Mike Rowe Explains The Skills Gap In USA Education System

[Veilex]

There are many excellent blue-collar jobs out there... many of which pay better than jobs requiring college degrees! I held a security job which paid roughly $28/ hour that required no degree. That's nearly 60k a year! Which, frankly, is better than a considerable number of jobs which require 4 year degrees.

If I hadn't torn an ACL, I'd still be working there.

"The overall average starting salary for Class of 2013 new college graduates currently stands at $45,327, an increase of 2.4 percent over the reported average of $44,259 for Class of 2012 graduates, according to the September 2013 Salary Survey"

- Google

[VanillaRhapsody]

1. I think you mean $6000 a month...not 60K (or $60,000)

[Veilex]

2. Nice catch.

Meant to say year, not month.

Thanks

[VanillaRhapsody]

3. that's what I thought....If Security paid $60k a month....I would become a Security Guard too!

[Veilex]

6. Even at 60k a year, its still a pretty darn good job.

Though after I blew my ACL, I decided I'd go your rout and get into computer programming... figure maybe I'll go become a pen tester.

[NYC_SKP]

4. $28/hour x 2000 hours/year = $56,000 gross/year nt

[Veilex]

7. You'de actually want to...

multiply by 2080 standard work hours for the year...which comes out to $58,240 before taxes.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

5. Where's the shock? I see a lot of dumbasses owning homes and having new cars.