{"id":1836,"date":"2020-03-10T11:42:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T15:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atlantadesignbuild.com\/blog\/?p=1836"},"modified":"2020-05-29T15:45:36","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T19:45:36","slug":"the-skilled-trades-a-direct-path-to-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atlantadesignbuild.com\/blog\/the-skilled-trades-a-direct-path-to-success\/","title":{"rendered":"The Skilled Trades: A Direct Path to Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Now that a huge number of millennials are buying homes<\/a>, the US is experiencing housing shortages in many parts of the country. Part of the reason there are more home seekers than available homes is the skilled labor shortage. The skilled labor shortage doesn\u2019t just impact home buyers and homeowners seeking needed remodeling for their current homes, it has an enormous impact on interior designers, builders, and remodelers. Due to an inability to find professionals in the skilled trades, many building and remodeling companies feel their growth has been slowed. Some companies could take on more projects, and serve clients faster, if they had plentiful skilled trades to employ. Many companies have to pick and choose which jobs will be the most profitable, leaving homeowners with smaller projects at a disadvantage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Times Have Changed: A Generation Disinterested? <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

As contractors and business owners retire from the industry,\nthere is often a lack of interest from the next generation to take over the\nfamily business. Younger generations were often brought up being told that a\ncollege degree was the only way to a successful career path. They often majored\nin industries that are increasingly less relevant or lucrative than the trades\nor oversaturated with qualified workers and not enough available\npositions.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

More and more, college graduates go through multiple career changes and relocations in search of an elusive sense of stability. With student loan debt crushing many millennials\u2019 finances and optimism, career changes and frequent moves make it hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Some people from the younger generations eventually find their way to the trades through a circuitous path. While it is wonderful how college graduates are returning to college, vocational school, or becoming apprentices in the skilled trades, a more direct path would lead to faster success, financial security, and both professional and personal growth. Making young people aware of the benefits of a career in the trades<\/a> is a big part of solving the labor shortage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Initiatives Working to Strengthen the Skilled Trades<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here are some of the initiatives in the industry supporting the development of a strong workforce in the trades to fill the approximately 750,000 positions that will be vacant in the next 6 years.
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