The Last Founding Father by Harlow Giles Unger

Apprenticeships lead to more than half the jobs for folks whose formal schooling ended with only a high-school diploma, and on-the-job-training is required by about 75% of all jobs in America. These and millions of other opportunities-all growing faster than average-are listed and explained in detail in my book A MILLION WAYS TO SUCCEED WITHOUT COLLEGE which you can get on Īlthough all jobs require some on-the-job training, almost all require some form of additional skill-training, or “alternative education.” The two most common and most successful forms areon-the-job training sponsored by employer companies and apprenticeships sponsored by bother employers and labor unions.

Among the fastest growing are broadcast and sound engineering technicians, computer support technicians, fire inspectors, medical records and health information technicians, millwrights, pest-control workers, phlebotomists, solar photovoltaic installers, and wind turbine technicians. Of these, more than 40 are growing at average or above average rates. So where are these jobs? What are they? What will you have to do on the job and what kind of training will you need? To keep things simple, 120 occupations need more workers right now. Many restaurant owners were once bussed or waited tables many store owners and managers started out as stock clerks and salespeople and many successful building contractors started as laborers or apprentices. Almost all owners, managers, and supervisors started out as beginners. But remember, even jobs that pay you only minimum wage to start can be doors to opportunities to high-paying supervisory positions and even management and ownership opportunities after you’ve learned enough about your new craft or trade.

American industry needs millions more workers right now! Today! And the workers needed only have to have high school diplomas or equivalent to qualify-even for jobs that pay as much as $60,000 a year to start.

The Last Founding Father by Harlow Giles Unger