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PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
A group of EVSE
technician
trainees
learning from
an EVgo
charging station
in Michigan.
year schools have expanded enrollment. In
April, the Wall Street Journal dubbed Gen Z
the " Toolbelt Generation. "
" Perhaps it's time to consider an
alternative to a college degree:
certifications, " suggested Forbes columnist
Bernhard Schroeder. Employer trends back
this assessment as well. " For quite a few
employers, certifications are becoming a far
quicker and more effective way for hiring
managers to gauge a person's
competency, " Schroeder noted. " Because
of this, hiring companies may rely far more
heavily on certifications than academic
degrees for their preferred form of new
employee recruitment. "
The role of EV charger technician is
where these economic and societal trends
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converge. The Los Angeles Times noted
that, while billions of federal-government
dollars are driving construction of national
EV infrastructure, over 20% of chargers are
out of order at any given time. EV charger
field technicians earn between $20 and
$60 per hour, with certified electricians
commanding even higher salaries.
Journalist Saagar Enjeti remarked,
" Young people are...saying, 'Yeah, you
know what, the one thing you can't AI is
plumbing, welding, having a job as an auto
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https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2024/04/06/gen-z-skip-college-for-trade/73200204007/
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/gen-z-trades-jobs-plumbing-welding-a76b5e43
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernhardschroeder/2023/12/04/college-enrollment-is-down-is-gen-z-losing-faith-in-a-degree-for-entrepreneurs-and-others-this-might-be-the-answer/?sh=707b21a57d5b
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-04-14/la-chargerhelp-sees-opportunity-in-clunky-ev-charging-network
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grXqstr-q3U
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