Trivia on Higher Education
One morning you wake up realizing that you want to be part of the 14 million students that currently are enrolled in a four-year College and Universities academic program. You are convince that is your ticket for your future economic prosperity, well that is part of the rules, right? Big investment, equal to a superb equity. However, what about those diverse occupations that offer an annual wages of over $50,000 without having a higher education, that means that I don’t have to persuade a higher education to get a good economic stability, anyway college cost much and who want to get stuck to a huge student debt. But wait a minute, keep in mind that the growth of some labor force sectors has increased the demands …show more content…
No meaning that problem-solving, creativity, clear writing, oral expression and the ability to work in teams (imperative skills only acquired in a high academic level) are not valuable to be more competitive in the work industry. Sadly, devaluation on the importance of college education in our days has been raising doubts if higher education should be a prerequisite for prosperity.
Degree holders still showing increase earning potential over lifetime. Maybe you are in the stand position thinking, College education cost a lot of money and there is not guarantee you earning will be higher after graduation. Well, you are half-correct on those two facts. Nobody can sworn 100 percent to you that you will get your dream job with the perfect salary and great benefits; such as, healthcare insurance, vacation/paid time off, performance bonus, paid sick days, and 401(k) plan, after …show more content…
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 115 occupations require just high school diploma to qualify for an hourly wage pay of $20 or more. First-Line supervisor or Non-Retail Sales Workers $39.27 per hour, Transportation, storage, and distribution managers $34.27 per hour, postmaster and mail superintendents $30.1, to name some of few. How can we interpret this information? That Low-skilled jobs can offer us a financial stability without having necessity of persuading a higher education. BLS data shows that more than 60 percent of U.S workers don’t have a higher education and some of them earn more than $33,840 annually. It is essential remark most of these occupations that don’t need more education offer wages based on work experience or on-the-job training. And right here is where we need to pay attention. 70% of these jobs require “moderate to long-term on-the-job training” or apprenticeships, while 30% require short-term or no on-the-job training (Dill, 2014). Now when bring up the term “work experience”, we are talking about several years of previous experience. Besides, some of those fields who doesn’t required a college degree have been declining employment in recent years. For instance, First-line Supervisors and Police and Detectives who earn a medium hourly wage $39.27 and have completed a moderate training requirements, has declined 2 percent during the past five
One morning you wake up realizing that you want to be part of the 14 million students that currently are enrolled in a four-year College and Universities academic program. You are convince that is your ticket for your future economic prosperity, well that is part of the rules, right? Big investment, equal to a superb equity. However, what about those diverse occupations that offer an annual wages of over $50,000 without having a higher education, that means that I don’t have to persuade a higher education to get a good economic stability, anyway college cost much and who want to get stuck to a huge student debt. But wait a minute, keep in mind that the growth of some labor force sectors has increased the demands …show more content…
No meaning that problem-solving, creativity, clear writing, oral expression and the ability to work in teams (imperative skills only acquired in a high academic level) are not valuable to be more competitive in the work industry. Sadly, devaluation on the importance of college education in our days has been raising doubts if higher education should be a prerequisite for prosperity.
Degree holders still showing increase earning potential over lifetime. Maybe you are in the stand position thinking, College education cost a lot of money and there is not guarantee you earning will be higher after graduation. Well, you are half-correct on those two facts. Nobody can sworn 100 percent to you that you will get your dream job with the perfect salary and great benefits; such as, healthcare insurance, vacation/paid time off, performance bonus, paid sick days, and 401(k) plan, after …show more content…
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 115 occupations require just high school diploma to qualify for an hourly wage pay of $20 or more. First-Line supervisor or Non-Retail Sales Workers $39.27 per hour, Transportation, storage, and distribution managers $34.27 per hour, postmaster and mail superintendents $30.1, to name some of few. How can we interpret this information? That Low-skilled jobs can offer us a financial stability without having necessity of persuading a higher education. BLS data shows that more than 60 percent of U.S workers don’t have a higher education and some of them earn more than $33,840 annually. It is essential remark most of these occupations that don’t need more education offer wages based on work experience or on-the-job training. And right here is where we need to pay attention. 70% of these jobs require “moderate to long-term on-the-job training” or apprenticeships, while 30% require short-term or no on-the-job training (Dill, 2014). Now when bring up the term “work experience”, we are talking about several years of previous experience. Besides, some of those fields who doesn’t required a college degree have been declining employment in recent years. For instance, First-line Supervisors and Police and Detectives who earn a medium hourly wage $39.27 and have completed a moderate training requirements, has declined 2 percent during the past five