jobs might not necessarily come to fruition, it’s good to hear somebody at least talk about blue-collar struggles. One way the president is focusing on jobs is by attempting to bring back apprenticeships. Apprenticeships, of course, are on-the-job training programs that used to be quite popular but have fizzled out with time. There are still plenty of them out there, but most young people these days seem much more focused on a earning a college degree than completing an apprenticeship. Trump and his plan for more apprenticeships Trump recently signed an executive order to push for more apprenticeships in both the public and private sectors. The order will double the $200 million in taxpayer money that goes toward job-training programs. There are around 500,000 apprenticeship openings across the country, and many of them will lead to secure, high-paying careers. We just need to persuade people to sign up. The issue, of course, is there are still millions of people who are out of work. Even though we have record-high job openings, people are still clinging to the economic edge. Trump’s plan is one way in which the government hopes to remedy that. So what types of jobs could an apprenticeship get you? And how much money could you end up earning — even as you earn while you train? Here are some of the high paying careers Trump’s program could ultimately feed into...;