Yep all to get their foot in the door maybe. It's an abomination anymore really. Nothing that they learn in college remotes to anything in the job world, that you don't learn on the job, and this includes doctors.
I'm sending my son to trade school, by the time hes old enough to go Plumbers will make $600 an hour because there won't be any of them left.
My Dad was a plumber, and taught me how to plumb. I worked with him for several years before going active duty. I have now taken over his business, (only doing it part time until I retire) and I feel bad sometimes for charging the going rate per hour. I make out the bill and think to myself that I am overcharging these people, yet I'm one of the cheaper rates in Cullman.
One of the things I find funny is that when I tell someone I'm a plumber and they act like I'm below them. Idiots can look at me that way all they want, and I'll keep cashing those checks they hand me. Oh yeah, it's already proving difficult to find good help. Most of the young adults think they should be making what I'm making when they are nothing more than an apprentice.