With college costs topping $200,000 and white-collar job security slipping, many Gen Zers are skipping four-year degrees for skilled trades. This path offers hands-on work, quicker entry into the workforce, and starting pay around $20–$25 an hour. From welding to landscaping, Gen Z is choosing practical skills over debt—and seemingly transforming the future of work in America. Produced, Shot and Edited by: Zach Green Senior Managing Producer: Eric M. Clark Additional Camera: Enrique Huaiquil Animator: Alisa Stern Reporter: Gili Malinsky Additional Footage: Getty Images, Morgan Bradbury, Chase Gallagher Subscribe to CNBC Make It.: Watch CNBC on the go with CNBC+: ...
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