18-year-old Chris Rocha chose a 5-year pipe-fitting apprenticeship over college. Rocha earns nearly $60,000 now and is on track to make six figures when his apprenticeship is over. He thinks the job ...
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Malik Johnson, a 29-year-old union pipe fitter in St. Louis. It has been edited for length and clarity. When my parents bought me toys as a child, ...
Malik Johnson decided to pursue a construction path after learning about a program in high school. He started his career as a concrete laborer and switched to pipe fitting after a pandemic layoff.
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