Vocational Training

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Skilled plumber working in a modern Connecticut workshop, showcasing the boom in the plumbing trade and its professional environment.

Connecticut Plumbing Sees Boom, Experts Predict Growth

Plumbing applications in Connecticut surged by 64% from 2020 to 2025, signaling a quiet boom in the often-overlooked skilled trades.

Olivia Hart·August 7, 2026

A diverse group of construction workers on a large, unfinished building site, with cranes and city skyline in the background at sunset.

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Construction labor shortage impacts skilled trades, risking 2.1M unfilled jobs

By 2030, an estimated 2.

Olivia Hart·May 14, 2026

Diverse students learning carpentry, electrical, and plumbing skills in a modern vocational training workshop, highlighting the investment in skilled trades.

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Worcester Tech Secures $3.75M to Combat Skilled Trades Shortage

Massachusetts just allocated $70 million to 28 career technical education programs, directly targeting a projected 61,400 worker shortfall in skilled trades.

Olivia Hart·May 6, 2026

A diverse team of skilled tradespeople, including women, collaborating on a construction project, showcasing a modern and inclusive workforce.

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Diverse tradespeople break barriers, boosting skilled trades

Jobs in the skilled trades, often overlooked, offer wages that can compete with or exceed many traditional degree-based careers, while being largely insulated from automation.

Olivia Hart·April 14, 2026

Young, successful electrician in a modern data center, highlighting high earnings and demand in tech-integrated trades.

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Tech-Integrated Trades Boom with High Demand & Earnings

Three electricians under the age of 30 were making between $240,000 and $280,000 per year at a data center in Plano, Texas.

Olivia Hart·April 10, 2026