Today’s Wall Street Journal features a piece on the excellent career opportunities for young people who are willing to buck the “You’ve got to get a college degree!” mania and instead go into fields such as welding.

Businesses and unions face the challenge of “overcoming the perception that blue-collar trades offer less status, money and chance for advancement than white-collar jobs, and that college is the best investment for everyone.”

Showing its business aspect, an IBEW local has produced a YouTube video pthat encourages young people to consider electrical apprenticeship rather than college. Pretty good advice.