Mike Rowe: We've made a pretty 'persuasive case' for blue collar jobs

'How America Works' host Mike Rowe says Gen Z are starting to 'get the memo' as more young people are ditching college for trade school on 'The Bottom Line.'
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[bryanspayde]

I went to trade school. Graduated in 83. My first job in the field started out at 15 bucks an hour at a time minimum wage was 3.35. . I was in telephone industry. My pay was north of 6 figures by the mid 90s . Not bad for the 1500 bucks I spent on that trade school.

[tyrel]

Mike is a great guy to become the advocate that he has become. Fantastic perspective! ❤ 🇺🇸

[Jezeppi]

Whose dipstick idea was it to remove shop classes from our schools???😮😮😢

[bobbyk]

The problem is that to work in the trades is you have to actually work. Many young people are allergic to work, they prefer having everything handed to them. In COVID, they found out they can stay home, not pay their loans, and get a check. They've lost any sense of responsibility.

[josephfigura]

Only wish people would still work and have ethical skills

[beverlyreiner-baillargeon]

Love ya Mike Rowe and your show for as long as you've been doing em

[robyoung-plgq]

You're an ACTOR Mike quit playing working man hero

[williamdesnomie]

Here in Canada it's about how much school not common sense

[WellbeingToPeace]

Thanks Fox for another great program and bringing back good new values to the fore.

All who support the USA brand wish the country to become strong, moral and authentic🙏🕊️🦊

[pharaohstiller]

I was 21 years old in the 7th grade while performing on the field without a diplomacy.! Blue collar is the way to go.💪

[darkdan]

I can't think of anything more conservative the those of us who were born without, we learned to work hard and make it stretch...

[geert]

wait till you get to pay off that debt we'll see if those jobs are still paying that well

[culjonez]

I left college to start my own small business. It’s stressful but last year I’m made $350k and and all my employees went to college but I don’t require it.

[vanessapanek]

I’ve never seen so much masonry tools, go fly and after work😂

[DerickJohnson-fj]

Might be a pep talk dunno but I sure gotta dirty job and trying to keep security tight "unreal" saving electricity though, Thank Mike.

[dennishungerford]

Politics is the new dirty job! Everybody try’s to do!

[bunkyayars]

I wish Don Imus and Dagen would have had a few kids… together 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[vanessapanek]

I’m surprised that work he wasn’t on his hands and and he’s begging for forgiveness😂

[ronaldwheeler]

Temp agencies make a lot of money by making sure that Temp job seeker's never get hired for more than three months. At the end of three months the job seeker's have to look again for more employment. Never Ends!

[bmlotus]

All sounds wonderful. But the real problem is forced health care payments. A public school office worker makes way more money when you include all their benefits vs a self employed tradesperson. Mike needs to spell this out.... he speaks like a blue collar conservative, but in reality he knows these new trades people will have to belong to a union, or be a Gov worker (trades person).