Here Are The Stats, And How Your Trade School Can
Boost Enrollments
They’re no longer called Gen-Z. With the recent wave of young people getting into the trades, this generation is now referred to as “the toolbelt generation.”
And the statistics behind this big shift in education and employment goals
are nothing short of astonishing.[1]
- 78% of Americans say they’ve already noticed the growing interest in trades among young people.
- Nearly 1 in every 4 people who are not in the trades plan go get into them.
- 70% of corporate workers believe the trades offer better job security.
- 23% of Gen-Z view the trades as more favorable to corporate jobs.
- 27% of Gen-Z who work in white collar jobs are considering switching to the trades.
- 38% of employed Gen-Z are employed in the trades.
- 52% of Gen-Z don’t see the value in a four year college degree.
- 76% of Americans believe the trades offer a better pathway to owing a business.
- 33% of Gen-Z and 29% of Millennials who attended or are attending four year college… were not aware of alternative education paths like trade school!
While Gen-Z is incredibly interested in the trades, the data show that one third of them did not realize trade school was a potentially better option for them over college.
Conversion Media Group can help your school change that! We’re in continual contact with Gen-Z and Millennials who are not only interested in trade school but are often ready to enroll the moment we connect them with you.
See how Conversion Media Group can help boost your trade school enrollments at:
www.ConversionMediaGroup.com
[1] Gen Z drives a resurgence in blue-collar work – Intuit Credit Karma