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Learn How These White-Collar Workers ‘Actually Made The Switch To A Trade’

Published Wednesday, February 11, 2026
by Labor News Story Link To The Wall Street Journal Via msn.com
Learn How These White-Collar Workers ‘Actually Made The Switch To A Trade’

Allison Pohle and Te-Ping Chen at The Wall Street Journal report that Learn a Trade isn’t just a rallying cry for younger generations to skip college and pursue in-demand blue-collar work. For burned-out White-Collar Workers it has become a popular mid-career fantasy. Fears of an AI (Artificial Intelligence) Jobpocalypse have prompted more than a few professionals to contemplate life as a Plumber or HVAC Specialist. More than 60% say they would consider pivoting into a Skilled Trade if it offered more money and stability, according to a recent survey of more than 3,000 White-Collar Workers by remote-job listing site FlexJobs. But what’s it like to actually go through with the switch? Find out what four White-Collar Workers who made good on their Blue-Collar Dreams told The Wall Street Journal at: These white-collar workers actually made the switch to a trade

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