Your Path into Construction Life After High School Your Path into Construction and Manufacturing Bob Tatum August 2017 Free PowerPoint Templates Free PowerPoint Templates
Not Having a Plan is a Plan to Fail Your Plan #1 #3 #4 #5 #2 #6 DROP OUT STRAIGHT TO WORK APPRENTICESHIP COMMUNITY COLLEGE MILITARY UNIVERSITY Not Having a Plan is a Plan to Fail Free PowerPoint Templates Free PowerPoint Templates
Drop Out of High School Plan #1 Pros Cons No more school Annual Salary: $20,000 Pros No more school Sleep late Cons Limited opportunities Low wages No direct path into skilled labor Public shame Living in mom’s basement forever Free PowerPoint Templates Free PowerPoint Templates
Get Any Job After Graduation Plan #2 Pros Cons Lots of choices Annual Salary: $24,000 Pros Lots of choices Cons Low wages No direct path to skill labor Living in mom’s basement forever Free PowerPoint Templates Free PowerPoint Templates
Skilled Trade Apprenticeship Plan #3 Annual Salary: Starting $36,000 5 Year: $60,000 - $80,000 Pros Work while you learn Guaranteed track toward journeyman Training paid by union or employer Nationally recognized Licensed to work in every state Cons Programs mostly in large cities May require 10-year contract Free PowerPoint Templates Free PowerPoint Templates
Community College Plan #4 Pros Cons Close to home Annual Salary (After Graduation) $50,000 - $80,000 Pros Close to home Affordable Respected by industry May be paid by employer May apply toward apprentice time Cons May not apply toward university degree Free PowerPoint Templates Free PowerPoint Templates
Military Plan #5 Pros Cons Full pay and benefits while you train Annual Salary (After 4 Years) $30,000 Pros Full pay and benefits while you train Guaranteed employment time frame Respected training and experience Translates well into civilian jobs GI Bill for future education Cons Four-year commitment Little control over location Can’t quit Free PowerPoint Templates Free PowerPoint Templates
University Plan #6 Pros Cons Nationally recognized and respected Annual Salary $60,000 – $120,000 Pros Nationally recognized and respected Easy to continue further education Track to engineering and management Current high job placement rate Cons Four years to complete Expensive tuition Free PowerPoint Templates Free PowerPoint Templates
“ You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. -- Einstein Free PowerPoint Templates Free PowerPoint Templates