By: Ken Rusk • Published March 23, 2021
A career in welding is both stable and full of opportunities: there’s a high demand for welding skills all over the United States. In addition, fewer people are becoming craft professionals, so there’s never been a better time to enter the industry and demand high …
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By: Ken Rusk • Published March 17, 2021
You already know you can have a great career without going to college, but many blue-collar jobs still require some amount of formal training or education to get licensed. After all, you’re probably not going to pick up what you need to know to become …
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By: Ken Rusk • Published March 1, 2021
If you’re looking for a recession-proof career, consider becoming a plumber. After all, people will always need toilets that flush and pipes that don’t leak. And while plumbers need to go through training and apprenticeship to be licensed in most states, they don’t need a …
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By: Ken Rusk • Published November 19, 2020
Are you thinking about your career and college, but you’re just not seeing how these two pieces fit together? You’re not alone! Deciding on a career path can be exciting, but society pressures you to go to college even if it’s not a fit. Fortunately, …
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By: Ken Rusk • Published June 23, 2020
Where do you envision yourself in five to ten years? In your mind’s eye, where does your path lead?
As I convey in my book Blue Collar Cash, there’s nothing I’m more obsessed with than paths. After all, in the literal sense, I’ve been digging them …
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By: Ken Rusk • Published May 20, 2020
When you hear the word “entrepreneurship,” you may think of white collar professions at large corporations or tech companies. If so, you’re missing more than half the equation. The boundaries of entrepreneurship do not exist, and blue collar entrepreneurship can be quite lucrative.
Blue collar entrepreneurship …
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By: Ken Rusk • Published April 13, 2020
As we enter the downturn driven by Covid-19 (may it be very short!), I’ve marked the notices from governors and mayors outlining the “essential” positions that can continue working because of their necessity for society’s functioning. Many of these positions are blue-collar, which continues a …
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By: Ken Rusk • Published February 10, 2020
You may know this story: college enrollment has risen since 2000, reaching 16.9 million students in 2016. To parents, guidance counselors, and college grads it’s the only pathway to modern career success or social respectability.
But did you know that trade school participation has increased over …
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By: Ken Rusk • Published August 19, 2019
Why does your friend have a big smile on his face every time you see him? It could be because he’s a blue collar worker and growth in that sector is occurring at the fastest rate since 1984. In fact, there are now more blue …
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By: Ken Rusk • Published July 25, 2019
How to Grow Your Career Prospects as a Blue-Collar Worker
Where are you right now? Where do you want to be next year? In five years? Chances are, your goals and dreams for yourself grow bigger as you look farther ahead in time. We all think …
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