The current U.S. workforce is comprised of four generations: Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z. But there’s one generation in particular that the skilled trades have their eyes on right now: Gen Z.
Amid a marked wave of retirement from Baby Boomers, the trades are looking to this tech-savvy, highly educated cohort to be the next generation of skilled labor. The problem is that Gen Z isn’t exactly chomping at the bit to pursue careers in the trades.